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How Obama Could Nix the Keystone Pipeline (And Why He Won't)
2013-01-24 20:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Atlantic Wire: President Obama will be confronted with the first big policy decision of his second term where environmentalists and business interests are at odds: the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Despite promising to act on climate change in his inaugural speech, all signs point to the controversial project going forward. On Wednesday, a majority of Senators (44 Republicans and nine Democrats) sent a letter to President Obama urging him to move forward on Keystone XL, a massive pipeline that would carry oil from...
Obama faces Keystone dilemma after Senate urges pipeline approval
2013-01-24 18:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Barack Obama faced intense pressure to break with his inauguration day promise on climate change on Thursday, after a bipartisan majority in the Senate urged approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. The letter from 53 senators said there was no reason for Obama to deny the pipeline as campaigners are demanding because the project had now undergone exhaustive environmental review. The letter, signed by Democrats as well as Republicans, underlined the high political cost to Obama of living up...
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Nebraska OK clears major hurdle, senators urge Keystone pipeline approval
2013-01-24 11:23:17| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama just days after he promised in his inaugural address to respond vigorously to the threat of climate change.
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State Department Delays Keystone XL Pipeline Decision
2013-01-23 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Obama administration has delayed a decision on TransCanada Corp's rerouted Keystone XL oil pipeline until after March, even though Nebraska's governor on Tuesday approved a plan for part of the line running through his state. "We don't anticipate being able to conclude our own review before the end of the first quarter of this year," said Victoria Nuland, a spokeswoman at the State Department, which had previously said it would make a decision by that deadline. She said the department would...
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Keystone Pipeline Route Approved by Nebraska Governor
2013-01-23 04:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The governor of Nebraska on Tuesday approved a revised route through the state for the Keystone XL pipeline, setting up a decision for President Obama that pipeline opponents say will be a crucial test of his intentions on climate change. Gov. Dave Heineman, reversing an earlier position and brushing aside vocal opposition from some citizen groups, said the pipeline could be built and operated safely and would bring thousands of jobs and hundreds of millions of dollars in new revenue to Nebraska....
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