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Declining Gasoline Consumption Means We Don't Need Pipelines

2013-03-30 15:11:27| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

Freeing America from its dependence on oil from unstable parts of the world is an admirable goal, but many of the proposed solutions - including the push for more home-grown biofuels and for the construction of the new Keystone XL pipeline to transport Canadian tar sands oil to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast - are harmful and simply unnecessary.

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Falling Gasoline Use Means U.S. Can Just Say No to New Pipelines and Food-to-Fuel

2013-03-29 18:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Freeing America from its dependence on oil from unstable parts of the world is an admirable goal, but many of the proposed solutions -- including the push for more home-grown biofuels and for the construction of the new Keystone XL pipeline to transport Canadian tar sands oil to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast -- are harmful and simply unnecessary. Gasoline use in the United States is falling, and the trends already driving it down are likely to continue into the future, making both the mirage...

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Native Groups in Canada and U.S. Vow to Fight Oil Sands Pipelines

2013-03-21 06:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

CBC: An alliance of First Nations leaders is preparing to fight proposed new pipelines in the courts and through unspecified direct action. Native leaders from Canada and the United States were on Parliament Hill on Wednesday to underline opposition to both the Northern Gateway and Keystone XL pipelines. The first would tie the Alberta oil sands to the West Coast, while the second would send bitumen to refineries on the American Gulf Coast. Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said the federal...

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Canadian and U.S. natives vow to block oil pipelines

2013-03-20 14:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: An alliance of Canadian and U.S. aboriginal groups vowed on Wednesday to block three multibillion-dollar oil pipelines that are planned to transport oil from the Alberta tar sands, saying they are prepared to take physical action to stop them. The Canadian government, faced with falling revenues due to pipeline bottlenecks and a glut that has cut the price for Alberta oil, say the projects are a national priority and will help diversify exports away from the U.S. market. But the alliance of...

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