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Richmond & Berkeley Oppose Fracked Oil and Tar Sands Rail Shipments
2014-03-28 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
East Bay Express: The city councils of both Berkeley and Richmond unanimously passed resolutions last night calling for tighter regulation of the shipping of crude oil by rail through the East Bay. The Berkeley resolution went further, committing Berkeley to oppose all shipment of crude oil by rail through the city until tighter regulations are in place. Information has recently come to light about crude-by-rail activity in both cities. In September, with no public announcement, the Kinder Morgan rail yard in Richmond...
Special Report: A Canadian family's 'Plan B' to pump tar sands oil
2014-03-27 14:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Keystone XL, a pipeline proposal to pump Canadian oil sands through the heart of America, has alarmed environmentalists and become one of the most contentious issues of the Obama presidency. But there is a "Plan B" to cut the United States out of the picture, and it is championed by one of Canada's wealthiest business dynasties. Since 2012, the billionaire Irving family has been advocating a proposal called Energy East. The 2,858-mile (4,600-km) pipeline would link trillions of dollars worth of...
Why Did ICF Int'l Withdraw From Tar Sands Pipeline Contract with the State Department?
2014-03-26 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: A State Department contractor for the Keystone XL that has been under attack for alleged conflicts of interest has withdrawn from contract negotiations to review a lesser-known but still controversial tar sands pipeline: Enbridge's Alberta Clipper. The unusual move has led some legal and industry experts to question whether public and political pressure against the company might have played a role in the decision. "There's no doubt it is in the back of our minds," said David McColl, an energy analyst...
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Oil Sands Producers Support More Health Monitoring Canada
2014-03-26 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Edmonton Journal: Energy companies support environmental monitoring and scientific research to ensure that industrial emissions in the oilsands are not adversely affecting peoples health. Geraldine Anderson, a spokeswoman for the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, said Tuesday that oilsands producers understand development must occur in a manner that keeps people safe, and benefits their quality of life. The suggestions that oilsands development is affecting peoples health is troubling to us, and...
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Spill response 'inadequate' for tar sands crude on Great Lakes
2014-03-23 05:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Cap Times: Oil that sinks is hard to clean up. That was the big lesson after energy giant Enbridge's pipeline burst, causing oil to flow into Michigan's Kalamazoo River in 2010, some 75 miles from where it empties into Lake Michigan. After more than three years and a billion dollars, oil remains in the river. So a refinery's proposal to ship heavy crude oil from Superior across the Great Lakes has emergency responders gearing up to bolster gaps in current oil spill response plans. And the gaps are...
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