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Why we wrote about the Koch Industries and its leases in Canadaa s oil sands
2014-03-22 16:58:17| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
First, regarding the political leaning of the group that brought this story to our attention, our article makes clear its left-wing origins, the controversial nature of its earlier claims, and its political agenda.
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Cenovus receives approval for Grand Rapids oil sands project; capacity to reach 180,000 bbls/d
2014-03-21 12:30:55| Green Car Congress
Koch brothers' quiet play: Oil sands
2014-03-20 21:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The biggest lease owner in Canada's oil sands isn't one of the well-known international oil giants. It's a subsidiary of Koch Industries, the privately owned cornerstone of the fortune of conservative Koch brothers Charles and David. The Koch Industries subsidiary holds leases on 1.1 million acres -- an area nearly the size of Delaware -- in the oil sands region of Alberta, Canada, according to an activist group that studied Alberta provincial records. The Washington Post confirmed the group's...
New Hampshire Town Shows Support Potential Tar Sands Pipeline
2014-03-14 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vermont Public Radio: At several town meetings held this past week in New Hampshire, voters weighed in on non-binding resolutions opposing the flow of tar sands oil through their communities. But the town of Lancaster, on the Vermont border, sent a resounding message of support for a pipeline company some worry will carry tar sands oil from Canada to Maine. The two companies that own the pipelines that now carry crude oil west from Portland to Quebec insist they have no immediate plans to reverse that flow and change...
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Two million comments opposing tar sands expansion delivered to the US State Department
2014-03-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Vancouver Observer: The original plan of environmentalist groups in the U.S. was to deliver one million comments opposing Keystone XL to the State Department this morning. But the response from people all over North America speaking out against the Keystone XL pipeline and the Canadian tar sands has been so enormous, a coalition of youth-driven environmental groups will now be delivering upwards of two million signatures to the doorstep of the White House this morning. Dozens of organizations, including 350.org,...
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