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Without Keystone, oil trains may cause 6 deaths per year -US State Dept report
2014-02-02 19:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Replacing the Keystone XL pipeline with oil-laden freight trains from Canada may result in an average of six additional rail-related deaths per year, according to a U.S. State Department report that is adding to pressure for President Barack Obama to approve the line. The long-awaited study, released on Friday, focused on the environmental impact of TransCanada's $5.4 billion pipeline, but also spent several pages analyzing the potential human impact of various ways to transport oil, using historical...
State Dept. gives Obama political cover to OK Keystone XL pipeline looming over his legacy
2014-02-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: President Barack Obama is running out of reasons to say no to Keystone XL, the proposed oil pipeline that's long been looming over his environmental legacy. Five years after the pipeline's backers first asked the Obama administration for approval, the project remains in limbo, stuck in a complex regulatory process that has enabled Obama to put off what will inevitably be a politically explosive decision. But the release Friday of a long-awaited government report removes a major excuse for delay,...
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Keystone XL foes undaunted by State Dept. report
2014-02-01 11:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: With yet another obstacle removed for the Keystone XL pipeline, opponents were pressing forward with a lawsuit to challenge the project, public protests and an effort to inject the issue into the November elections. Supporters and opponents both were quick to claim victories with the U.S. State Department report released Friday, which raised no major objections to the pipeline. The oil industry, some union groups and congressional Republicans called on the Obama administration to move forward...
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State Dept. Admits Keystone XL Pipeline Climate Impact
2014-02-01 02:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: In its final environmental review of TransCanada`s proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the U.S. State Department today acknowledges for the first time that the pipeline could "significantly impact" climate change. Unlike its previous reviews of the pipeline, the State Department`s new Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement does not claim that the environmental impacts of the pipeline would be minimal. Instead, the State Department FEIS says, "The total direct and indirect emissions associated...
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State Dept. Delivers Unwelcome News For Keystone Opponents
2014-01-31 22:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The U.S. State Department made a much-anticipated announcement on the Keystone XL pipeline on Friday. Its report finds that while the heavy crude oil that the pipeline will carry from Canada is dirtier than regular crude, stopping the pipeline won't keep that crude in the ground. There are other ways besides the pipeline that will likely keep the heavy crude business afloat. This decision won't please opponents of the pipeline, nor does it give the go-ahead to the project. Secretary of State John...
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