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Interior Dept. Says Keystone XL Could Harm Parks, Wildlife
2013-08-16 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Interior Department said the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline could have a negative impact on natural resources, wildlife and national parks. Interior said Keystone builder TransCanada Corp. must better assess the Canada-to-Texas pipelines impact on noise and lighting. Scientific studies demonstrate that light pollution and noise can adversely affect natural and cultural resources, wildlife, and visitor experiences, Willie R. Taylor, director of Interiors office of environmental policy,...
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Keystone study contractor being scrutinized by State Dept. watchdog
2013-08-05 18:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Does the consulting firm studying the environmental effects of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline have a conflict of interest? For months, climate activists have been raising the alarm about Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the main firm contracted by the State Department to write the official environmental impact statement for Keystone. Now States Inspector General is looking into allegations of improper ties and incomplete disclosures. From The Hill: The State Departments internal...
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State Dept. Watchdog Launches Inquiry into Keystone XL Environmental Analysis
2013-08-02 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The State Departments internal watchdog has initiated an inquiry into whether the contractor Foggy Bottom used for a draft environmental analysis on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline had a conflict of interest. The move is a response to allegations from several outside groups, Doug Welty, a spokesman with the State Department Office of Inspector General, told The Hill on Friday. The development raises the possibility of another redo of the analysis assessing Keystones environmental impact....
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Interior Secretary Says She Wants 'No Climate Change Deniers' in Her Dept
2013-08-01 08:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
E & E: Interior Secretary Sally Jewell today challenged her employees to take an active role in the moral imperative to address climate change. I hope there are no climate change deniers in the Department of Interior, she said. If there are any, she invited them to visit public lands managed by the agency be it the melting permafrost in Alaska or shrinking snowpacks in the Sierra Mountains as proof. If you dont believe in it, come out into the resources, she said. Interior will be following...
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State Dept.: Keystone XL Jobs Impact 'Negligible'
2013-07-30 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The State Department said Monday that President Obamas jobs claims about the Keystone XL pipeline were consistent with the agencys ongoing review of the project. The comment, made to The Hill in an email, countered fresh attacks from Keystone supporters that Obama low-balled jobs estimates from State. "The president was clearly stating that the proposed project would have a negligible impact on the overall U.S. job market, which was the finding of the State Department in the initial, Draft SEIS...
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