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White House to Senate Dems: No Deadline on Keystone
2014-04-11 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: White House press secretary Jay Carney attempted to sideline any noise that President Obama would establish a hard deadline for his decision on the Keystone XL pipeline Thursday. "Our position on that process hasnt changed, which is that it needs to run its appropriate course without interference from the White House or Congress," Carney said to reporters. "It was because of actions taken by Republicans in Congress that one delay was caused in the process already." "So that review continues...
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11 Senate Democrats favor Keystone XL pipeline
2014-04-11 00:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Eleven Senate Democrats, including six who face contested races this year, urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline by the end of May. The five-year review of the Canada-to-Texas pipeline has been exhaustive in its time, breadth and scope and has taken longer than reasonably justified, the senators wrote to the president. Approval of the pipeline is needed to ensure pipeline operator TransCanada does not miss another construction season, the senators...
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Democratic senators press Obama for Keystone decision by May 31
2014-04-10 21:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Eleven U.S. Democratic senators urged President Barack Obama on Thursday to make a final decision on whether to approve TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL crude oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast no later than May 31. "We need a definitive timeline laid out, a timeline that reduces the comment period for federal agencies, officials and other entities," the senators wrote to Obama. "We cannot miss another construction season." The group included several lawmakers expected to face tough...
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Keystone XL Pipeline Will Cause More Harm Than Good
2014-04-10 15:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KQED: During the past two weeks, students across the nation discussed whether or not the government should invest their time and money into creating the Keystone XL pipeline in our #DoNowKeystone post. We asked students, Do you think the Obama administration should approve the Keystone XL pipeline? Why or Why not? What information should be considered in making this decision? The Keystone pipeline transports oil from tar sands in Alberta, Canada to the Gulf Coast of Texas. Tar sands are a mixture of...
Senate Dems Urge Obama to Decide on Keystone XL Pipeline by May 31
2014-04-10 07:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: An activist holds up a sign outside the State Department during a protest of the Keystone XL pipeline on March 7, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Photographer: Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images A group of 11 Senate Democrats, including five seeking re-election this year, urged President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline by May 31. This process has been exhaustive in its time, breadth, and scope, the Democrats wrote in a letter sent to Obama today. It has already taken much...
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