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State Department Report: Keystone XL Pipeline Leaves Little Climate Impact
2014-01-31 09:05:00| OGI
A U.S. State Department report has concluded that the Keystone XL pipeline will not significantly worsen climate change, according to congressional aides briefed on the study, in a setback for opponents of the project.
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Keystone pipeline review looming, likely to show little climate risk
2014-01-31 07:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. State Department is poised to issue an environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline that will likely say the project will not appreciably increase carbon emissions, sources said late Thursday, forcing President Barack Obama closer to a tough decision. Rumors swept through Washington late Thursday that the long-delayed review of the 1,179-mile (1,900-km) pipeline to bring oil from Canada to Nebraska would finally be released as soon as Friday. "The Environmental Impact...
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Keystone XL Report Said Likely to Disappoint Pipeline Opponents
2014-01-31 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: The U.S. State Department is preparing a report that will probably disappoint environmental groups and opponents of the Keystone pipeline, according to people who have been briefed on the draft of the document. While the report will deviate from a March draft in some ways to the liking of environmentalists, the changes wont be as sweeping as they had sought, several people familiar with the governments deliberations over the review told Bloomberg News. Changes could still be made to the report...
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Keystone Foes Say Two Pipelines Are Worse Than One
2014-01-30 07:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Opponents of Keystone XL now want to block its construction by showing that two oil pipelines from Canada to the U.S. are worse than one. The Sierra Club said TransCanada Corp.s (TRP) Keystone and the proposed expansion of Enbridge Inc.s (ENB) Alberta Clipper should be reviewed together to account for how the combination would contribute to climate change. The San Francisco-based environmental group filed a petition today with 15 other groups, asking the U.S. State Department to revise its Keystone...
Obama Address Yielded Nothing New on Keystone XL
2014-01-29 09:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Wall Street Journal: Those hoping President Barack Obama's State of the Union address would yield more clues on Washington's pending decision on the Keystone XL pipeline didn't hear a peep on the subject - a sign Ottawa's recent push for a prompt White House ruling fell on deaf ears. Mr. Obama spoke in general terms about the U.S. energy boom and his country's growing energy independence. He also said government policy must ensure gradual reductions in carbon output - at one point declaring that "climate change is...
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