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Need for Keystone XL Erodes as U.S. Oil Floods Gulf Coast Refining Hub
2013-11-06 12:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: The ongoing U.S. oil boom has flooded the Gulf Coast with domestic crude to levels not seen in decades, creating a homegrown oil glut in the nation's refining center just as the Obama Administration prepares to rule on a pipeline that would add a torrent of heavy Canadian crude to the same region. It's just the latest in a string of developments that have surprised and roiled oil markets since 2009, when the combination of falling fuel demand and an unexpected surge in U.S. oil and natural gas production...
Obama's Keystone XL Policy 'Totally Foolish,' Says Cheney
2013-11-01 05:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Toronto Star: Former U.S. vice president Dick Cheney was firing on all cylinders as he spoke in Toronto on Thursday, throwing his support behind the Keystone XL pipeline, Tea Party Republicans and stepping up the fight against Al Qaeda. But he also joked not to worry the 72-year-old, who has had six heart attacks, said he wont be running against anybody in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Its very much in our interest to build the Keystone pipeline, Cheney said of the controversial plan to ship oil...
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Looking for a Way Around Keystone XL, Canadian Oil Hits the Rails
2013-10-31 01:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Over the past two years, environmentalists have chained themselves to the White House fence and otherwise coalesced around stopping the Keystone XL pipeline as their top priority in the fight against global warming. But even if President Obama rejects the pipeline, it might not matter much. Oil companies are already building rail terminals to deliver oil from western Canada to the United States, and even to Asia. Since July, plans have been announced for three large loading terminals in western...
Groups Call on Inspector General to Confirm Corruption in Keystone XL Pipeline Investigation
2013-10-30 22:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, 22 environmental and public interest groups wrote a letter to Inspector General Steve Linick demanding that his investigation examine not only whether the consultant, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), lied when it said it had not worked with TransCanada and major oil companies, but whether the State Department made any effort to confirm ERM`s claims or instead accepted them at face value. "The evidence clearly shows that ERM lied on its conflict of interest forms," said Ross Hammond,...
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State Department Considers Oil by Rail in Keystone XL Decision
2013-10-30 14:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A decision on the proposed northern half of the Keystone XL pipeline--under review since 2008--hinges on a final environmental review by the U.S. State Department now taking into consideration the importance oil-by-rail transport might have on growth of Alberta`s tar sands. Could oil by rail realistically provide an alternative to the Keystone XL, aiding in the expansion of Canada`s highly-polluting tar sands? Photo credit: Russ Allison Loar/ Creative Commons U.S. officials are evaluating the...
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