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Keystone XL will hike gasoline prices, report says
2013-07-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Fuel Fix: California billionaire Tom Steyer and other Keystone XL opponents pulled out another weapon in their fight against the pipeline on Tuesday, arguing that the project would cause gasoline prices to climb up to 40 cents per gallon in the Midwest. According to a new report by Consumer Watchdog, Keystone XL would give Canadian oil a new avenue to competitors on the Gulf Coast and access to a global market, bypassing Midwest refiners who now rely on that discounted oil for more than half of their raw...
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Top Senate Dem Might Conduct Oversight of Keystone Pipeline
2013-07-17 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is weighing whether to conduct oversight of the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. Wyden told reporters Tuesday that hes had a number of conversations with senators about oversight proceedings for the proposed Canada-to-Texas pipeline. There are a host of questions with respect to Keystone, foremost of which is the evidence pointing to the fact that much of that energy is going to get exported, Wyden said after a Senate...
Keystone XL Conflict of Interest: Obama Attorneys Law Firm Represents TransCanada
2013-07-16 19:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A recent DeSmogBlog investigation reveals that Robert Bauer, former White House Counsel and President Obama`s personal attorney, works at the corporate law firm Perkins Coie LLP, which does legal work for TransCanada`s South Central Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Project, formerly known as Alaska Gas Pipeline Project. Furthermore, Dan Sullivan, current Commissioner of Alaska`s Department of Natural Resources, and former Alaska Attorney General and former Assistant Secretary of State in the Bush Administration,...
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Report: Midwest Gas Prices Would Rise if Keystone Pipeline Is Built
2013-07-16 07:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Kansas City Star: Consumer Watchdog, a California group that has released numerous reports over the years about the petroleum industry, claims the pipeline will restrict oil supplies in the U.S. as exporting to other countries picks up. The result: rising oil prices with the ripple effect extending to gas and diesel prices. Many pipeline supports have claimed the controversial project, which would tap the large oil reserves in Canada's tar sand formations, would be good for the country and consumers. The...
Environmental Advocacy Groups Gear Up For Keystone Protests Ahead Of State Department's Decision
2013-07-12 15:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Environmental groups CREDO, Rainforest Action Network and the Other 98% say they are organizing more than 750 activists to lead mass acts of civil disobedience around the country, should the State Department sign off on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Current training sessions include recruiting local organizers and conducting legal research to prepare activists on how to engage in peaceful civil disobedience. "We will deploy large-scale actions in major cities, and hundreds of activist-led,...
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