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Joe Biden kinda sorta maybe opposes Keystone XL pipeline
2013-05-09 00:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Vice President Joe Biden told an activist on Friday that he doesn`t support the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, according to a post on the Sierra Club website. While the veep was working the crowd at an event in South Carolina, Elaine Cooper got a moment with him: I asked him about the administrations commitment to making progress on climate and whether the president would reject the pipeline. He looked at the Sierra Club hat on my head, and he said yes, I do - I share your views - but I am...
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A Call for Quid Pro Quo on Keystone Pipeline Approval
2013-05-08 11:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obamas first major environmental decision of his second term could be to approve the Keystone XL pipeline, profoundly disappointing environmental advocates who have made the project a symbolic test of the presidents seriousness on climate change. But could some kind of deal be in the offing, a major climate policy announcement on, for example, power plant regulation or renewable energy incentives, to ease the sting of the pipeline approval? White House and State Department officials...
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Oil Sands Growth Will Depend on Keystone, Says Major Industry Player
2013-05-05 18:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: New refinery capacity and pipeline projects coming on line will help demand and prices for Canadian bitumen in the next two years but Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. president Steve Laut says the proposed Keystone XL pipeline will eventually be essential for growth in the oil sands industry. Long-term, we do need Keystone to be able to grow the volumes in Canada, Mr. Laut said in an interview following the release of his companys first-quarter results on Friday. Mr. Lauts emphasis on the...
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Redford's effort on Keystone earns praise from unlikely source: Justin Trudeau
2013-05-04 21:42:38| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has praised Alberta Premier Alison Redford for her efforts to get the United States to approve the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Keystone foes seek climate measures in case they lose
2013-05-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: President Barack Obama is being pressed by opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline to tie any approval to measures that would curb climate change, reflecting mounting pressure on the administration to mitigate the projects impact if it goes forward. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a Rhode Island Democrat, is among those who want to see new steps to limit greenhouse-gas emissions in the U.S. if TransCanada Corp. (TRP)s petition to build the $5.3 billion pipeline to carry tar-sands oil from Canada to...
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