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Furor over Keystone pipeline caught U.S. and Canada flat-footed on climate change
2013-03-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: As part of its effort to persuade the United States to accept the Keystone pipeline and the oil sands fuel it would carry from Canada, the province of Alberta is advertising itself as an environmental leader at the cutting edge of clean energy development. On Sunday, the province took out a half-page ad [3] in the New York Times asserting that it is "committed to raising the bar higher on its leading climate change policy." "Our past, present and future environmental management actionsincluding...
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Keystone XL pipeline debate rattles Massachusetts Senate race
2013-03-20 12:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A former hedge fund manager turned environmental activist who opposes the Keystone XL pipeline has waded into the Massachusetts Senate race, threatening to undermine a pledge by the two Democratic candidates to reject outside money. California billionaire Tom Steyer has called on Democratic Representative Stephen Lynch to abandon his support for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport crude from Canada's oil sands to refineries in Texas. The Obama administration is expected...
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API Applauds Growing Bipartisan Congressional Support For Keystone XL
2013-03-20 07:02:59| oilandgasonline News Articles
API Executive Vice President Marty Durbin welcomed Senator John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and U.S. Representative Lee Terry’s (R-Neb.) continued efforts to get the Keystone XL Pipeline built.
Poll: President Obama voters don't want Keystone
2013-03-20 04:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Politico: Environmentalists armed with new poll numbers have a warning for President Barack Obama: Approving the Keystone XL pipeline would put him at odds with core members of his base. The poll reveals an electorate deeply split on the Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, which is wildly popular among Republicans and almost equally unpopular among Democrats. A small majority of people overall either support the project or dont know what to think, according to results provided to POLITICO. But the Center for...
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As odds grow long, critics move to stop Keystone XL
2013-03-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: With a sense of grim determination, a group of unlikely allies has begun gathering at kitchen tables, in churches and along fence rows here to plot what could be the final battle in the four-year conflict over the Keystone XL pipeline. After months of quiet, a recent State Department report dismissing the ecological impact of the pipeline has cleared the way for a final decision on the plan for transporting oil extracted from the Alberta tar sands more than 1,700 miles to refineries on the Texas...
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