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A.F.L.-C.I.O. Backs Keystone Oil Pipeline, if Indirectly
2013-02-28 02:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The A.F.L.-C.I.O., the nations largest federation of unions, has issued an apparent endorsement of the Keystone XL oil pipeline apparent because it enthusiastically called for expanding the nations pipeline system, without specifically mentioning Keystone. And while some union leaders said the federations stance stopped short of an official endorsement, the nations building trades unions eager for the thousands of jobs the pipeline would create issued a statement saying the A.F.L.-C.I.O.s...
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20 Senators Pen Most Recent Letter Asking for Keystone XL Approval
2013-02-27 21:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yahoo!: A bipartisan group of senators, led by Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., and Max Baucus, D-Mont., penned the most recent letter to the Obama administration on Monday, asking for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline within the first quarter of this year. Here are the details. * In addition to Hoeven and Baucus, the group of senators who signed the letter included Sens. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky.; Mark Begich, D-Alaska; John Barrasso, R-Wyo.; Joe Donnelly, D-Ind.; John Boozman, R-Ark.; Kay Hagan, D- N.C.; John...
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Texas stretch of Keystone XL pipeline progressing
2013-02-27 19:26:49| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The 485-mile Oklahoma-to-Texas leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is about half done, a TransCanada official told The Texas Tribune on Tuesday.
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Climate change important in Keystone approval, says premier
2013-02-26 01:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBC: Alberta Premier Alison Redford talked to CBC Power & Politics about her meetings with U.S. officials in Washington, D.C., last weekend on the debate to approve the Keystone XL pipeline. In her interview with Evan Solomon, Redford acknowledged that U.S. officials are making a link between approving the pipeline and what Canada is doing about climate change on a federal level. "We need to make sure we are addressing issues around climate change in a way that gives decision makers comfort...
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CEOs back more oil drilling and Keystone XL pipeline
2013-02-25 09:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A group of top business executives on Monday urged U.S. officials to cut red tape for drillers and open more federal land to oil and gas interests and approve the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline which is opposed by some environmental groups. The Business Roundtable, which speaks for chief executives at major U.S. companies, said too much regulation is hindering a true domestic energy renaissance even as domestic oil and gas output is booming due to new technology such as fracking. "Technology,...
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