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GOP Pressures Obama to Build Pipeline with New 'Keystone XL Clock'
2013-02-12 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans on Monday put President Obama on the "Keystone Clock." In a new messaging campaign, the committees GOP members have plastered a Keystone Clock on its website that shows 1,606 days have passed since TransCanada Corp. filed its September 2008 application for the oil sands pipeline with the State Department. Keystone XL remains an opportunity to help create a more secure energy future, but the clock on Keystone XL is still ticking as the president...
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Huge Climate Change Rally Targets Keystone XL Pipeline
2013-02-11 21:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yahoo!: The environmental organizations Sierra Club and 350.org, along with about 120 partner organizations are planning "the largest climate-related rally in U.S. history" on Sunday in front of the White House. The goal of the rally, according to a post by the Sierra Club, is to demand that President Barack Obama move forward on climate measures including rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline, phasing out fossil fuels and promoting energy efficiency and clean-energy sources. Here are the details. * The...
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Lifelong Oklahoman Youth Pastor Locked to Machinery in Protest of Keystone XL
2013-02-11 17:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Earlier this morning, Stefan Warner, a youth pastor who was born and raised in Harrah, OK, locked himself to machinery being used to build the toxic Keystone XL tar sands pipeline through Creek land near Schoolton, OK. Warner is taking action to protect the health of the North Canadian River, communities and land that this pipeline would run through from being irreversibly damaged by diluted bitumen (tar sands) leaks and spills. He is sending a clear message that the current day colonialism and...
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Okla. sheriff arrests 8 at Keystone pipeline site
2013-02-11 13:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Eight people were arrested Monday at a construction site for the Keystone XL oil pipeline in central Oklahoma, including one man who locked himself to a crane-like piece of machinery, authorities said. The two women and six men were arrested on trespassing complaints at the site near the town of Schoolton, Seminole County sheriff's Chief Deputy Chris Conn said. One woman also was cited for resisting arrest. None of their names has been released. "We had several individuals on private property...
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Keystone Pipeline Critics: Neb. Gov. Heineman Lacks Authority
2013-02-11 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Lincoln Journal Star: Opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline argued in Lancaster County District Court on Thursday that Gov. Dave Heineman lacked the authority to approve the proposed route of the project through Nebraska in a Jan. 22 letter to President Barack Obama. They want Heinemans action voided by Lancaster County District Judge Stephanie Stacy. Stacy listened to about 20 minutes of arguments from Omaha attorney David Domina and Assistant Attorney General Katie Spohn before adjourning to her chambers to meet...
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