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Nebraska Governor approves revised Keystone XL pipeline route through state
2013-01-22 19:30:20| Green Car Congress
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A Decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline Could Define Obama's Green Agenda
2013-01-22 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Even before he was sworn in for a second term President Obama's in-tray has been bulging with letters about climate and energy issues. The big, looming problem that encompasses both areas is the Keystone XL pipeline. This $7bn, 1,700 mile trans-national project is meant to bring oil from the tar sands of Alberta to the refineries of Texas. Backed by industry but opposed by environmentalists it has become hugely divisive, with protestors taking to the streets outside the White House. A year ago,...
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Nebraska's Approval of New Route a Positive Step for Keystone XL Pipeline
2013-01-22 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
According to statement by Ross Eisenberg, NAM Vice President of Energy and Resources Policy, Governor Heineman's decision to approve new route is another positive step toward clearing the way for fina approval of Keystone XL pipeline by President Obama. Pipeline is an immediate job creator—its construction will create tens of thousands of manufacturing and construction jobs, plus significantly more indirect spin-off jobs.<br /> This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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As State Department nears completion of Keystone XL review, both sides dig in
2013-01-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The State Department is close to completing a draft of an environmental review that will help determine whether President Obama approves the Keystone XL pipeline, as environmental and energy industry groups sought to bolster their position with new information. Pipeline opponent Oil Change International released a report Thursday saying that estimates of greenhouse gas emissions from oil sands development have failed to include the full emissions from a byproduct of refining oil sands crude --...
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Pressure mounts on Obama to decide Keystone XL's fate
2013-01-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Battle lines are drawn and both sides claim Barack Obama's long-deferred decision on a massive pipeline project that would funnel Alberta's oil sands crude to U.S. refineries will show whether the President will pick energy security or bold action on climate change as his second-term legacy. The Harper government and the oil industry on both sides of the border champion the project, claiming it will create thousands of jobs and wean the United States off uncertain Middle Eastern oil. Environmentalists...
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