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Canadians 'disappointed' Keystone XL pipeline decision but not surprised
2015-11-07 07:41:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Obama administrations decision to kill the Keystone XL pipeline met with disappointment and derision though little surprise in Calgary, the boomtown-turned-bust capital of Canadas oil industry. It also induced some provincial angst as Alberta attempts to open new markets for a product that floats rough 50% of its economy. A lot of people feel that the industry is down and keeps getting kicked, said Jonathan Denis, a former Alberta attorney general and assistant energy minister. The...
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How Stephen Harper's old schoolmate helped kill the Keystone XL pipeline
2015-11-07 05:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Canadian Press: One of the great ironies of the interminable saga of Keystone XL is that two of its principal antagonists were unaware that they went to grade school together. In the midst of one of the biggest environmental fights in American politics, the best-known activist on one side learned of his distant connection to the most powerful politician on the other: Stephen Harper. So these old grade-school alumni duked it out from a distance as the pipeline escalated from a regional land dispute to international...
Obama Kills Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
2015-11-07 03:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: TransCanada`s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is dead, at least for the remainder of President Barack Obama`s term in office. Today, after six years of research and protest demonstrations, Obama denied the project the Presidential Permit it needed to cross the Canada-U.S. border. Speaking from the White House, the President said, "Several years ago, the State Department began a review process for the proposed construction of a pipeline that would carry Canadian crude oil through our heartland to...
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Oil Supply Picture Has Changed Since Keystone Was Proposed
2015-11-07 03:04:20| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: When the Obama administration began considering the Keystone XL pipeline seven years ago, oil production in the United States was falling and most analysts thought it would never recover. At the same time, Mexican oil production was also in decline, meaning that domestic refineries would soon need another source of crude. Stories from Our Advertisers Canada, and its expanding oil sands industry, seemed like the perfect solution. But so much has changed in the oil patch since then that many energy...
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Citing Climate Change Obama Rejects Construction Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
2015-11-07 02:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama announced on Friday that he had rejected the request from a Canadian company to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ending a seven-year review that had become a symbol of the debate over his climate policies. Mr. Obamas denial of the proposed 1,179-mile pipeline, which would have carried 800,000 barrels a day of carbon-heavy petroleum from the Canadian oil sands to the Gulf Coast, comes as he seeks to build an ambitious legacy on climate change. America is now a global leader...
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