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US denies TransCanada request to delay Keystone XL review
2015-11-04 22:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The United States has formally denied a TransCanada Corp request to pause the US review of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, a State Department spokesman said on Wednesday. John Kirby told a briefing there was no legal requirement to pause the Keystone review based on the developers request. Secretary of state John Kerry has not given a timeline for making a recommendation. The secretary believes that, out of respect for that process and all the input that has gone into it, that it is the...
US will not pause Keystone review; Obama expected reject
2015-11-04 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The United States formally denied a request on Wednesday to pause the review of the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, a decision expected to lead to the project's rejection by the Obama administration. TransCanada Corp's request to the State Department for a delay was seen by many as an attempt to postpone the decision until after President Barack Obama left office and a new president more friendly to the plan took over in 2017. The White House declined to comment on the State Department's...
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Obama will decide Keystone pipeline before leaves office
2015-11-04 15:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: White House officials said Tuesday that President Obama intends to decide the fate of the Keystone XL oil pipeline during his tenure, rather than suspend the federal review process at the request of the projects sponsor. Speaking to reporters, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the president would like to have this determination be completed before he leaves office and was not inclined to extend the seven-year review process even longer just because one section of the route is still...
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Obama wont yield to companys bid to delay Keystone pipeline decision
2015-11-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The White House on Tuesday said President Obama had no intention of bowing to a request from the company behind the Keystone XL oil pipeline to delay a decision on the project, saying he wanted to take action before his tenure ends. The State Department is reviewing a request made on Monday by the company, TransCanada, to pause its yearslong evaluation of the proposed 1,179-mile pipeline, which has become part of a broader debate over Mr. Obamas environmental agenda. Josh Earnest, the White House...
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Climate implications seen call for Keystone XL pause
2015-11-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Amid low oil prices and growing political opposition in the U.S., TransCanada Corp. has asked the State Department to suspend its review of the companys permit application for its controversial Keystone XL Pipeline. The request could wind up delaying the construction of Keystone XL, which has been at the forefront of the debate over climate change in the U.S. The companys action comes as oil prices hover around $50 per barrel, Canadian tar sands development is slowing and Democratic presidential...
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