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US Senate fails to override Obama on Keystone
2015-03-05 02:27:37| Energy - Topix.net
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday failed to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill to construct the privately funded Canadian Keystone XL pipeline. The 62-37 vote is expected to be one of many veto showdowns between Republicans, who control Congress, and Obama in his final term.
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Keystone XL Veto Override Fails in Senate
2015-03-04 21:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: The U.S. Senate today attempted to override President Obamas veto of legislation that would force approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, but fell short with a vote of 62-37. To override the Presidents veto it would have required 67 votes in the Senate. Next step is for the National Interest Determination process to complete its assessment and then the State Department will make its final recommendations to President Obama, most likely in the coming months. The definition of insanity...
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U.S. Senate fails to override Obamas veto of Keystone XL approval
2015-03-04 15:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The U.S. Senate failed on Wednesday to override President Barack Obamas veto of legislation approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, leaving the controversial project to await an administration decision on whether to permit or deny it. The Senate mustered just 62 votes in favor of overriding the veto, short of the two-thirds needed. Thirty-seven senators voted to sustain Obamas veto. The Senate action means the House of Representatives will not vote on override. Republican Senator John Hoeven...
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TransCanada Seizing People's Land to Build Keystone; Conservatives Silent
2015-03-02 14:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: For Julia Trigg Crawford, watching TransCanada construct the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline on a corner of her 600-acre farm was gut-wrenching. Crawford, who lives in Direct, Texas, had been trying since 2011 to keep the pipeline company off her property. But she ultimately lost, the portion of her land needed for the pipeline condemned through eminent domain - a process by which government can force citizens to sell their property for "public use," such as the building of roads, railroads,...
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February's top stories: Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline project; Europa Oil & Gas begins drilling
2015-03-02 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
US President Barack Obama has vetoed a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline project, and Europa Oil & Gas has started drilling at the Kiln Lane-1 exploration well in northeast Lincolnshire, the UK. Hydrocarbons Technology wraps up the key hea
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