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GOP House votes approve Keystone pipeline despite veto threat

2015-01-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: For four years, Republicans in Congress have been accused of obstructing President Obamas agenda. Now, with the House and Senate under their control, GOP leaders are ready to turn the tables. During the next few months, congressional leaders plan to approve a steady stream of legislation that has the support of at least a few Democrats but is opposed by the White House. Obama will be forced either to sign these bipartisan bills -- including several that would begin to dismantle his Affordable...

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Watch Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders Blast the Keystone Bill

2015-01-10 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Moyers and Company: As expected, a bill approving the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline sailed through the House of Representatives for the tenth time on Friday. The bill is predicted to pass the Senate next week, but Republicans may not have enough votes to override the veto Obama has promised. On Wednesday we got a preview of the Senate debate when the Energy and Natural Resources Committee met to vote on the bill. Before the vote, which passed 13-9, Democrats used the opportunity to express their environmental...

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Keystone XL: US House approves oil pipeline again

2015-01-10 05:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The House of Representatives has overwhelmingly passed a bill authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline to bring tar sands oil from Canada to the US, despite a renewed pledge by the White House to veto the legislation. Hours before the House vote, Nebraskas highest court tossed out a lawsuit challenging the pipelines route, an obstacle the White House said it needed removed to make a decision. Keystone XL has been one of the biggest areas of conflict between President Barack Obama and a Congress...

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Nebraska Court Upholds Keystone XL Pipeline Route

2015-01-10 00:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: TransCanada`s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline now has a legal route through Nebraska that would take the controversial pipeline through the sensitive Sand Hills region and across the Ogallala aquifer. The Nebraska Supreme Court Friday reversed a lower court decision that struck down the 2012 law used to approve the route across the state for the $8 billion proposed pipeline that would carry diluted bitumen from Alberta`s tar sands to refineries on the Gulf Coast. The Nebraska Supreme...

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