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Obama: Keystone XL contribute disastrous climate change
2014-12-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama spoke in dismissive terms of the Keystone XL pipeline Monday during an interview on "The Colbert Report Monday, saying its modest benefits need to be weighed against its contribution to climate change, "which could be disastrous." During an interview taped at George Washington University, the president did not explicitly say whether he would grant or deny a permit to the controversial project that would transport heavy crude from Hardisty, Alberta to the U.S. Gulf Coast. But he...
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Christies ode to Keystone may have just helped greens
2014-12-06 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: In a not-so-subtle visit to Canada, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) pushed for construction of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, but he might have lent a helping hand to environmentalists who oppose the project in the process. Christie, who is considered a possible Republican presidential candidate in 2016, slammed President Obama for dithering on the long-delayed oil sands project, saying thats no way to treat a friend. While urging for construction of the project, however,...
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Hillary Clinton Open to Fracking, Ignores Keystone XL
2014-12-02 16:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Hillary Clinton, widely assumed to be planning another presidential run in 2016, spoke at a League on Conservation Voters (LCV) fundraiser in New York yesterday evening, displaying her usual cautious positioning and avoidance of anything that might be perceived as a leftwing pet projectsuch as the Keystone XL pipeline, which she failed to mention. Despite ongoing pressure from environmental groups, Clinton has consistently refused to address Keystone XL, saying she cant comment while the pipeline...
TransCanada's Keystone Backup Plan
2014-11-24 12:57:07| Energy - Topix.net
Last week, the Senate blocked another attempt at passing the Keystone XL pipeline. The vote fell short by only one vote.
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Keystone trade talk is still empty nonsense
2014-11-21 19:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Several people have asked me to comment on the notion, flying all over political media at the moment, that Obama might use Keystone XL as a bargaining chip to trade in exchange for Republican support for ... something else. This kind of talk has been around for as long as Keystone XL has been on the political agenda. All along, Very Serious People have been sure that Obama doesn`t really care about Keystone and that he`s just waiting for the right opportunity to give it away, which will happen...
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