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Montgomery County board opposes pipeline route
2014-11-13 22:07:11| Energy - Topix.net
Media outlets report that the board approved a resolution Wednesday night opposing the route envisioned by Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC. Board members plan to submit the resolution to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which must approve the pipeline before it could be built. The board's concerns include the pipeline's impact on property values and the county's scenic, recreational and sensitive environmental areas; contamination of groundwater, surface water and wells; and threats to public safety.
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Activist Groups Sue Over US-Canada Border Pipeline
2014-11-13 13:28:56| Energy - Topix.net
Tribal and environmental groups are suing the U.S. State Department for approving a temporary plan by a Canadian Pipeline Company to increase the flow of crude oil from Alberta into Minnesota. The Sierra Club and other groups filed the federal lawsuit.
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VIDEO: Shell 'warned pipeline could leak'
2014-11-13 12:34:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Oil firm Royal Dutch Shell was told a pipeline had reached the end of its life years before it spilled up to 500,000 barrels of oil, according to court documents seen by the BBC.
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Activist groups sue over US-Canada border pipeline
2014-11-13 05:40:20| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Tribal and environmental groups are suing the U.S. State Department for approving a plan by a Canadian pipeline company to increase the flow of crude oil from Alberta into Minnesota. The Sierra Club, the White Earth Nation and other groups filed the federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking an injunction to halt the project, the Star Tribune reported.
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Keystone pipeline approval bills advance in U.S. Congress
2014-11-13 01:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Legislation to approve the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline began racing through the U.S. Congress on Wednesday as Democrats and Republicans appeared to be coming together in a challenge of President Barack Obama's oversight of the project. In a series of rapid developments that unfolded just hours after Congress returned from a seven-week recess, there were indications the measure could pass and be sent to Obama sometime next week. Republicans, victorious in Nov. 4 congressional elections...
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