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Nebraska Governor approves revised Keystone XL pipeline route through state
2013-01-22 19:30:20| Green Car Congress
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Praise for Obama's focus on climate, warnings about Canada pipeline
2013-01-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmental groups hailed President Barack Obama's warning about climate change, but said the president's words will soon be tested as he decides whether to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Obama pledged in his inaugural speech Monday to respond to what he called the threat of climate change, saying that "failure to do so would betray our children and future generations." By singling out climate change, Obama indicated a willingness to take on an issue that...
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A Decision on the Keystone XL Pipeline Could Define Obama's Green Agenda
2013-01-22 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Even before he was sworn in for a second term President Obama's in-tray has been bulging with letters about climate and energy issues. The big, looming problem that encompasses both areas is the Keystone XL pipeline. This $7bn, 1,700 mile trans-national project is meant to bring oil from the tar sands of Alberta to the refineries of Texas. Backed by industry but opposed by environmentalists it has become hugely divisive, with protestors taking to the streets outside the White House. A year ago,...
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Nebraska's Approval of New Route a Positive Step for Keystone XL Pipeline
2013-01-22 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
According to statement by Ross Eisenberg, NAM Vice President of Energy and Resources Policy, Governor Heineman's decision to approve new route is another positive step toward clearing the way for fina approval of Keystone XL pipeline by President Obama. Pipeline is an immediate job creator—its construction will create tens of thousands of manufacturing and construction jobs, plus significantly more indirect spin-off jobs.<br /> This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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Blast hits Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline, oil flows continue
2013-01-21 11:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: An explosion rocked the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline carrying crude oil from Iraq to Turkey on Saturday night but oil flows were continuing and exports were not affected, Turkish energy officials said on Monday. The blast occurred in the southeastern Turkish province of Mardin, the officials said. The cause was not immediately clear. The pipeline is hit intermittently by sabotage, for which Kurdish militants have in the past claimed responsibility. "One of the lines suffered damage but the flow is...
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