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Obama rejects Keystone XL project, citing U.S. climate leadership
2015-11-07 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: President Obama announced Friday that his administration will not issue a permit for construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, arguing that approval would undermine the U.S. effort to curb greenhouse gases. Americas now a global leader when it comes to taking serious action to fight climate change, Obama said. And frankly, approving this project would have undercut that global leadership. And thats the biggest risk we face -- not acting. Denying TransCanada Corp. a permit...
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Obama Administration announces actions to sustain and advance nuclear energy in US
2015-11-07 13:55:29| Green Car Congress
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Obama Kills Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
2015-11-07 03:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: TransCanada`s Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is dead, at least for the remainder of President Barack Obama`s term in office. Today, after six years of research and protest demonstrations, Obama denied the project the Presidential Permit it needed to cross the Canada-U.S. border. Speaking from the White House, the President said, "Several years ago, the State Department began a review process for the proposed construction of a pipeline that would carry Canadian crude oil through our heartland to...
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Citing Climate Change Obama Rejects Construction Keystone XL Oil Pipeline
2015-11-07 02:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: President Obama announced on Friday that he had rejected the request from a Canadian company to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ending a seven-year review that had become a symbol of the debate over his climate policies. Mr. Obamas denial of the proposed 1,179-mile pipeline, which would have carried 800,000 barrels a day of carbon-heavy petroleum from the Canadian oil sands to the Gulf Coast, comes as he seeks to build an ambitious legacy on climate change. America is now a global leader...
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With Keystone rebuff, Obama aims for more leverage and credibility in global climate talks
2015-11-07 01:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: For years, President Barack Obama chided Republicans and Democrats alike for treating the Keystone XL pipeline as a signal of whether the U.S. would seriously fight global warming. Now that he's killed the project, Obama is holding it up as Exhibit A as he works to lock in his environmental legacy with a powerful international climate accord. Rejecting Keystone, the proposed 1,179-mile crude oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S., was the latest in a long and growing list of steps Obama has taken...
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