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Obama Rejects Plans To Build Keystone XL Pipeline
2015-11-06 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: After seven years of study, the Obama administration has rejected plans for the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline. The move comes on the eve of an international climate summit.
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Obama: Keystone XL Pipeline Would Undercut U.S. Leadership On Climate Change
2015-11-06 22:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: President Obama announced Friday that he rejected a permit to allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The controversial project would have carried oil harvested from tar sands in Canada.
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Obama rejects Keystone XL oil pipeline
2015-11-06 20:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mother Nature Network: After seven years of debate, the Keystone XL pipeline saga may finally be over. President Obama announced Friday that he has rejected the proposal, arguing not only that it wouldn't be in the country's best interest, but that it would get in the way of U.S. efforts to rally global support in the struggle against climate change. "America is now a global leader when it comes to taking serious action to fight climate change, and frankly approving this project would have undercut that leadership,"...
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Obama Administration Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline
2015-11-06 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: President Obama announced Friday morning that he has denied TransCanadas permit application to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline in the U.S. The State Department has decided that the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interest of the United States, Obama said. I agree with that decision. Obama said America is a global leader on taking action on climate change, and approving Keystone XL would have undercut that leadership. Some crude oil needs to be left in the ground to keep...
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Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline, Ending a Seven-Year Battle
2015-11-06 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: President Barack Obama has rejected a Canadian companys request to build the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would have carried 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Albertas tar sands to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The decision is a major victory for climate and conservation groups and burnishes Obamas legacy in the battle to slow global warming. Obamas announcement, made after a seven-year review by the U.S. State Department and other agencies, comes just weeks ahead of key United Nations climate...
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