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'It's not over til it's over,' Alberta energy minister says of Keystone XL push
2013-11-09 04:18:00| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Alberta's energy minister says it's important the province keeps pushing for U.S. approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline until a decision is finally made.
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Canadian oil rides the rails to the U.S., with or without Keystone XL
2013-11-06 15:28:14| Railroads - Topix.net
Even if the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is never built, hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil soon will be riding into the U.S. from western Canada on rail cars .
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Green alert flares after McCarthy's comments on Keystone XL, fracking
2013-11-06 14:37:54| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: A Boston Globe reporter yesterday alarmed environmentalists with a preview of his interview with U.S. EPA chief Gina McCarthy that indicated she has an open attitude about the Keystone XL pipeline and hydraulic fracturing. The McCarthy quotes tweeted by the Globe's David Abel at 1 p.m. -- she "didn't buy the argument that blocking the Keystone pipeline would prevent the extraction of tar sands oil," he wrote -- caused a conflagration big enough that EPA spokeswoman Alisha Johnson threw cold water...
Groups Call on Inspector General to Confirm Corruption in Keystone XL Pipeline Investigation
2013-10-30 22:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, 22 environmental and public interest groups wrote a letter to Inspector General Steve Linick demanding that his investigation examine not only whether the consultant, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), lied when it said it had not worked with TransCanada and major oil companies, but whether the State Department made any effort to confirm ERM`s claims or instead accepted them at face value. "The evidence clearly shows that ERM lied on its conflict of interest forms," said Ross Hammond,...
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State Department Considers Oil by Rail in Keystone XL Decision
2013-10-30 14:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A decision on the proposed northern half of the Keystone XL pipeline--under review since 2008--hinges on a final environmental review by the U.S. State Department now taking into consideration the importance oil-by-rail transport might have on growth of Alberta`s tar sands. Could oil by rail realistically provide an alternative to the Keystone XL, aiding in the expansion of Canada`s highly-polluting tar sands? Photo credit: Russ Allison Loar/ Creative Commons U.S. officials are evaluating the...
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