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Dirty Energy Money Buys Yet Another Keystone Vote
Karen Showalter
May18
The House of Representatives took a non-binding vote earlier today on whether to support inclusion of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline in a transportation bill currently being negotiated by both chambers. It passed 261-152. The influence of dirty energy money has once again reared its ugly head. Those voting in favor of the inclusion of…
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Tar sands pipelines don’t just leak oil
Lorne Stockman
May15
Download our briefing on the tar sands exemption to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund here. When Enbridge’s Line 6B burst open near Marshall, Michigan in July 2010 spewing over a million gallons of tar sands sludge into the Kalamazoo river watershed, funds were quickly released from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to mobilize…
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US Pipeline Regulations “Inadequate”
Andy Rowell
May01
One thing is certain: pipelines have become a political hot potato. Over the next few months the debate about Keystone XL will surely dog the Presidential debate like a bad penny. But as the furore over Keystone has grown it is easy to forget about the state of other pipelines in the US and how…
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New KXL Route “Within Weeks”
Andy Rowell
Mar07
And so the fight over the Keystone XL pipeline goes on. TransCanada plans to refile its application with the U.S. government in the next few weeks, according to Alex Pourbaix, the company’s president of oil and pipelines. The new alternative pipeline route will avoid the ecologically sensitive Sandhills and the Ogallala Aquifer, a crucial water…
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Over 600,000 Say No to KXL
Andy Rowell
Feb14
Once again it is the many versus the money. Starting at noon yesterday, a coalition of thirty or so environmental organisations, including Oil Change International (OCI) and 350.org set out to gather at least 500,000 signatures with 24 hours to stop the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. The initiative came as a response to moves within…
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Keystone XL Becoming Key Election Issue
Andy Rowell
Feb01
November may still seem a long way off, but increasingly it is looking like the the controversial Keystone XL pipeline is going to become a key Presidential election issue. David Wilkins, who was George Bush’s ambassador to Canada from 2005 to 2009, is one of the many people who think this is the case. “It’s…
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TransCanada “Violating Laws” Over KXL Jobs Claim
Andy Rowell
Jan30
Later today the Republican Senator John Hoeven will try to introduce legislation seeking to bypass President Barack Obama and empower Congress to approve the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Hoeven’s bill, that would seek to take control of the Keystone decision, looks like a political non-starter. To become law it would have to be approved…
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Protest Against “Big Oil Corruption”
Andy Rowell
Jan24
At noon today, a coalition of environmental groups, including Oil Change International and 350.org will blow the whistle of “Big Oil’s corruption” on Capitol Hill, hours before Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union address. Activists will be gathering at the Capitol dressed in referee uniforms and then heading to our old friends at…
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A Road Map to Renewal or Ruin?
Andy Rowell
Jan18
The oil boys from Houston must be wriggling with delight after President Obama’s official jobs council called for an “all-in approach” to energy policy that includes expanded oil-and-gas drilling as well as more pipelines. “We should allow more access to oil, natural gas and coal opportunities on federal lands,” argued the President’s Council on Jobs…
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“It would be the end of our history”
Andy Rowell
Jan11
Since the beginning of the year there has been a concerted campaign by the oil industry and Canadian government to convince people that the debate over the Northern Gateway project will be hijacked by environmental groups. Instead of trying to demonise legitimate international organisations, the Canadian government should start listening to the voices of its…
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