Tag: ExxonMobil

U.S. State Department Doesn’t Know Exact Keystone XL Route

The U.S. government doesn’t know exactly where TransCanada wants to lay pipe for the northern section of its Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, according to …

July 9, 2013
Crude Oil Transport Train Explosion Incinerates Surrounding Neighborhoods

The inherent risks of transporting crude oil have once again been brutally and painfully exposed after a massive explosion in Quebec, Canada left part of an affected town looking like a war zone. At least five people died when a crude oil train …

July 8, 2013
Another Maine Town Passes Resolution Opposing Tar Sands Pipeline

Otisfield residents voted overwhelmingly at town meeting Saturday to pass a municipal resolution stating opposition to sending tar sands oil through ExxonMobil’s Portland-Montreal Pipeline, making it the seventh Maine town …

July 1, 2013
The United States of ALEC

In state houses around the country, hundreds of pieces of boilerplate ALEC legislation are proposed or enacted that would, among other things, ease environmental regulations, dilute collective bargaining rights …

June 25, 2013
Nobel Laureates to President Obama: Reject Keystone XL and Be On the Right Side of History

Recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize are calling for the rejection of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. A letter from 10 Nobel Peace Prize winners addressed to both the President and Secretary of State Kerry announced …

June 18, 2013