Tag: Keystone XL
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Grim Consequences of Canadian Tar Sands’ Rapid Growth
As Alberta Premier Alison Redford heads to Washington D.C. this week to push U.S. officials on the Keystone XL project, a coalition of Canadian environmental groups wrote a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry asking him to consider the impacts of tar sands production on human health and the environment, as well as the failures by…
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Petition to Stop Southern Leg of Keystone XL Pipeline Delivered to White House
Today, climate justice leaders peaceably assembled outside the White House to demand that the Obama Administration intervene to stop the construction of the nearly completed 485-mile southern leg of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in Texas and Oklahoma. There to deliver a petition signed by more than 7,000 people from all 50 states, they are…
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Ed Begley, Jr. and Other Celebrities Star in Keystone XL Pipeline Horror Spoof
The ongoing battle over Keystone XL has been riddled with conflict, controversy and fierce opposition. With President Obama set to make a final decision on the tar sands pipeline project soon, the situation could finally be over or just beginning. To convey the frightening prospect of Keystone XL, True Climate Stories recently released a film spoof…
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Groups Call on Inspector General to Confirm Corruption in Keystone XL Pipeline Investigation
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 also whether the State Department made any effort to confirm ERM’s claims…
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Bill McKibben: Will President Obama Stand Up to Big Oil and Reject Keystone XL?
As the battle over the Keystone XL pipeline has worn on—and it’s now well over two years old—it’s illuminated the Obama presidency like no other issue. It offers the president not just a choice of policies, but a choice of friends, world views, styles. It’s become an X-ray for a flagging presidency. The stakes are sky-high, and…