Tag: Keystone XL
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Keystone XL’s Petcoke Byproduct Could Single Handedly Wreck the Climate
There are many reasons that the Keystone XL pipeline will clearly exacerbate the problem of climate pollution … but one that is often overlooked (at our peril) is the problem of petroleum coke a.k.a. “petcoke.” Petcoke is a refining byproduct of …
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Enbridge Seeks Exemption to Fast Track Pipeline Before Opposition Builds
Since Flanagan South doesn’t cross an international border, it doesn’t require State Department approval, the current point of contention for Keystone XL. However, Enbridge is trying to use a regulatory shortcut …
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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 …
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Bay Area Battles Chevron’s Dangerous Tar Sands Refinery
350BayArea.org, joined by local groups and unions, last week announced plans for a massive protest Aug. 3 at California’s Chevron Richmond oil refinery. The largest greenhouse gas polluter in the state …
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Bay Area Battles Chevron’s Dangerous Tar Sands Refinery
350BayArea.org, joined by local groups and unions, last week announced plans for a massive protest Aug. 3 at California’s Chevron Richmond oil refinery. The largest greenhouse gas polluter in the state …