Tag: kxl
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MUST SEE VIDEO: Colbert’s Take on the Exxon Pipeline Spill
ECOWATCH — Ready for a little comic relief? Check out this video clip from last weeks The Colbert Report highlighting the recent …
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1,000+ Californians Protest Keystone XL at President Obama’s Fundraiser in San Francisco
CREDO — California activists sent a message to the president that if he plans to keep his inaugural promise to fight climate change—he must reject the Keystone XL pipeline. The protest was …
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Top 5 Reasons Transporting Tar Sands Crude is Reckless
NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL — Rep. Ed Markey: This latest pipeline incident is a troubling reminder that oil companies still have not proven that they can safely transport Canadian tar sands oil across the United States without creating risks to our citizens and our environment …
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Why Keystone XL Matters
WENDY ABRAMS — If we listen to the top climate scientists, we should leave the tar sands where they are, underground. But others will still insist we are going to keep burning oil for years to come, so aren’t we better off using Canadian oil rather than …
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Exxon Mobil Pipeline Rupture and Train Derailment Oil Spill, Exemplifies Concerns of Keystone XL
ECOWATCH — On Friday, an Exxon Mobil pipeline ruptured spilling an estimated 84,000 gallons of heavy crude oil from the Canadian tar sands region, causing the evacuation of 22 homes …