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Keystone XL pipeline vulnerable to attacks, NextGen study says
2014-06-04 18:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Keystone XL oil pipeline would be vulnerable to attacks threatening water supplies for millions of homeowners and farmers, according to a report by NextGen Climate, a political group led by billionaire activist Tom Steyer. Attackers could wreck remote pump stations along the pipeline's route in the northern Great Plains with just 4 pounds (1.8 kg) of readily available explosives, Dave Cooper, a former Navy Seal and a senior operative on the mission that killed Osama bin Laden, said in the 14-page...
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Keystone XL Pipeline Likely Done for the Year
2014-05-13 12:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reason: Political action on approval of the final phase of the Keystone XL Pipeline is likely done for the year after the Senate fell five votes short of invoking cloture on an energy bill to which Republicans were trying to attach an amendment that would approve construction on Keystone. The Hill reports: The Senate standoff left green groups confident that Keystone would not be approved this year, and that it was dead for the rest of the Obama era. "Keystone is not going to become law under this...
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Supporters, opponents of Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada jockey as US Senate vote nears
2014-05-06 06:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Supporters and opponents of the long-delayed Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada jockeyed for position ahead of an expected U.S. Senate vote on legislation authorizing immediate construction of the project. An oil industry group that supports the pipeline launched a five-state ad campaign aimed at undecided senators, while an environmental group mobilized activists to urge lawmakers to vote against any attempt to force President Barack Obama to decide the pipeline's fate. Canada's leaders have...
Construction Groups Slam Delay in Keystone Pipeline Decision
2014-04-21 18:54:04| ENR.com: Headline News
Controversial $5.3-billion project's fate may rest on outcome of Nebraska court case.
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Keystone Advocates Inject Ukraine into Pipeline Debate
2014-04-15 07:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inside Climate: Russia's brazen move into Ukraine has triggered a reaction from supporters of America's oil and natural gas industries. To diminish Vladimir Putin's clout in Europe and pressure him on Ukraine, they want the Obama administration to fast track a host of U.S. energy industry priorities. By doing so, they say, the United States can increase fuel supplies to Ukraine and much of Europe, which depend heavily on Russian oil and natural gas. The industries' priorities include quickly approving more facilities...
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