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Mainers join nationwide tar sands protest
2014-05-17 16:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WCSH: A large group in Maine joined protesters across the country in a nationwide day of action against dirty fuels. More than 100 protests took place Saturday, focusing primarily on sending a message to President Obama not to approve the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline. The pipeline would carry crude oil from Canada's tar sands in Alberta through the midwest to refineries in the Texas Gulf Coast. It's an issue people in Maine have watched closely, because of the fear of tar sands oil flowing through...
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Environmental groups in Portland to oppose tar sands oil and Keystone XL pipeline
2014-05-17 07:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Environmentalists will rally at the Deering Oaks Park bandshell in Portland to oppose the Keystone XL oil pipeline and the shipping of tar sands oil through Maine. The event is part of the nationwide "Day of Action Against Dirty Fuels" and is scheduled for 11 a.m. Saturday. The rally is co-sponsored by a host of Maine environmental groups and will include speakers such as Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and Phil Coupe of Revision Energy. Environmental groups including the Sierra Club oppose the...
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Report Finds Investments in Albertas Tar Sands Make Neither Economic Nor Climate Sense
2014-05-08 19:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: A total of $1.1 trillion USD earmarked for risky carbon-intensive oil sector investments need to be challenged by investors, according to a new report released today by the Carbon Tracker Initiative. The research identifies oil reserves in the Arctic, tar sands and in deepwater deposits at the high end of the carbon/capital cost curve. Projects in this category make neither economic nor climate sense and wont fit into a carbon-constrained world looking to limit oil-related emissions, Carbon Tracker...
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Pineda banned 10 games for pine tar, won't appeal
2014-04-24 22:31:24| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Officials at the U.S. Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego are searching the base after an unconfirmed report of an armed individual there.
Jimmy Carter speaks out against Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
2014-04-18 11:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Former US president Jimmy Carter has urged current president Barack Obama and secretary of state John Kerry to reject the construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. The proposed project would link Canadas tar sands to refineries in Texas and could transport 800,000 barrels of oil per day. The development was originally proposed in 2008, but the environmental and economic impact of the pipeline has been debated. A letter signed by Carter, along with nine other Nobel prize laureates,...
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