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Obama Administration Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline
2015-11-06 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: President Obama announced Friday morning that he has denied TransCanadas permit application to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline in the U.S. The State Department has decided that the Keystone XL pipeline would not serve the national interest of the United States, Obama said. I agree with that decision. Obama said America is a global leader on taking action on climate change, and approving Keystone XL would have undercut that leadership. Some crude oil needs to be left in the ground to keep...
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Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline, Ending a Seven-Year Battle
2015-11-06 20:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: President Barack Obama has rejected a Canadian companys request to build the Keystone XL Pipeline, which would have carried 800,000 barrels of oil a day from Albertas tar sands to refineries on the U.S. Gulf Coast. The decision is a major victory for climate and conservation groups and burnishes Obamas legacy in the battle to slow global warming. Obamas announcement, made after a seven-year review by the U.S. State Department and other agencies, comes just weeks ahead of key United Nations climate...
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Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline
2015-11-06 18:48:02| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
US President Barack Obama rejects an application to build the Keystone XL pipeline from Canada because it will not help the economy, he says.
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Breaking: Pres Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline
2015-11-06 18:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: We just made history together. Four years to the day after we surrounded the White House, President Obama has rejected the Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline! This is huge. A head of state has never rejected a major fossil fuel project because of its climate impacts before. The President`s decision sets the standard for what climate action looks like: standing up to the fossil fuel industry and keeping fossil fuels in the ground. BREAKING: President Obama has REJECTED...
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White House Rejects Keystone XL: 350.Org Responds To News
2015-11-06 18:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: The White House has made the decision to deny TransCanadas application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, marking the first time in history a world leader has turned down a major infrastructure project because of its impact on the climate. In response to the news that 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben issued the following statement: President Obama is the first world leader to reject a project because of its effect on the climate. That gives him new stature as an environmental leader, and it eloquently...
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