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NYT Criticizes Canadian Govt's Muzzling of Scientists to Protect Oil Sands
2013-09-23 07:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Post: The New York Times editorial board is taking the Harper government to task for allegedly silencing publicly funded scientists, a strategy the Times says is designed to ensure oil sands production proceeds quietly. The strongly worded Sunday editorial comes as the PR fight over the proposed Keystone XL pipeline is heating up, with U.S. President Barack Obama yet to make a decision on whether to approve the project that would transport bitumen from Albertas oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Over...
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Hundreds Events "Draw the Line" Against Keystone XL & Tar Sands
2013-09-21 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: At over 200 events today -- from Alaska to Nebraska -- people are "Drawing the Line" against the Keystone XL pipeline, tar sands and other dirty energy projects. The day's events are being coordinated by the climate campaign 350.org with help from scores of partners. The demonstrations are a sign that while President Obama considers Keystone XL's fate, opposition to the pipeline has continued to grow. Over 1,500 people have already been arrested to stop Keystone XL, and on February 17 over 40,000...
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Judge halts shipment on Idaho road of giant tar sands equipment
2013-09-13 18:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A U.S. judge has temporarily blocked a shipment of massive oil field equipment from traversing a scenic Idaho roadway that cuts through the homeland of the Nez Perce Tribe and runs alongside two federally protected rivers. U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill halted next week's planned shipment on U.S. Highway 12 of an oversized water treatment system destined for Canadian tar sands in a decision handed down late Thursday. He also ordered the U.S. Forest Service to ban the so-called megaload...
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Judge rules against 'megaloads' of tar sands equipment in Idaho
2013-09-13 18:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: A federal judge has ruled that the massive hauls of equipment bound for the Canadian oil tar sands cannot use a narrow highway that runs through forested areas and Nez Perce tribal lands in Idaho. Judge Lynn Winmill granted an injunction Thursday that halts the so-called megaloads -- the most recent reportedly weighing 644,000 pounds and stretching more than 200 feet -- until U.S. Forest Service officials finish a review of U.S. Highway 12 and consult with the Nez Perce, whose reservation is part...
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Owners Backtrack on Utah Tar Sands, Oil Shale Refinery Permitting
2013-09-11 20:26:25| Waste Management - Topix.net
September 11 - Facing a legal challenge from environmental groups, attorneys for Emery Refining on Monday announced the company's plans to redo permitting for their proposed Green River oil refinery - Utah's first new refinery since 1976.
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