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Diluted oil sands crude no more likely to leak from pipeline than other oil, study finds

2013-06-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: The diluted form of heavy crude from Canadian oil sands fields is no more likely to leak from a pipeline than other forms of oil, an arm of the National Academy of Sciences reported Tuesday. The finding, after an extensive study by the National Research Council, refutes a claim by opponents of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline extension, who contend that the "diluted bitumen' it would carry is more corrosive than other forms of crude and thus more likely to leak. The TransCanada pipeline...

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Las Vegas Sands Says Chief Financial Officer Kay Leaving

2013-06-26 03:55:05| Footwear - Topix.net

Las Vegas Sands Corp. , the casino company under investigation for violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and alleged money-laundering, said Chief Financial Officer Kenneth Kay will leave effective July 31. The company didn't give a reason.

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NRC report finds transporting diluted oil sands bitumen through pipelines does not increase likelihood of release

2013-06-25 20:30:19| Green Car Congress

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Colombia crude puts heat on oil sands

2013-06-24 19:02:33| Jewelry - Topix.net

Ecopetrol SA in Cartagena, Colombia. Ecopetrol owns 55% of the Bicentenario pipeline, which will transport Colombian oil to the Gulf coast.

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Al Gore says Obama must veto 'atrocity' of Keystone XL tar sands pipeline

2013-06-15 17:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Al Gore has called on Barack Obama to veto the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, describing it as "an atrocity". The former vice-president said in an interview on Friday that he hoped Obama would follow the example of British Columbia, which last week rejected a similar pipeline project, and shut down the Keystone XL. "I certainly hope that he will veto that now that the Canadians have publicly concluded that it is not safe to take a pipeline across British Columbia to ports on the Pacific,"...

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