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British Columbia Opposes Planned Oil Sands Pipeline
2013-06-01 02:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: A pipeline for exporting oil sands bitumen to Asia-bound tankers was dealt a severe blow on Friday when the province of British Columbia urged a federal review panel to reject the $6 billion plan. The proposal to build the Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline and its port is effectively Alberta's backup plan in case the Obama administration turns down the Keystone XL, a pipeline that would link the oil sands with American refineries on the Gulf Coast. Several of the concerns raised by British Columbia...
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Tar sands supporters suffer setback as British Columbia rejects pipeline
2013-06-01 01:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Efforts to expand production from the Alberta tar sands suffered a significant setback on Friday when the provincial government of British Columbia rejected a pipeline project because of environmental shortcomings. In a strongly worded statement, the government of the province said it was not satisfied with the pipeline company's oil spill response plans. The rejection of the pipeline which was to have given Alberta an outlet to Pacific coast ports and markets in China further raises the...
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British Columbia Government Rejects Plans for Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline
2013-05-31 23:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: News broke today that the British Columbia government in Canada has rejected a proposal from Enbridge to build the Northern Gateway pipeline which would pump tar sands through the province for export. Government officials cited a lack of evidence that the company has the ability to transport the heavy crude safely, nor could Enbridge prove that they would have a sufficient response to a spill should one occur. According to Environment Minister Terry Lake, British Columbia thoroughly reviewed...
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House Votes to Fast Track Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
2013-05-23 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Yesterday, the House of Representatives voted 241-175 to fast track the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, voting in favor of H.R. 3, the Northern Pipeline Approval Act, which would exempt the Keystone XL pipeline from any further environmental review. H.R. 3 marks the seventh time the House of Representatives has voted on a bill that would circumvent the nations most crucial environmental laws in order to force approval of Keystone XL. But yesterdays vote saw fewer Representatives in favor of...
Once red-hot, ConocoPhillips' oil sands assets in deep freeze
2013-05-22 13:50:28| Energy - Topix.net
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