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Majority of Americans Support Keystone XL
2013-12-13 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: More Americans view the Keystone XL oil pipeline as a benefit to U.S. energy security than as an environmental risk, even as they say Canada should do more to reduce greenhouse gases in exchange for approval of the project. A Bloomberg National Poll shows support for the $5.4 billion link between Albertas oil sands and U.S. Gulf Coast refineries remains strong, with 56 percent of respondents viewing it as a chance to reduce dependence on oil imports from less reliable trading partners. That compares...
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Obamas New Special Adviser Is Outspoken Critic of Keystone XL
2013-12-11 16:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: By asking John Podesta to come to the White House as a special counselor at a time of turmoil and tough choices, President Obama has created an unusually close tie to an outspoken critic of the Keystone XL pipeline and the Canadian tar sands it would carry. Podesta is a Washington policy insider who was Bill Clinton`s chief of staff and whose Center for American Progress, or CAP, is an influential voice of liberalism. He has kept climate change high on his agenda for years and will continue to do...
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U.S. ambassador, TransCanada president say 'no thanks' to Keystone XL opponents
2013-11-28 11:54:17| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Key Canadian representatives have turned down invitations to address a Washington summit organized by an environmental group leading the fight against the Keystone pipeline.
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EUs Targeting of Oil Sands Could Have Spillover Effect on Keystone XL
2013-11-19 18:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said a move by the European Union to target the oil sands could have an indirect impact on the fate of the Keystone XL pipeline project because it will stigmatize Canadian oil. Canada has spent months fighting the European Union's proposed fuel quality directive which is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Under the proposal, oil from the oil sands would be labelled particularly dirty, creating a disincentive for European refiners to import Canadian...
'It's not over til it's over,' Alberta energy minister says of Keystone XL push
2013-11-09 04:19:57| Energy - Topix.net
Alberta's energy minister says it's important the province keeps pushing for U.S. approval of the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline until a decision is finally made.
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