Keystone Oil Pipeline

Obama Putting Keystone XL Segment On Fast-Track

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.22.2012

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — President Barack Obama is defending his energy policies in oil country, pointing to plans to fast-track an oil pipeline from Ok...

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Report: Keystone XL Pipeline Economic Risks Ignored

Rocky Kistner | Posted 05.13.2012

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The Cornell Report is a roadmap to how the Keystone XL pipeline will pose an unprecedented threat to America's rivers, aquifers and agricultural and drinking water sources.

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Canadian Keystone XL Oil Pipeline: Why the Deception?

Edward Flattau | Posted 03.31.2012

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Republican lawmakers seem convinced that President Obama's handling of the Keystone project will fragment the support of his industry, union, and environmental backers and deal him a blow in an election year.

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Obama 'Takes Stand,' Rules Against the Keystone XL Pipeline

Bill Chameides | Posted 03.20.2012

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Both sides are hyping the presidential decision as pivotal, with Bill McKibben hailing it as "a brave decision" and Jack Gerard characterizing it as "a clear abdication of presidential leadership." Let's try to deconstruct the hype to assess what the decision really means.

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What's So Radical About Caring for the Earth?

David Suzuki | Posted 03.19.2012

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Is it radical to care for our country, our world, our children and grandchildren, our future? It seems more radical for a government to come out swinging in favour of an industrial project in advance of public hearings into that project.

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Congressional Republicans Planning End-Run Around Obama On Contentious Issue

Posted 01.12.2012

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By Roberta Rampton and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON--Congressional Republicans, who are urging President Barack Obama to give a permit to the Canad...

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Obama Aides: Keystone Inclusion 'Is Absolutely Not A Blink'

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.19.2011

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WASHINGTON -- At a press conference on Dec. 7, President Obama warned congressional Republicans not to attach a controversial crude oil pipeline from ...

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Keystone XL: Danger Ahead

David Burwell | Posted 02.14.2012

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Will Rogers advised politicians to "never overlook a good opportunity to shut up." Congress should adopt his advice as it considers fast-tracking the Keystone XL pipeline: keep quiet and let the permit review proceed at its own pace.

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State Department Warns Congress Not To Meddle In Pipeline Project

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 12.12.2011

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The State Department has hit the brakes on a congressional plan to revive the controversial Keystone XL pipeline project, signaling Monday that it wou...

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Keystone XL and Jobs: Just More Pipe Dreams

Robert Redford | Posted 02.10.2012

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This week the GOP leadership, once again, has sided with Big Oil against the will of the American people.

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From the Oil Disaster Frontlines: Victory Up North as the Battle Rages in the Gulf

Rocky Kistner | Posted 01.11.2012

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As Keystone XL protesters savor their victory to postpone the pipeline project, another oil policy decision this week did not turn out so well; a plan to expand drilling operations in the oil-damaged Gulf and pristine arctic.

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White House Rally Sunday to Stop Keystone XL

John Adams | Posted 01.04.2012

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It's time we stood up, all of us, to say we won't put the American heartland at risk for a project that would wed our future to the past. We won't keep pushing to the ends of the Earth to feed our addiction to oil.

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Obama: Health, Economic Factors Will Be Taken Into Account In Keystone Decision

Reuters | Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick | Posted 01.01.2012

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By Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said Tuesday health and economic factors would be taken into accoun...

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#Surround the White House to Stop Keystone XL

Bill McKibben | Posted 12.28.2011

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Next Sunday we'll be circling the White House with people -- a kind of ring-around-Obama designed to remind him that he has serious support for blocking the Keystone Pipeline.

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Obama: No Decision On Keystone XL Pipeline

AP | JIM KUHNHENN and MATTHEW DALY | Posted 12.26.2011

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DENVER — President Barack Obama said Wednesday his administration has made no decision on whether a Canadian company can proceed with plans for ...

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Groups Sue To Block Construction Of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 12.05.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Environmental groups filed suit against the Obama administration on Wednesday, alleging that U.S. federal officials illegally allowed wo...

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Internal Combustion

Robert Koehler | Posted 11.01.2011

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Cars aren't merely symbols of power, but power itself, indispensable for countless purposes both life-affirming and pointless.

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Former State Department Official: Keystone Pipeline Approval Likely

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 10.29.2011

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David L. Goldwyn, who until earlier this year had served as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energ...

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Sending a Message to Obama: Pipeline for Tar Sands Oil Is Not in America's Interest

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.24.2011

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Carrying this dirty fuel across six states and the Ogallala Aquifer, the source for water for the American Heartland, is inviting disaster.

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House Votes To Expedite Review Of Keystone XL Oil Pipeline

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 09.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The House passed a bill on Tuesday that gives the White House a Nov. 1 deadline to finish its review of Keystone XL, a controversial oi...

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U.S. Regulators Allow Restart Of Keystone Oil Pipeline Following Repairs

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 08.04.2011

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WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators have allowed a Canadian company to restart its Keystone oil pipeline after completing repairs and safety tests. Oi...

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Regulators Block Restart Of Keystone Oil Pipeline

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 08.03.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration blocked a Canadian company from restarting its controversial oil pipeline on Friday, concluding that "continued...

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