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Obama's Secretive Keystone XL Decision

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.19.2012

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The oppressive monster known as the Environmental Protection Agency is not just killing jobs these days -- it is intentionally avoiding transparency that may shed light on the political motivations behind the agency's actions.

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House GOP Passes Bill With Controversial Addition

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 04.18.2012

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WASHINGTON — The House on Wednesday approved a Republican bill aimed at keeping alive prospects for enacting an overhaul of federal transportati...

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Keystone Pipeline: Facts and Fictions

Christopher F. Jones | Posted 05.22.2012

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If we cannot agree to say no to projects that will entrench the use of fossil fuel energy -- even if they offer some short-term benefits -- we cannot hope to prevent global warming.

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Obama Defends Handling Of Keystone Decision

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.22.2012

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CUSHING, Okla. — President Barack Obama firmly defended his record on oil drilling Thursday, ordering the government to fast-track an Oklahoma p...

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Obama To Push U.S. Agencies On Keystone XL Permit

Reuters | Posted 05.21.2012

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* Southern Keystone line would drain oil glut in central U.S. * Memo builds on executive order issued in January * Tran...

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Will Obama Expedite A Portion Of Keystone?

Posted 03.20.2012

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President Barack Obama's visit to Cushing, Okla. on Thursday may cause quite a stir among environmental activists fighting the Keystone XL pipeline. ...

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Despite Uniting Behind Obama, Unions Face Bitter Divisions

AP | By SAM HANANEL | Posted 03.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Unions may be united in working to re-elect President Barack Obama, but their leaders also are trying to repair bitter divisions over hi...

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Keystone XL Contract Reveals More Evidence Of Conflict Of Interest

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 03.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The contract assigning a third-party company to investigate the environmental impacts of the Keystone XL project adds to questions about...

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Keystone XL Bill Thwarted By Senate Dems

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday narrowly rejected a GOP provision to fast-track the construction of the Keystone XL crude oil pipeline. The amend...

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Democrats And Republicans Battle Over Gas Prices

AP | MATTHEW DALY | Posted 05.07.2012

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WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans and Democrats are again battling over rising gas prices. At a hearing Wednesday, Republicans and oil indu...

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An Anti-Worker Union

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.29.2012

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Union leaders supporting construction of the Keystone XL pipeline understand that supporting jobs for their members is the reason the unions exist, not to join with the enemy and fight against their own members' best interests.

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Boehner Raises Heat On Obama Over Controversial Issue

Posted 02.28.2012

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The top Republican in Congress wrote to President Barack Obama on Tuesday to urge him to "change course" and approve a controversial oil pipeline,...

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Keystone XL: White House Backs Portion Of Pipeline That Ships U.S. Oil Overseas

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 02.28.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The White House is throwing its support behind a decision by TransCanada to build a portion of the Keystone XL pipeline, even though the...

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CNN Founder Speaks Out

AP | Posted 04.26.2012

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RAPID CITY, South Dakota (AP) — CNN founder Ted Turner is opposing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, which would be built close to his b...

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Beyond Keystone

Bill McKibben | Posted 04.25.2012

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We don't have enough fingers to plug every hole in the dike; we need to change the basic underlying economics, by charging the fossil fuel industry for the damage carbon does in the atmosphere instead of just letting them continue to use the atmosphere as an open sewer for free.

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Boehner's Plan To Win 2012 Elections Hides In His Coat Pocket

Posted 02.24.2012

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By Richard Cowan and Thomas Ferraro WASHINGTON--Tucked in his left breast-coat pocket where he can pull it out to wave before TV cameras is amm...

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Newt Makes Big Pledge

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 04.22.2012

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OKLAHOMA CITY — A once-powerful Washington figure himself, Newt Gingrich pledged Tuesday to state lawmakers in Oklahoma that he'd shrink the rol...

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Keystone XL: State Dept. IG Report Isn't Quite The Exoneration It Sounds Like

HuffingtonPost.com | Joshua Hersh | Posted 02.09.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The State Department did not improperly conduct its review of the Keystone XL pipeline, the Department's Office of the Inspector General...

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Lingering Doubts About Obama's Keystone Pipeline Decision

Carl Safina | Posted 03.25.2012

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We need to generate visible public excitement not just about what could be stopped, but about what we need to create, and what can positively be accomplished.

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Wildlife Is on the Losing End of Our Addiction

Leda Huta | Posted 03.24.2012

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No matter how we try to minimize fossil fuel impacts, we can't avoid the fact that these substances are inherently dirty. Oil, gas and coal are at their core, toxic substances. And as a result they are dangerous to humans and wildlife.

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Keystone Fight Continues as Obama Administration Touts Need for Energy Policy

Stefanie Penn Spear | Posted 03.24.2012

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With the decision to deny the pipeline permit, it was fitting that Secretary of Energy Steven Chu spoke of Obama's plan to reduce oil imports by one-third by 2025, modernize the electric grid, support fuel-efficient vehicles, and invest in renewable energy and energy efficiency.

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Examining Obama's Pipeline Decision

Toni Johnson | Posted 03.21.2012

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"The arguments on both sides of the debate have been pretty badly exaggerated. Opponents of the pipeline talk about how it's game over for climate change.... The proponents of the pipeline talk about it as if it would allow the United States to become somehow free of Middle Eastern oil.

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House GOP Pushing Ahead With Keystone

AP | By DONNA CASSATA | Posted 01.20.2012

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BALTIMORE -- House Republicans say a fresh push for a 1,700-mile Canada-to-Texas pipeline could be part of a new round of negotiations over extending ...

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Obama Has Gotten Himself Stuck in the Oil Sands

Peter Navarro and Greg Autry | Posted 03.20.2012

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When Congress forced the Obama administration to stop dithering on its decision to support the Keystone XL Pipeline, it revealed a White House's determined to cleave to ideology in the face of all common sense.

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Boehner Hurls Accusation At Obama

AP | Posted 03.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- House Speaker John Boehner says President Barack Obama is breaking his promise to create jobs by rejecting a plan to build an oil pipeli...

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