Mr. Obama’s Easy Call on Keystone Bill
The New York Times Editorial Board Congress has delivered to President Obama a bill commanding him to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada, accompanied by a… Read more »
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When Mother Earth Has Nothing Left To Give, We Must Slow Down
When Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project review began in April 2014, it was on a fast track to approval. The 2012 changes to the National Energy Board Act… Read more »
Powerful Republican lobbying group comes to Vancouver to strategize with oil industry
Author Jenny Uechi At a meeting last week of the Canadian Oil and Gas Export Summit in Vancouver, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent a representative to huddle with industry…. Read more »
Empowered green groups gain upper hand in pipeline battle
WASHINGTON Meet the people on the winning side of Canadas oil discount the U.S. environmental activists who have wreaked havoc in the oil sands industry by trashing its… Read more »
Confirmation Of Climate Hawk Kerry As Secretary Of State May Doom Dirty Keystone XL Pipeline
Author Joe Romm The Senate confirmed John Kerry as a Secretary of State by a vote of 94 to 3. I believe this is a turning point in the fight… Read more »
State waters might see more oil-tanker traffic
The Seattle Times Originally published Saturday, January 26, 2013 at 8:00 PM State waters might see more oil-tanker traffic Oil-tanker traffic is expected to increase in Washington waters under an… Read more »
Kinder Morgan ignored warnings in Sumas Mountain oil spill: report
As Kinder Morgan visits Fraser Valley communities holding open houses on its Trans Mountain oil pipeline twinning project, the National Energy Board (NEB) has issued a critical report into the… Read more »
Sen. McCain calls for public hearings on CNOOC bid
Amy Minsky, Global News/The West Block : Sunday, November 18, 2012 11:00 AM HALIFAX — U.S. Senator John McCain is calling for Parliament to hold open discussions on a Chinese… Read more »
What you need to know about public health and safety risks from Utahs refineries
*For a complete discussion of the health affects of pollution see The Health Consequences of Air Pollution on this site, under the heading Pollution and Health. References for this summary… Read more »
Texas solidarity letter
Texas solidarity letter September 26, 2012 RE: Statement on the Brutal Treatment of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Protestors in Texas Members of Texas Law Enforcement and TransCanada CEO Russ… Read more »