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Obama Administration Rejects TransCanada Keystone XL Plan
By Kenny Bruno, Corporate Ethics
Thursday, November 10, 2011
A drab State Department media note called “Keystone XL Pipeline Review Process: Decision to Seek Additional Information,” issued late afternoon before a three day weekend, has unleashed celebratory fireworks.
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The People’s Voice Wins the Day on Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
By Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, NRDC
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Today, the Obama Administration through the State Department announced a new environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline that is likely to last through early 2013. This is a tremendous victory in a campaign that has pitted people from all walks of life against dirty tar sands. By calling for a new environmental review of the Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama is displaying leadership and a continued strong commitment to protections for land, air, water, climate and public health. He heard Nebraskans, Texans, Montanans and others ask for protection of their land and water. He heard masses of students, teachers, faith leaders and others ask for a strong stance against climate change. The President is doing what is in the interest of the American people and showing leadership on climate and energy at home and abroad.
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More than 10,000 people encircle the White House asking the President to say no to Keystone XL
By Liz Barratt-Brown | NRDC
Sunday, November 06, 2011
One year from the Presidential election, over 10,000 citizens encircled the mile and a quarter circumference of the White House three times around with lots of people to spare. They had come from all parts of the country, many from swing states wearing Obama buttons next to their Stop Keystone XL buttons. They were all ages, from kids in strollers to seniors, all participating in the chants and linking arms along the line of people that stretched as far as the eye could see. My kids carried hand-made signs that read “This is my future” with pictures of the pipeline contrasted with windmills. Cars along the perimeter of the White House honked their horns in support. At one point, a line guard said “we expected 5,000, we’ve been told we have 12,000 here and that we have surrounded the White House.” Huge cheers went up.
Tagged with: keystone xl, pipeline, protest, washington dc, bill mckibben
How to buy a pipeline? Buy Congress.
By Lorne Stockman | OilChange International
Saturday, November 05, 2011
As thousands gather around the White House tomorrow to urge President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, let’s take a minute to look at some of the ways the project has garnered political support so far.
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Redford opposes Keystone XL in video oped
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Tuesday, November 01, 2011
The New York Times published a poignant “video op-ed” from Robert Redford and NRDC urging President Obama to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline. This well-crafted and powerful 3-minute clip was specifically requested by the Times and is currently running on the homepage and opinion homepage of NYTimes.com.
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Approval Won’t Put Keystone XL in the Rear View Mirror
By Kenny Bruno, Corporate Ethics
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Today, a groundbreaking opinion piece was published in The Hill. Titled “Tar sands pipeline will comfort our enemies,” it is a scathing indictment of the Keystone XL pipeline’s geopolitical impact by someone who knows. Retired Brigadier General Steven Anderson served as the Chief Logistician in Iraq and Afghanistan, and has seen first hand how oil dependence leads directly to the death of American soldiers.
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Old Pipeline New Risks
By Beth Wallace | National Wildlife Federation
Monday, October 24, 2011
Those fortunate enough to travel through the Straits of Mackinac have experienced the beauty of Lake Michigan and Lake Huron emerging as one as you pass through the gateway of mountainous sand dunes in the Lower Peninsula to steep cliffs and adventure in the Upper Peninsula.
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Conflict of Interest, Cronyism Revealed as Details Leak on TransCanada’s Keystone XL
By Kate Colarulli, Sierra Club
Friday, October 21, 2011
Key documents have recently come to light, exposed by a Friends of the Earth "Freedom of Information Act" request. The documents paint a disturbing picture of negligent mismanagement by the State Department and TransCanada's successful efforts to manipulate any attempts to objectively review the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline.
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Why I Am Joining the November 6 Action against the Keystone XL Pipeline
By John H. Adams
Thursday, October 20, 2011
On November 6, I will be leading a group of NRDC members and experts to the White House. The last time I visited 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, I had the honor of receiving the Medal of Freedom in recognition of what NRDC and the environmental movement have achieved in the last 40 years. On this visit, I want to focus on the future, not the past.
Tagged with: keystone xl, pipeline, protest, white house, washington dc, john h adams
Senators question integrity of permitting process for Keystone XL pipeline
By Danielle Droitsch | NRDC
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Last Friday, U.S. Senators Sanders, Leahy, and Wyden wrote a letter to the State Department raising “serious concerns” about whether the permitting process for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline has been fair and objective. The letter cites a recent New York Times article exposing a troubling conflict of interest between TransCanada, the proponent of the pipeline, and Cardno Entrix who completed the environmental analysis for the pipeline. The Senators have urged the State Department to conduct a new and objective environmental review saying they have “little confidence” in the current review that found the pipeline had no significant impact to most resources. There is a need for the Obama administration to investigate this conflict of interest to determine whether the environmental review process has been fair, balanced, and impartial. Most importantly, this investigation should be completed before the State Department issues any permit for the pipeline.
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