Will Obama Block the Keystone XL Pipeline?
Powerful environmental groups are bringing out the big guns with an op-ed in The Washington Post (contra a prior editorial by the Post in support) voicing their opposition to building the Keystone XL...
View ArticleState Department Likely to Approve KeystoneXL Pipeline
Despite ongoing protests outside of the White House, “sources” tell The Washington Post that a ruling will find that the KeystoneXL pipeline will have a “limited environmental impact,” likely...
View ArticleMore Confirmation of Likely Approval for KeystoneXL Pipeline
Via The Huffington Post David L. Goldwyn, who until earlier this year had served as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, said in an...
View ArticleFurther Updates on the Keystone XL Pipeline
The construction of the KeystoneXL Pipeline has become a symbolic icon for the environmental movement. And to their credit, the environmental movement has seized upon it and energized its base, holding...
View ArticleNew York Times Wrong on Keystone Pipeline
As a result of a widespread campaign spearheaded by environmentalists, President Obama was forced to punt a decision on the KeystoneXl Pipeline until after his 2012 election. Many analysts believe that...
View ArticleKeystoneXL Showdown
Last week, despite a temporary hiccup, Democrats and Republicans agreed to a 2-month extension of the social security payroll tax cut passed near the end of 2010: Despite Mr. Obama’s veto threat of any...
View ArticlePart of the Keystone Pipeline to Proceed
In what is yet another strange twist in the saga that is the Keystone Pipeline, TransCanada announced yesterday that they would proceed to build a portion of the pipeline from Oklahoma to Texas, which...
View ArticleAFL-CIO: Build the Keystone Pipeline
This is somewhat noteworthy, as prior to this the AFL-CIO had no official position on the pipeline, as they needed to delicately balance their loyalty to President Obama and the desires of specific...
View ArticleSenate Holds Vote on Keystone Pipeline
Last week the U.S. Senate voted, symbolically, to endorse the Keystone Pipeline. Note that while this vote won’t actually get the pipeline built, or advance it’s progress, it is a good sign that 17...
View ArticleReport Claims Keystone Will Not Increase Emissions
A fairly new report from IHS claims that importing oil sands from Canada is unlikely to increase net emissions of greenhouse gasses in the United States. This is important because one of President...
View ArticleObama Approves Changes to Pipeline Crossing Canadian Border
Earlier this week the U.S. State Department quietly approved a permit for changes to a pipeline that travels across the Canadian border: A subsidiary of Houston-based Kinder Morgan Inc. secured a...
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