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President Has All Information Needed to Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
The following is a statement by Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, international program director of the Natural Resources Defense Council, on the State Department’s final environmental impact statement for the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline: “Even though the State Department continues to downplay clear evidence that the Keystone XL pipeline would lead to tar sands expansion and ...
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New research shows climate emissions from Keystone XL tar sands pipeline much worse than reported
Scientists and advocates today unveiled new research showing that the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would damage the climate much more than previously thought, by dramatically expanding tar sands production and because it will lead to increased combustion of a particularly dirty form of oil. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, experts and advocates said the new information gives ...
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House Demonstrates Support for a Presidential Veto of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
The House vote today forcing approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline came with a silver lining: There are more than enough lawmakers to sustain a well-deserved presidential veto of the ill-considered legislation. The following is a statement by Danielle Droitsch, Canada Project Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council: “The House-passed bill is wrong for our country. It ...
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Green America: Following President`s announcement, keystone XL pipeline likely to fail with continued public opposition
Green America welcomed yesterday’s decision by President Obama and the State Department to postpone further consideration of TransCanada’s Keystone XL oil pipeline pending another environmental impact review. This review process will likely extend into 2013 and offers the Administration additional opportunity to evaluate the consequences of this dangerous project. If built, the ...
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U.S. reverses course, greenlights Keystone Pipeline
President Donald Trump has formally approved the controversial Keystone XL pipeline extension, reversing a previous decision by former President Barack Obama to reject the 1,179-mile pipeline over environmental concerns. The action fulfills a key campaign promise of President Trump, who pledged to build the pipeline. The $8 billion project, which is being developed by TransCanada, would connect ...
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Former Obama adviser: Build Keystone XL pipeline
President Barack Obama's former national security adviser said Thursday that Obama should approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline to send Russian President Vladimir Putin a message that "international bullies" can't use energy security as a weapon. The comments by retired Gen. James Jones came as Democrats grappled with the election-year dilemma that the pipeline poses for them. Wealthy Democratic ...
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State Department Takes Prudent Action on Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
The State Department announced today it will extend its decision-making period on the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The following is a statement from Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, director of the International Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council: “The State Department is taking the most prudent course of action possible. It is already clear that the Keystone XL tar sands ...
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NRDC: President Retains Responsibility for Keystone XL Tar Sands Decision
A majority in the U.S. House today voted for Nebraska GOP Rep. Lee Terry’s legislation, The Northern Route Approval Act,” that seeks to speed up approval for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline by eliminating the need for a presidential permit. Franz Matzner, associate director of government affairs for the Natural Resources Defense Council, made these comments on the vote: ...
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Energy Bill Caught Up in Keystone XL Dispute
Days after President Barack Obama touted executive actions aimed at increasing energy efficiency, a bill with similar goals is expected to fall victim to partisan gridlock in the Senate. A bipartisan bill to promote many of the same efficiency goals Obama touted Friday in California is expected to go down in defeat Monday amid a dispute over the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Co-sponsored by Sens. ...
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Defying GOP, Obama vetoes Keystone XL pipeline bill
Defying the Republican-run Congress, President Barack Obama rejected a bill Tuesday to approve construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, wielding his veto power for only the third time in his presidency. Obama offered no indication of whether he'll eventually issue a permit for the pipeline, whose construction has become a flashpoint in the U.S. debate about environmental policy and climate ...
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Nebraskans’ Message: We know more now why Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline would be a colossal mistake
The U.S. State Department is holding a public hearing today in Grand Island, Nebraska, on a new route for the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Anthony Swift, an attorney in the international program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, made these comments concerning the hearing: “Nebraskans are sending a clear message: Each passing day provides more evidence that approving the ...
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U.S. gasoline use declining: keystone XL pipeline not needed
As the debate unfolds about whether to build a 1,711-mile pipeline to carry crude oil from the tar sands in Canada to refineries in Texas, the focus is on the oil spills and carbon emissions that inevitably come with it. But we need to ask a more fundamental question. Do we really need that oil? The United States currently consumes more gasoline than the next 16 countries combined. Yes, you read ...
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Citing Climate Damage, More than 100 Scientists, Economists Urge Obama and Kerry to Reject Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
More than 100 leading scientists and economists are calling on the Obama Administration to deny the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline because it will trigger massive development of the world’s dirtiest oil, and escalate climate change. They include Nobel Prize winners in physics and economics, and lead authors of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports. ...
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Green America denounces congressional efforts to advance keystone XL pipeline
Three weeks after the State Department and President announced plans to seek further study of the proposed Keystone XL crude oil pipeline, members of the Senate and House announced plans to fast-track the pipeline permitting process. On November 30, 2011, Senate Republicans introduced a bill to try to force the President’s hand on the issue – requiring a decision on whether or not to ...
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KXL Tar Sands Pipeline: The more we learn, the worse it looks
The U.S. State Department today released a draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline proposed to pass through the United States from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. As the Natural Resources Defense Council starts to analyze this draft environmental review, NRDC Canada Project Director Danielle Droitsch issued this statement: “The facts remain ...
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Senate Panel’s Keystone XL Measure about Politics and Bad Policy
The Senate Energy Committee today considered yet another political ploy by some in Congress to force construction of the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which will worsen climate change and jeopardize communities along its route. Anthony Swift, an attorney in the Natural Resources Defense Council’s International Program, made this statement concerning the Keystone XL vote: ...
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Robert Redford leads prominent Americans who DemandCleanPower
Robert Redford and an array of prominent voices are calling on Americans to demand clean energy and reject dirty fuels with a particular plea that President Obama deny the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, as part of a new high profile climate action campaign debuting today. Redford is joined on the www.DemandCleanPower.org website debuting today by actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus, ...
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In Ad and Letter, Nobel Laureates Urge Obama to Deny Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
Ten Nobel Peace Prize laureates today are urging President Obama to deny the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, citing the moral imperative of protecting some of the world’s most vulnerable populations from the devastating effects of climate change. The laureates include Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former President Jimmy Carter, and landmine activist Jody Williams. “You stand on the brink ...
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Grandstanding on Keystone XL tar sands pipeline changes nothing
The Senate voted today on an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution proposed by Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) that would support building the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. The non-binding measure received majority support but does not approve the pipeline. Peter Lehner, executive director of the Natural Resources Defense Council, issued this statement on the measure: ...
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Pipeline supporters seek quick Senate vote
In a struggle steeped in election-year politics, supporters of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline are seeking a swift Senate vote on legislation to approve construction of the project that environmentalists oppose strongly and the Obama administration has delayed indefinitely. Pipeline advocates in the Senate, who include several Democrats on the ballot next fall as well as Republicans, hold a ...
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