With Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg facing criticism for supporting Keystone XL pipeline, a comedy duo mocks Facebook “Mess” Everything Up Department. Continue reading
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May 16, 2013
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Natural ‘keystone molecules’ punch over their weight in ecosystems
Ecosystems are disproportionately influenced by “keystone molecules” that have powerful behavioral effects and contribute to ecosystem structure, according to a new general theory. The chemicals can each fill a variety of functions and affect multiple … Continue reading
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s support for Keystone XL gets dislike from Elon Musk, Sierra Club, 350.org
Helping provide politicians with political cover to more easily make controversial decisions is not an uncommon tactic among activists, but doing so by supporting environmentally-damaging policies was too much for Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk. Continue reading
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Quid Pro Quo on Keystone approval? Not likely.
As we wait for President Obama and the State Department to make a decision on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, talk seems to have shifted away from why the pipeline should be rejected to what should be done in the event the project is approved. Continue reading
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Vice President Biden opposes Keystone XL. What can this tell us about Obama’s plans?
“Vice President Joe Biden told a South Carolina environmental activist Friday that he opposes a controversial oil pipeline from Canada, but said he is “in the minority” inside the Obama administration.” Continue reading
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If Keystone XL is rejected, will rail shipments fill the gap?
While rail may be considered safer than a pipeline, I don’t find that argument compelling when considered in the context of the math of climate change. The debate over rail versus pipelines is the wrong argument to be having. Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 9, 2013
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The Alberta credibility gap on responsible tar sands development and climate policy: Can it be closed?
Danielle Droitsch, Director, Canada Project, Washington, D.C.
Alberta’s Premier Alison Redford visits Washington DC once again — this time, to speak at the Brookings Institution about Alberta’s claimed “rec… Continue reading
April 4, 2013
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James Hansen makes the case against Keystone XL and tar sands extraction
Climate scientist, James Hansen is retiring from NASA to to focus his time and energy to slowing the release of greenhouse gases. Continue reading
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A train derailing, spilling 30,000 gallons of oil is still not a reason to build Keystone XL pipeline.
A train hauling crude oil from Canada has derailed in Minnesota spilling 30,000 gallons of oil. Despite what proponents of the Keystone XL pipeline may argue, this is not a good reason to build that pipeline. Continue reading
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State Department hid ties between Keystone XL report and TransCanada
Mother Jones has found more information on how the State Department used Trans Canada conctractors to write its environmental report of the Trans Canada Keystone XL pipeline. Continue reading
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Tar Sands Blockade pressures banks to divest from Keystone XL project, 37 arrested in week of protests
This week, Tar Sands Action is engaged in a series of protests directed at bringing attention to the Keystone XL pipeline and banks that profit from these dirty tar sands development. Continue reading
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How can civil disobedience best help the climate?
With a decision on the Keystone XL pipeline looming, it’s a good time to think about how best to respond to the decision and what forms of civil disobedience will best highlight climate change as a moral issue. Continue reading
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Does Obama even see Keystone XL as climate issue?
A report in TIME says White House doesn’t see KXL as “a climate cure.” Do they even recognize it as an climate issue, at all? Continue reading
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Obama “cannot in good conscience” approve Keystone XL: NYTimes
In a Sunday op-ed, The New York Times explains why they think President Obama should reject the Keystone XL pipeline. Continue reading
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Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline: Not the Jobs Plan the Oil Industry Pretends
Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, Director International Program, Washington, D.C.
The State Department draft environmental review of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline shows how TransCanada, the American Petroleum Institute and other proponents o… Continue reading
March 8, 2013
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29 Vermont towns vote to oppose tar sands exports
The Keystone XL pipeline isn’t the only tar sands project facing opposition from the public. Vermont residents voted to oppose the use of an existing pipeline for the transportation of Canadian tar sands oil. Continue reading
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State Dept.’s Keystone XL report written by TransCanada
Brad Johnson at Grist has an intriguing report on the insider access Trans Canada has in writing the environmental impact statement of their own Keystone XL pipeline. Continue reading
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State Department releases Keystone XL environment assessment
In an apparent Friday evening news dump, the State Department has released its environmental assessment of the Keystone XL pipeline. It is not the news environmentalists had hoped for. Continue reading
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“Now is time to choose sides” on Keystone XL
Michael Grunwald at TIME explains why he’s standing “with the tree huggers” on the fight against the Keystone XL pipeline. Continue reading
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Even Rupert Murdoch thinks Keystone XL is a dumb idea
As Think Progress notes, even Rupert Murdoch acknowledges that the Keystone XL pipeline is a dumb idea. Continue reading
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