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For Earth Day, Tell President Obama to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline

For Earth Day, Tell President Obama to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline

There is no bigger issue for the environmental movement right now than the Keystone XL Pipeline, a 3,400-mile pipe that would transport oil extracted from the tar sands in northern Alberta to the

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New Report Shows Just How Much the Keystone Pipeline Will Impact Global Warming

New Report Shows Just How Much the Keystone Pipeline Will Impact Global Warming

In February, TransCanada President Alex Pourbaix assured the world that the Keystone XL Pipeline wouldn’t have any impact on climate change -- a statement that was met with more than just a little eye

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Exxon Will Not Pay for Cleanup of 12,000 Barrels of Crude in Arkansas as Leak is Not “Oil”

Exxon Will Not Pay for Cleanup of 12,000 Barrels of Crude in Arkansas as Leak is Not “Oil”

Photo via Shutterstock Due to a thirty-year-old law, Exxon will not be paying into the federal fund that will pay for the cleanup of 12,000 barrels of crude oil that leaked from its Pegasus Pipeline in

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Bipartisan Senate Vote Shows Support for Keystone XL Pipeline

Bipartisan Senate Vote Shows Support for Keystone XL Pipeline

It may be a non-binding amendment, but a Senate vote last Friday that passed 62-37 in favor of the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline is more than a little concerning. The proposed pipeline would

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President Obama Says Climate Change Will Be a Campaign Issue

President Obama Says Climate Change Will Be a Campaign Issue

During President Obama’s first term in office, observers have noted that the terms “global warming” and “climate change” have gradually been scrubbed from the

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President Obama Announces Plan To Expedite Southern Leg of Keystone Pipeline

President Obama Announces Plan To Expedite Southern Leg of Keystone Pipeline

One consequence of promoting an 'all of the above' energy strategy is that it will draw criticism from all sides, leaving neither pro-oil nor pro-alternative energy constituencies satisfied. This is

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Why Are Gasoline Prices Constantly Rising in the USA?

Why Are Gasoline Prices Constantly Rising in the USA?

It has never been more expensive to fill up your car. Whether you are in the UK or the US, fuel prices are at an all-time high, but with elections coming up the issue has never been more important.

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TransCanada to Move Ahead with Southern Section of Keystone XL Pipeline

TransCanada to Move Ahead with Southern Section of Keystone XL Pipeline

Undeterred by Obama's rejection of permit applications for the Keystone XL pipeline earlier this month, TransCanada have announced that they will move forward with the southern section of the

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Keystone XL Pipeline Could Add as Few as 20, Yes Just 20, Jobs Once Built

Keystone XL Pipeline Could Add as Few as 20, Yes Just 20, Jobs Once Built

In Reports delivered to Congress by the U.S. State Department and several universities, and in statements by TransCanada's Vice President, it has come to light that the number of permanent jobs created by

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