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Portland, Maine Tar Sands Protest Sees Hundreds Rally Against Proposed Pipeline From Montreal
Posted by Huffington Post: Clarke Canfield on January 26th, 2013
Huffington Post: Hundreds of people rallied in Portland on Saturday in what was billed as the largest protest yet against the possibility of so-called tar sands oil being piped in from Montreal.
Protesters gathered downtown, then marched to the city's waterfront for a rally that included speeches from Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and others who said allowing heavy oil from western Canada to cross northern New England poses serious environmental risks.
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Malaysian is named head of UN biodiversity panel
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 26th, 2013
Agence France-Presse: A prominent Malaysian biologist on Saturday was named first chief of a UN scientific panel which aims to turn the world's spotlight on species loss, as a Nobel-winning counterpart has done for climate change.
In their first plenary meeting, members of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, or IPBES, chose Zakri Abdul Hamid as chairman, a spokeswoman for IPBES told AFP.
Zakri, 64, will serve for three years under the decision, reached in tough overnight discussions...
Canada’s Finance Minister Flaherty Less Optimistic on Keystone XL Prospects
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on January 26th, 2013
Reuters: U.S. President Barack Obama's emphasis in his inaugural address on fighting climate change may not bode well for the contentious project to build the Keystone XL oil pipeline, Canada's finance minister said on Friday.
The Canadian government has been an enthusiastic supporter of TransCanada Corp's (TRP.TO) plan to build the $5.3 billion pipeline, which would open up a huge new market on the U.S. Gulf Coast for crude derived from oil sands in Alberta.
Washington faces a decision in the next...