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How Keystone review undercut Obama’s climate policies
Posted by Bloomberg: Brad Wieners on January 25th, 2015
Bloomberg: Ranchers arrested for trespassing on their own property. Preachers moonlighting as land agents. Billionaire activists hiring former Navy SEALs to conduct mock terror attacks. Given the farcical turns the fight over Keystone XL has taken, it’s only fitting that the pipeline has reemerged as a top priority for the new Republican Congress when the issues it was supposed to fix--weak job creation, energy insecurity, pain at the pump--are far less pressing than when Keystone was proposed.
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Secrets, Lies, and Missing Data: New Twists in the Keystone XL Pipeline
Posted by Bloomberg: Brad Wieners on July 12th, 2013
Bloomberg: Even if you haven’t been following the saga of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and haven’t decided if it’s a fast track to U.S. energy independence (those in favor) or “game over” for human civilization (those opposed, because of its role in climate change), yesterday’s developments are too rich to ignore. In fact, it may be game over for the Keystone XL—at least until 2016—thanks, once again, to U.S. State Department oversight. First, a refresher: Because the proposed line crosses the Canada-U.S....