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Canada Touts Carbon Pollution Cuts as Keystone XL Pressure Builds
Posted by FuelFix: Jennifer A. Dlouhy on September 13th, 2013
FuelFix: Pressure is building on Canada to find ways to lower its climate pollution in a bid to smooth the way for the Obama administration`s approval of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline.
But Canada`s ambassador to the U.S., Gary Doer, stressed Thursday that the country is already working to cut greenhouse gas emissions - often in concert with the United States.
In a meeting with reporters arranged by the American Petroleum Institute, Doer laid out a laundry list of Canada`s environmental achievements:...
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Environmentalists say Keystone fails Obama’s test
Posted by FuelFix: Jennifer A. Dlouhy on August 30th, 2013
FuelFix: Environmentalists on Thursday asserted that the proposed Keystone XL pipeline fails President Barack Obama`s test for approval, because it would exacerbate global warming.
The project is the "linchpin" to unlocking the development of Alberta, Canada`s oil sands using particularly energy intensive techniques, according to a report issues by the Sierra Club, Environment America and other groups.
"The Keystone XL presidential permit decision is so important precisely because it has critical implications...
Feds overlook climate costs of Keystone, greens say
Posted by FuelFix: Jennifer A. Dlouhy on April 17th, 2013
FuelFix: As House Republicans advance legislation to expedite the Keystone XL pipeline, environmentalists on Tuesday released a new report insisting the State Department is ignoring the full climate change damage that could result if the Obama administration approves the project.
The report by Oil Change International says the pipeline would unleash 181 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases annually - equivalent to the tailpipe emissions from more than 37.7 million cars. The...