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Canada’s Liberals plan ‘fresh start’ on energy after rejection of Keystone pipeline
Posted by Globe and Mail: Steven Chase and Paul Koring on November 8th, 2015
Globe and Mail: Barack Obama has formally rejected the Keystone XL pipeline project after seven years of review, saying that importing "dirtier crude oil" from Canada would tarnish the United States' reputation for fighting climate change.
The U.S. President's decision on the oil sands pipeline, while not unexpected, puts pressure on Justin Trudeau's new Liberal government to rehabilitate Canada's international image as a responsible energy producer and find new routes to get crude to foreign markets.
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Obama’s Climate-Change Goals Come With a Warning on Keystone
Posted by Globe and Mail: Steven Chase and Paul Koring on June 26th, 2013
Globe and Mail: U.S. President Barack Obama has laid out a sweeping plan to fight climate change that would limit pollution from coal-fired plants, a package he unveiled while making it clear that approval for Canada's Keystone XL pipeline project will only come if its backers can prove it won't worsen global warming.
Saying that the world still looks to the United States to lead, Mr. Obama called for curbs on existing and new coal-fired plants - the sector produces two-fifths of the country's electricity but...