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Oil and Gas Lobby Says State Department Considering Keystone Hearing
Posted by The Hill: Zack Colman on June 5th, 2013
The Hill: The State Department is looking to hold a public hearing in Washington, D.C., on the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline this summer, the American Petroleum Institute (API) said Tuesday.
The department recently held a Keystone hearing in Nebraska, which covered its draft environmental review of the project. Cindy Schild, the API’s downstream director for refining and oil sands, said she had thought it was the last and said more public hearings would delay a final decision.
“They’ve held already...
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Liberal Dems Press White House to Reject Keystone Pipeline
Posted by The Hill: Zack Colman on April 12th, 2013
The Hill: A group of House Democrats pressed the White House to reject the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline during a closed-door meeting with President Obama’s top climate adviser.
“I think some messages were delivered. The occasion was used to deliver some concerns,” Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.) told reporters after the Thursday meeting between White House aide Heather Zichal and the House Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), which Connolly co-chairs.
The meeting was a catch-all regarding...
Report: LA Kings Coach to Press Obama on Keystone Pipeline
Posted by The Hill: Zack Colman on March 27th, 2013
The Hill: Los Angeles Kings head coach Darryl Sutter said pucks, politics and the Keystone XL pipeline are on the agenda Tuesday when the Stanley Cup champions meet President Obama.
Sutter, who owns a ranch in Alberta, told Canada’s The Globe and Mail that he plans to press Obama on the proposed Alberta-to-Texas oil sands pipeline.
“I’m gonna ask him about it – damn rights I am,” Sutter said ahead of the ceremonial White House meeting.
Sutter, an Alberta native, is the latest in a long list of Canadians...
Canada playing US for fools on Keystone, opposition leader says
Posted by The Hill: Zack Colman on March 13th, 2013
The Hill: Canada’s opposition leader will visit Washington, D.C., this week to counter statements by Canadian officials in a recent lobbying blitz supporting the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
The trip by Tom Mulcair, of Canada’s New Democratic Party, comes amidst a series of United States trips by Canadian officials to meet with Obama administration personnel and lawmakers about the pipeline.
According to Canada’s National Post, Mulcair’s message to the lawmakers and business executives with whom he...
Canadian official raps greens on oil pipeline
Posted by The Hill: Zack Colman on March 6th, 2013
The Hill: A top Canadian official on Tuesday delivered a broadside against environmentalists in the United States who oppose the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver touted a U.S. State Department draft environmental review released Friday that dismissed claims from green groups that Keystone would accelerate oil sands development and exacerbate climate change.
“Why then all the fuss? Why the demonstrations and movie stars chaining themselves to the...
Green groups to risk arrest in White House protest against Keystone XL
Posted by The Hill: Zack Colman on February 13th, 2013
The Hill: Green activists are planning to engage in civil disobedience Wednesday at the White House in hopes of pressuring President Obama to reject the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
Fifty people will risk arrest near the East Gate of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. Among those involved are climate activist and 350.org founder Bill McKibben, actress Daryl Hannah, civil-rights leader Julian Bond and Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune.
“The president can’t work miracles by himself....
GOP Pressures Obama to Build Pipeline with New ‘Keystone XL Clock’
Posted by The Hill: Zack Colman on February 12th, 2013
The Hill: House Energy and Commerce Committee Republicans on Monday put President Obama on the "Keystone Clock."
In a new messaging campaign, the committee’s GOP members have plastered a “Keystone Clock” on its website that shows 1,606 days have passed since TransCanada Corp. filed its September 2008 application for the oil sands pipeline with the State Department.
“Keystone XL remains an opportunity to help create a more secure energy future, but the clock on Keystone XL is still ticking as the president...
Interior Department to Investigate Coal Exports
Posted by The Hill: Zack Colman on February 8th, 2013
The Hill: The Interior Department will investigate whether mining companies are gaming the federal government by skirting royalty payments, a pair of senior senators announced Friday.
The agency is looking into whether mining firms lowball the value of coal excavated from federal lands to minimize the fees they pay the government.
“The Department shares your concern that this matter should be taken seriously and be thoroughly investigated to determine if there is any merit to the allegations contained...
Waxman: Keystone XL ‘Small’ Piece of Climate Puzzle
Posted by The Hill: Zack Colman on January 25th, 2013
The Hill: A top Democratic global warming advocate said Thursday that President Obama’s decision on the Keystone XL pipeline is a “small” part of battling climate change. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) said he hopes Obama nixes the project to bring Canadian oil sands to the Gulf Coast. But he stressed that Keystone is just one piece of the whole climate picture. “This is only a small issue compared to the overall objective that the president and we want to achieve,” Waxman, the top Democrat on the House Energy...
World Bank to strengthen focus on climate change
Posted by The Hill: Zack Colman on January 10th, 2013
The Hill: The World Bank’s chief told Bloomberg in an interview published Thursday that he hopes to elevate the international development institution’s climate change role. World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, who took office in July, said the lender’s November climate change report already has had an effect on its 188 member countries. "The response was quite surprising," Kim told Bloomberg. "It was as if ‘we’ve heard this all from the environmental groups, but my goodness, if the World Bank tells us this...