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William Marsden: The real issue over Keystone is America’s addiction to oil
WASHINGTON – In the mishmash of speculation and assumptions that have driven the U.S. national debate over the Keystone XL pipeline, there is one undeniable fact no American wants to talk about....
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William Marsden: Elizabeth May joins Obama prayer breakfast
WASHINGTON – Who could blame her? After decades of walking a landscape of empty promises on climate change, Elizabeth May is taking time off for prayer. The Green Party leader and MP from British...
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Harper readies to do battle for Keystone again
MEXICO CITY – Prime Minister Stephen Harper is prepared to deliver the same message about the Keystone XL pipeline to U.S. President Barack Obama in private as he has already delivered in public, he...
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Harper, Obama talk emissions as Keystone XL hits legal setback
TOLUCA, Mexico – Prime Minister Stephen Harper and U.S. President Barack Obama have agreed to set new greenhouse gas emission standards for heavy-duty trucks, part of a larger effort to set broader...
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Nebraska governor appeals Keystone pipeline court ruling
WASHINGTON – TransCanada Corp. faces a serious dilemma as court actions in Nebraska have left its giant 1,900-kilometre Keystone XL pipeline in legal limbo. Even though Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman...
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U.S. State Department investigation finds no conflict of interest in Keystone...
WASHINGTON – A U.S. State Department investigation has concluded that there was no conflict of interest in the contractor that conducted the final environmental assessment study into the Keystone XL...
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Canada needs stronger environmental credentials to achieve energy goals, top...
OTTAWA – Two of Canada’s leading conservative power players served notice Friday that Canada must do more to both strengthen and trumpet the country’s environmental credentials if it expects to fight...
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Keystone XL called powerful weapon against Putin
WASHINGTON — The Keystone XL pipeline would be a powerful weapon against countries like Russia that use their energy resources to intimidate countries such as Ukraine, according to retired Marine Corps...
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New U.S. ambassador to Canada enjoys Twitter, loves the Chicago Blackhawks
OTTAWA — He’s a huge Chicago sports fan, loves snowshoeing with his wife, is fond of social media and taking selfies, and, oh yeah, he’s the new U.S. envoy to Canada. U.S. Ambassador Bruce Heyman...
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New U.S. ambassador Heyman focuses squarely on climate change
OTTAWA — The new United States Ambassador to Canada says developed countries must take responsibility for climate change, but — as a decision looms on the Keystone XL pipeline — he stresses that energy...
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Nobel laureates condemn Keystone as climate-change trigger
WASHINGTON — Ten Nobel Peace Prize winners from as far afield as Yemen, South Africa and Argentina have signed a letter asking U.S. President Barack Obama to deny a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline...
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Keystone XL crucial to government, not so much to Canadians
OTTAWA – Although Canada has sent a steady stream of high-level politicians to Washington to lobby for the Keystone XL pipeline, many Canadians don’t perceive the project as being relevant to them. A...
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Barack Obama gives Canada the brush-off, yet again
Barack Obama is Canada’s American president. Right? Of course right. In the lead-up to his 2012 battle with the airbrushed Republican Mitt Romney, with his binders full of women, polls showed Canadians...
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Academics take issue with ‘flawed’ pipeline policies and leadership
VANCOUVER — A Canadian-led group of academics has taken to one of the world’s top science journals to call for a moratorium on new oilsands and pipeline projects. The group, led by ecologist Wendy...
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Keystone XL pipeline could have bigger impact than expected, new study says
The proposed Keystone XL pipeline to connect Canadian oilsands with U.S. refineries and ports could have a much larger impact on greenhouse gas emissions than previously assumed, according to a new...
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House of Representatives approves Keystone project amid heated debate over...
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday voted overwhelmingly 252-161 to authorize the immediate construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. The U.S. Senate will debate the measure on...
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Marsden: New Congress will likely give new life to embattled Keystone XL...
WASHINGTON — Even as the tortuous run of the Keystone XL pipeline was stopped in its tracks this week, the race is about to begin afresh. Immediately after the U.S. Senate voted against the pipeline by...
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Pipelines
Oil pipelines are quickly becoming the backbone of economies around the world, but not without environmental fears and protests.
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Obama demands greater military power to fight ISIL; higher taxes on rich
WASHINGTON — Claiming to be “turning the page” on 15 years of war and recession, U.S. President Barack Obama returned Tuesday to his Robin Hood theme of strengthening the middle class with a State of...
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Federal government planned ‘strong’ PR campaign to promote oil industry
OTTAWA — Days before announcing Canada would withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol on climate change, the federal government drafted plans for a “strong and coordinated” public relations campaign and major...
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