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Photos from Tar Sands Hearing Rally
By Sierra Club
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Photos from the October 7 rally in Washington.
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Is Hillary Clinton on the verge of “putting a rubber stamp on a scandal?”
By Michael Noble | Fresh Energy
Monday, October 10, 2011
According to the Washington Post, the Keystone XL decision has now risen to a first-tier policy and political problem for the president, not only because it sets up the tired old debate of jobs vs. the environment, but because now the specter has been raised that the fix is in, the process has been corrupted, and the decision-makers have been compromised and conflicted in their duties by improper influence from the pipeline proponent TransCanada.
Tagged with: keystone xl, transcanada, pipeline, state department, hillary clinton
Over 200 business leaders call on the President to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline
By Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, NRDC
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Over 200 business leaders sent a letter to President Obama calling on him to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline as not being in our economic interest. The State Department is currently determining whether this project is in the national interest. Business leaders and investors with a stake in the clean energy economy are sending a clear message: the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will undermine our efforts to move forward with clean energy investments. It is not in our economic interest to support expansion of the tar sands oil industry.
Tagged with: obama, natural resources defense council, environmental entrepreneurs
U.S. gets a “fossil of the day” for Keystone XL at the global warming negotiations
By Jake Schmidt | NRDC
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
At global warming negotiations in Panama the Obama Administration received a “fossil of the day” for its efforts to help push through approval of the Keystone XL project – the 1,700 mile pipeline to bring Canadian tar sands through the U.S. The “fossil of the day” is given to the country that most stalls global warming action for that day. The decision on Keystone XL is one of the key decisions President Obama has to make over the next few months on global warming. As the person giving out this “award” said: “President Obama yes you can…say no to Keystone pipeline”.
Tagged with: keystone xl, pipeline, fossil of the day, united states, panama
Outpouring of calls to reject Keystone XL pipeline as State Dept holds final public meeting
By Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, NRDC
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
The State Department is holding the last in a series of public meetings on TransCanada’s proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline on October 7 in Washington. This D.C. hearing concludes a series of meetings in states all along the pipeline right-of-way. Remarkable about these hearings is how clearly they show that people from all walks of life see the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline as a dirty and dangerous step backwards when we should be moving forwards with strong clean energy solutions. The Obama Administration is being sent a clear message that they should reject this tar sands pipeline. President Obama and Secretary Clinton should not want their legacy to include expansion of one of the dirtiest fuels on earth.
Tagged with: keystone xl, transcanada, pipeline, state department, natural resources defense council
EU: Not Buying Canada’s Green Spin
By Gillian McEachern | Environmental Defence
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Today, the European Union showed that it isn’t going to back down in the face of Canadian pressure. Canada has been lobbying hard to convince the EU to ignore the higher carbon content of tar sands oil in its new Fuel Quality Directive, even going as far as to threaten a trade challenge. The EU, however, has decided to call a spade a spade and is planning to assign a higher carbon value to tar sands oil than conventional oil.
Tagged with: canada, greenhouse gases, environmental defence canada, european union, fuel
Reflections on Keystone XL hearings in Nebraska
By Graham Chistensen and Ken Winston
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
My estimates of the Atkinson crowd was about 1,200. The anti-pipeline folks far outweighed the laborers in orange, who were almost all bused in. Of course you also had a small number of oil boys scattered in through the crowd. Folks from the local area, & from all over the state came to lead the charge. The pro-pipeline repititious arguments of jobs & energy indepence were once again far outdone by the facts, creativity & passion from our side. All age groups were represented & at least 12 Nebraska Farmers Union Members testified (9 more spoke in Lincoln, I am so proud of our members), several whom are landowners directly affected by the KXL Pipeline.
Tagged with: keystone xl, pipeline, nebraska
Video from Ottawa Action
By Greenpeace Canada
Monday, October 03, 2011
More than 200 people risked arrest on Parliament Hill in the largest climate-related civil disobedience action in Canadian history.
Tagged with: canada, ottawa, civil disobedience
British Columbia has better options than bringing tar sands oil across its lands and waters
By Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, NRDC
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Yesterday, catching us by surprize after a rain-free day out on the river, we had the first snowfall of the season. Up in northern British Columbia, Canada in a town called Smithers that is. I am here on the trail of the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway pipeline that would bring tar sands from Alberta across the Rockies and miles of pristine wilderness to the coast. This is another of the tar sands projects that would affect the lands, waters, hearts and livelihoods of thousands of people. It would bring the danger of tar sands oil spills into the home of the majestic Spirit Bear, rivers teaming with wild salmon and coastal waters swimming with whales, orcas, and dolphins. Tar sands could destroy the way of life in this part of British Columbia for the people and the wildlife. This cannot be allowed to happen and there are many First Nations and local community members who have been working hard for many years to show that British Columbia has better options for its economic development and way of life than tar sands oil pipelines.
Tagged with: pipeline, enbridge, northern gateway, natural resources defense council, british columbia
Tar sands action: Why I will be risking arrest today
By Hannah McKinnon (on Rabble.ca)
Monday, September 26, 2011
Today I am going to participate in an event that will likely result in my arrest. I will be joining hundreds of other Canadians in non-violent civil disobedience to protest the Harper government's inaction on climate change and demand that they stop the expansion of the Alberta tar sands.
Tagged with: canada, climate action network, civil disobedience
