keystone xl
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Pro-tip: It costs a lot when you spill tar sands oil into a river
Enbridge just got socked with the largest fine ever for a U.S. pipeline spill.
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Trump now sounds like every other right-wing Republican on energy — well, almost
The difference is that he doesn’t have the slightest clue what he’s talking about.
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Keystone leaks and reminds us why we’re glad there isn’t an even bigger pipeline out there
A major part of the Keystone pipeline shut down after an oil spill in South Dakota.
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The pros and cons of cheap oil
Cheaper gas means more gas guzzled and more carbon emitted, right? Reality is more nuanced.
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Northwest states talk green, invest dirty
Oregon and Washington stealthily finance fossil fuel projects despite their governors' climate-caring rhetoric.
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Infographic: Piling up Keystone XL’s petcoke
In the President’s recent speech on climate change, he said “our national interest will be served only if [Keystone XL] does not significantly exacerbate the problem of carbon pollution.” There are many reasons that the Keystone XL pipeline will clearly exacerbate the problem of climate pollution…but one that is often overlooked (at our peril) is theproblem […]
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14 questions for Exxon from an oil spill expert
Exxon’s tar sands pipeline spill in Mayflower, Arkansas is highlighting concerns about the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, and raising questions about the risks of existing pipelines transporting diluted tar sands crude. In a familiar pattern for the oil industry, Exxon is impeding access to the spill, controlling information about the impacts, and threatening reporters with […]
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Critical List: Keystone XL could raise gas prices; Italy earthquake threatens cheese
Counter to everything Republicans say, building the Keystone XL could raise gas prices. Please, parents, don’t buy your children trendy pets in imitation of popular book characters. In England, hundreds of Harry Potter-inspired pet owls are being dropped off at animal shelters after their owners realized that they’re expensive to care for and don’t actually […]
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Critical List: Peru’s mysterious animal deaths; wolf puppies
Pelicans and dolphins are dying in droves in Peru — 1,200 birds and 800 dolphins have washed up dead on the coast — and the government is warning people away from the beaches until it figures out why. Dinosaurs might have passed enough gas (i.e. methane) to match current levels of greenhouse-gas emissions. The Crawford […]