Keystone XL foes launch aggressive campaign against pipeline (video)
Critics of Keystone XL are ramping up their efforts against the pipeline by launching a new coalition, nationwide commercials and online ads focused on convincing influential Democratic voters and donors that the project is a bad idea. More »
Protesters urge Obama to reject Keystone pipeline
A crowd of protesters from various environmental groups gathered outside the Getty mansion in San Francisco Wednesday night where they called on President Obama to reject construction of a pipeline that would transport oil from Canada to the Texas Gulf Coast. More »
Mishaps shouldn’t impede energy expansion, industry economist says
The recent oil pipeline rupture in Arkansas and other mishaps shouldn’t stand in the way of the Keystone XL pipeline, the American Petroleum Institute’s chief economist said Tuesday. More »
Protester unfurls anti-Keystone banner at refiner’s office
A man climbed a flagpole in front of LyondellBasell’s downtown Houston office in protest of a refinery expansion related to the Keystone XL pipeline. More »
More price volatility ahead for Canadian crude
Even with new rail and pipelines to move growing crude supplies, export capacity for Canadian crude will compete with North Dakota supplies, keeping prices volatile, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie. More »
Senate endorses Keystone XL pipeline construction
The Senate has voted to endorse construction of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that is to carry oil from Canada to Texas oil refineries. More »
Opinion: Keystone pipeline foes should face reality
Opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline warn of its potentially catastrophic consequences. Building it, climate scientist James Hansen says, would mean “game over” for the climate. More »
Billionaire targets Senate candidate over Keystone XL
A California billionaire who supports environmental causes vowed to target Massachusetts U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch in the state’s U.S. Senate race unless Lynch promises to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline project. More »
As odds grow long, critics move to stop Keystone XL
An unusual coalition of environmentalists, property rights advocates and ranchers is attempting to find new ways to derail the Keystone XL pipeline, which seems to be headed for approval in a nation eager for jobs and energy development. More »
Keystone fears resonate along New England pipeline
The Canadian energy industry insists it has no plans to reverse the flow of a pipeline that carries crude oil from Maine to Montreal, but that has done little to reassure New England towns that oppose the idea and the 18 members of Congress asking for a full environmental review. More »
Unions split on plans for Keystone XL pipeline
While the rest of the economy was in a free fall beginning in 2008, pipeline workers across the country have been busy, said Daniel Hendrix, business manager for Tulsa-based Pipefitters Union Local 798. More »
Obama: Keystone XL pipeline not major jobs creator
Jobs numbers and other benefits touted by supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are probably exaggerated, President Barack Obama told House Republicans on Wednesday, according to lawmakers who attended the closed-door meeting. More »
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