Canada prime minister warns against Keystone XL rejection
Canada’s prime minister says a controversial oil pipeline from his country to the U.S. Gulf Coast “absolutely needs to go ahead” and warns that the oil will be transported through one way or the other. More »
Quebec proposes law to ban fracking
Quebec Environment Minister Yves- Francois Blanchet introduced legislation that would ban hydraulic fracturing, drilling and testing for natural gas in the St. Lawrence River valley for as long as five years. More »
Oil CEO: Humans are involved with climate change
The leader of one of the world’s largest energy companies said this week that humans are accelerating climate change and the global community should take action to address the problem. More »
Clean technology investors shift focus to drilling
As profits from wind, solar, biofuels and other alternatives have fallen short of expectations — and as the fossil fuel business boomed — venture capitalists have stretched the definition of clean technology to fuel clean technology investment funds. More »
Enbridge expansion could turn into Keystone-like fight
A new front may soon open in the battle over pipelines that transport Canadian oil to the U.S. More »
Kinder Morgan quietly plans West Coast pipeline expansion for oil sands
As President Obama weighs the fate of the Keystone pipeline, a similar project connecting Canada’s oil sands to the West Coast — Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain Pipeline — is quietly moving forward, little noticed in the United States. More »
Seaway pipeline starts lottery to dissuade speculators
In April, companies asked to move 70 million barrels a day on the Seaway pipeline, said Enterprise, the pipeline’s owner. That’s almost 10 times the daily U.S. oil production of 7.21 million barrels. More »
Activists want tough tar sands pipeline standards
Several environmental groups in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont are asking federal regulators for a moratorium on new tar sands oil pipelines until new standards are created. 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 »
Valero considering more heavy Canadian crude for refining
On Thursday, Valero President Joe Gorder said the company is considering shipping by rail 30,000 barrels a day of heavy sour Canadian crude to its 135,000-barrel-a-day Wilmington plant. More »
Keystone fails Texas common-carrier test, landowners say
TransCanada Corp. (TRP) faces court arguments from Texas landowners that its plans for the Keystone XL pipeline to transport Canadian tar-sands oil to coastal refineries don’t give it the right to condemn their property. More »
Shell to push natural gas for trains, vehicles
Royal Dutch Shell will announce plans Tuesday for two new plants it says will double the nation’s supply of liquefied natural gas. More »
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