Activists threaten massive protests against Keystone
If the State Department determines Keystone XL is in the national interest, it will unleash the “biggest burst of peaceful civil disobedience in modern history,” said Becky Bond, the political director of activist group CREDO.
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Republicans push bill to force Keystone XL approval
Republican lawmakers on Tuesday worked on two fronts to advance legislation that would force approval of the Keystone XL pipeline. More »
Environmentalists: Feds overlooking climate costs of Keystone XL
As House Republicans advance legislation to expedite the Keystone XL pipeline, environmentalists on Tuesday released a new report insisting the State Department is ignoring the full climate change damage that could result if the Obama administration approves the project. More »
Keystone XL decision many months away, exec says
Even if the State Department signs off on the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline, it could be many months before a final verdict on the multi-billion dollar project, a TransCanada Corp. executive told lawmakers Wednesday. More »
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 »
Gulf Coast refineries good place for Canadian crude, IHS analysts say
Building brand new facilities in Canada to upgrade the tar-like bitumen harvested in Alberta is a costly investment that no longer pays off, especially since many refineries in Texas and Louisiana are already capable of processing the fossil fuel or can be more cheaply modified to do so, analysts say in a new report. 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 »
Canada pitches oil sands crude as greener choice for US
Canada took its new, green pitch for Keystone XL to the IHS CERAWeek conference in Houston on Wednesday, as the country’s natural resource minister branded oil sands crude the best environmental choice for the United States. More »
Suncor CEO: Canada’s best export could be oil
Suncor CEO Steve Williams told CERAWeek attendees that Justin Bieber isn’t Canada’s best product. The U.S. should be more excited about a different Canadian export: energy. More »
Growth in U.S. crude seen complementing Canadian oil sands
Energy companies developing tight oil in the United States are going head-to-head with Canadian crude producers in a competition for scarce options to ferry those supplies to American refineries. But the two resources can peacefully coexist, industry representatives told CERAWeek delegates on Tuesday. More »
State Department: Keystone XL wouldn’t expand Canada’s oil sands
The State Department late Friday released a fresh environmental assessment of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, concluding that the project is unlikely to dramatically boost demand for Canada’s oil sands or the amount of heavy crude oil refined in Gulf Coast refineries. More »
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