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Poll – Keystone XL Pummeled by Clean Energy
National Wildlife Federation released results of a Zogby commissioned poll covering several climate and energy issues. The poll, done just after the election, finds support for Keystone XL was dwarfed … Read more
Are U.S. Oil Exports Making Tar Sands “Useless”?
A boom in American oil production has made Keystone XL an even riskier bet. How will politicians and the industry respond? Read more
NWF Tells Fox News – Enbridge Pipeline Could Cause Terrible Spill
When NASDAQ seemed to connect a temporary drop in shares of tar sands pipeline company Enbidge to a new report from NWF, it got the attention of Fox Business News’ … Read more
Exxon’s Stealth Moves to Run Tar Sands into New England
We’ve written before about Big Oil’s new playbook on tar sands: using stealth tactics to make it harder for the public to figure out what dangerous projects they have in mind and … Read more
Keystone and the Cops: Grandma Arrested Defending her Land from Pipeline
The streets of east Texas are safer now that great grandmother Eleanor Fairchild is in the clink. The charge: trespassing on her own land. Ms. Fairchild was trying to stop destruction of … Read more
TransCanada – The Neighbor from Hell for Many Landowners
The company that’s been bullying landowners across the U.S. to put the dangerous Keystone XL tar sands pipeline under their private land wants you to feel okay about it. So … Read more
Canadian Ambassador Might Want to Stock Up On Beer
A million Americans are eager to take Gary Doer up on an ill-advised gamble over the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Read more
The Keystone Pipeline Myth Machine – 2012 Election Edition
Tar sands oil is one of the biggest threats looming over our planet’s health. Here’s what you need to know about the Keystone XL pipeline and Big Oil’s shameless spin. Read more
NWF Says New Keystone XL Map Revisits Old Problems
TransCanada, the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline, has submitted its official route through the state of Nebraska–but still managed to dodge its responsibilities to people and wildlife. This controversial portion … Read more