Posted February 14, 2012 by Danielle Droitsch in Moving Beyond Oil
Yesterday and today, the offices of Congress are being flooded with messages from hundreds of thousands of Americans opposing the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. After just 24 hours, almost 800,000 messages were sent to Senators from all across America...continued→
Posted January 27, 2012 by Danielle Droitsch in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil
The State Department’s admission this week that a senior official misstated the job creation numbers forecast for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is notable, given widespread and unbalanced media reporting on the number of jobs created by the pipeline. ...continued→
Posted January 11, 2012 by Danielle Droitsch in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil
You’ll hear the GOP, the American Petroleum Institute, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce make wild claims about the job creation potential of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Don’t be fooled. The pipeline company itself admits only “a few...continued→
Posted December 20, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Amidst the political wrangling in Congress which may force President Obama to make a decision on the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in early 2012, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued another empty threat that he was “serious” about...continued→
Posted December 15, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil
Republican leaders in Congress have been churning out false information to the American public about job creation from the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and it is high time to set the record straight. False job creation numbers are being...continued→
Posted December 7, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Moving Beyond Oil
Protesters today at the Canadian Embassy objecting to Prime Minister's Stephen Harper's Canada's anti-climate policies. Today, Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet with President Obama in Washington DC. While the public reason for the meeting is about border...continued→
Posted November 30, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Environmental Justice, Moving Beyond Oil
This week, tribal leaders are raising their voices loudly to oppose the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline and tars sands development in Canada. Tomorrow, American Indian and Canadian First Nation leaders will announce their opposition to Keystone XL and point...continued→
Posted November 17, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Moving Beyond Oil
Yesterday, the U.S. benchmark for oil jumped above $100 a barrel for the first time since this spring. A big factor was an announcement by Enbridge to pipe more oil to the Gulf Coast but would then be exported to...continued→
Posted November 11, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Moving Beyond Oil
Yesterday’s announcement by the U.S. State Department to delay the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline process into 2013 will quite possibly spell a “fatal blow” to the project. In reacting to yesterday’s announcement, the Canadian government promised they would immediately...continued→
Posted November 9, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Moving Beyond Oil
A Reuters story just hit their wires quoting unnamed State Department officials saying that they are considering an analysis of alternative pipeline routes for the controversial Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Consideration of alternative routes has always been one of...continued→
Posted November 7, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Moving Beyond Oil
One day after 12,000 protesters stood outside of the White House calling on President Obama to reject the Keystone XL pipeline, the Office of the Inspector General has announced an investigation into bias and conflicts of interest associated with the...continued→
Posted November 2, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Moving Beyond Oil
Of course, it was no surprise to President Obama that he would get the question on Nebraska television about the Keystone XL tars ands pipeline. The issue is top of mind for Nebraskans most of whom oppose the pipeline. But...continued→
Posted October 16, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Moving Beyond Oil
Last Friday, U.S. Senators Sanders, Leahy, and Wyden wrote a letter to the State Department raising “serious concerns” about whether the permitting process for the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline has been fair and objective. The letter cites a recent...continued→
Posted September 21, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Canadian Ambassador Gary Doer recently said that the final decision on the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline should be made based on the facts. We couldn’t agree more so we have laid out some key facts – and debunked myths –...continued→
Posted September 2, 2011 by Danielle Droitsch in Curbing Pollution, Moving Beyond Oil, Solving Global Warming
Michael Levi with the Council of Foreign Relations recently attempted to separate fact from fiction on the issue of the Alberta tar sands but missed several fundamental points. The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will increase America’s reliance on dirty oil and...continued→
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