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• State Department Inspector General weighs in: Says make pipeline permit review more rigorous and free of appearance of conflict of interest (February 9, 2012)
• It's all about the framing: How polls and the media misrepresent the Keystone XL [tar sands][oil] pipeline (February 4, 2012)
• Keystone XL rejected: Tar sands pipeline once thought "too big to fail" has fallen (January 18, 2012)
• Will Republican high stakes gamble kill the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline? (December 17, 2011)
• President says he's putting American public health and safety first and won't cut deal with Republicans on Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (December 7, 2011)
• Why TransCanada (and others) shouldn't be surprised by the recent Keystone XL decision (November 17, 2011)
• More than 10,000 people encircle the White House asking the President to say no to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (November 6, 2011)
• Robert Redford speaks out against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline; asks the President to stand up for the "energy future you know we deserve" (October 18, 2011)
• Powerful voices along the Keystone XL pipeline path dominate final hearing (October 7, 2011)
• The NYTs editorializes for the 4th time against Keystone XL pipeline as hearings rage and Cornell releases important jobs report (October 3, 2011)
• Nine Nobel Laureates - including the Dalai Lama and Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu - urge President to deny permit for tar sands pipeline (September 7, 2011)
• Keystone XL tar sands pipeline makes history as more than 1000 arrested in protest at White House (September 2, 2011)
• DOD weighs in on fuel procurement provision, Section 526, saying repeal would take country in wrong direction (July 21, 2011)
• DOD backs a federal ban on procurement of dirty fuels as Congress debates repeal (July 12, 2011)
• EPA gives Keystone XL tar sands pipeline review a failing grade, asks for hearings before review is finalized (June 7, 2011)
• As State Department closes comment period on controversial pipeline, a quarter million Americans tell Secretary Clinton they oppose it (June 7, 2011)
• The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement must consider alternative routings (April 11, 2011)
• New York Times editorial says no to Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (April 2, 2011)
• On heels of President's speech on reducing demand for oil, 100 landowners in Keystone XL pathway say pipeline too risky (March 31, 2011)
• State Department announces it will do Supplemental EIS on Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (March 15, 2011)
• Turmoil in the Middle East and the tar sands: What's really at stake? (March 9, 2011)
• What Senator Landrieu's letter is missing: Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will increase Midwest gas prices and do nothing about foreign oil (March 9, 2011)
• As TransCanada pushes out a false line on Middle Eastern oil, NRDC releases important pipeline safety report (February 18, 2011)
• 86 groups say no to Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline (February 4, 2011)
• DOE study finds Keystone XL not needed (February 2, 2011)
• Influential group of Senators asks Secretary Clinton to take it slow on approval of massive new tar sands pipeline (October 29, 2010)
• What the Speaker means by "clean energy goals" doesn't square with the Canadian government spin (September 9, 2010)
• Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Markey to hear directly about tar sands from Canadians (September 8, 2010)
• U.S. Department of Energy questions the core arguments in support of the Keystone XL pipeline (July 26, 2010)
• Chair of Energy and Commerce Committee says tar sands pipeline "step in the wrong direction" in letter to Secretary Clinton (July 6, 2010)
• The other North American oil catastrophe (June 18, 2010)
• "We're in a war zone here - a war for oil" - our day in the heart of the tar sands (June 15, 2010)
• Why we can't afford to expand high carbon fuels (April 15, 2010)
• Shock and Utah, tater tots, and April Fools Day in the tar sands patch (April 1, 2010)
• The hunt starts today: British Columbia parks are grizzly game reserves (April 1, 2010)
• Industry attack campaign way off base on tar sands and low carbon policies: Part 2 (March 8, 2010)
• Who’s behind the attack campaigns against cleaner transportation fuels? Part 1 (March 2, 2010)
• The Oil-ympics - Canada’s darker side (February 24, 2010)
• Spirit Bear is next “trophy” sought in British Columbia (February 23, 2010)
• Protecting the Boreal: A scientific call to focus on the “other” forest carbon (December 15, 2009)
• New Group of Airlines Deserves Coal in its Stocking (December 15, 2009)
• Tar sands: Too risky say investors (December 8, 2009)
• Lead climate treaty scientist calls on Canada to put tar sands development on hold (September 21, 2009)
• We can't let the 800 (,000) pound gorilla set the standard (September 16, 2009)
• Beware Tarry Coattails: The Prime Minister of Canada is in town (September 15, 2009)
• Waxman-Markey bill ups the ante on tar sands and other dirty energy (May 15, 2009)
• California leads the nation in adopting the first low carbon fuel standard (April 24, 2009)
• "Earth Hour" gains momentum (March 28, 2009)
• No substitute for optimism (March 11, 2009)
• President Obama puts clean, renewable power in stark contrast to dirty fuels (February 24, 2009)
• A Turning Point in the tar sands (February 19, 2009)
• Does the U.S. need tar sands oil? Our analysis shows we don't (February 17, 2009)
• Will our leaders rise above the tar pit? (February 12, 2009)
• Tar sands: Freedom of speech is another victim (December 18, 2008)
• What future for dirty fuels in the Post-Bush era? (November 19, 2008)
• Al Gore on "Yes we can!" (November 9, 2008)
• Environmental history to make in the 111th Congress (November 5, 2008)
• Famous Arctic Explorer talks about energy crossroads (October 15, 2008)
• The tar sands "pollution delivery system" coming to a Great Lake near you (October 9, 2008)
• Charting a Greener Course for Aviation Fuels (September 25, 2008)
• A Victory for Clean Energy: Section 526 Stands Strong (September 24, 2008)
• $25 million to paint a tar sands black hole green? (April 29, 2008)
• One tar sands project = 800,000 cars = significant, Canadian Court says (March 6, 2008)
• Mordor of the North - Tar Sands premiers as “The Most Destructive Project on Earth” (February 28, 2008)
• New fuel economy savings marred by tar sands (February 5, 2008)
• Bearing witness to the myth that tar sands are a clean fuel (January 18, 2008)
• NRDC asks airlines to oppose dirty fuels and cut global warming pollution (January 10, 2008)

• "Earth Hour" gains momentum (March 28, 2009)
• "We're in a war zone here - a war for oil" - our day in the heart of the tar sands (June 15, 2010)
• $25 million to paint a tar sands black hole green? (April 29, 2008)
• 86 groups say no to Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline (February 4, 2011)
• A Turning Point in the tar sands (February 19, 2009)
• A Victory for Clean Energy: Section 526 Stands Strong (September 24, 2008)
• Al Gore on "Yes we can!" (November 9, 2008)
• As State Department closes comment period on controversial pipeline, a quarter million Americans tell Secretary Clinton they oppose it (June 7, 2011)
• As TransCanada pushes out a false line on Middle Eastern oil, NRDC releases important pipeline safety report (February 18, 2011)
• Bearing witness to the myth that tar sands are a clean fuel (January 18, 2008)
• Beware Tarry Coattails: The Prime Minister of Canada is in town (September 15, 2009)
• California leads the nation in adopting the first low carbon fuel standard (April 24, 2009)
• Chair of Energy and Commerce Committee says tar sands pipeline "step in the wrong direction" in letter to Secretary Clinton (July 6, 2010)
• Charting a Greener Course for Aviation Fuels (September 25, 2008)
• DOD backs a federal ban on procurement of dirty fuels as Congress debates repeal (July 12, 2011)
• DOD weighs in on fuel procurement provision, Section 526, saying repeal would take country in wrong direction (July 21, 2011)
• DOE study finds Keystone XL not needed (February 2, 2011)
• Does the U.S. need tar sands oil? Our analysis shows we don't (February 17, 2009)
• EPA gives Keystone XL tar sands pipeline review a failing grade, asks for hearings before review is finalized (June 7, 2011)
• Environmental history to make in the 111th Congress (November 5, 2008)
• Famous Arctic Explorer talks about energy crossroads (October 15, 2008)
• Industry attack campaign way off base on tar sands and low carbon policies: Part 2 (March 8, 2010)
• Influential group of Senators asks Secretary Clinton to take it slow on approval of massive new tar sands pipeline (October 29, 2010)
• It's all about the framing: How polls and the media misrepresent the Keystone XL [tar sands][oil] pipeline (February 4, 2012)
• Keystone XL rejected: Tar sands pipeline once thought "too big to fail" has fallen (January 18, 2012)
• Keystone XL tar sands pipeline makes history as more than 1000 arrested in protest at White House (September 2, 2011)
• Lead climate treaty scientist calls on Canada to put tar sands development on hold (September 21, 2009)
• Mordor of the North - Tar Sands premiers as “The Most Destructive Project on Earth” (February 28, 2008)
• More than 10,000 people encircle the White House asking the President to say no to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (November 6, 2011)
• NRDC asks airlines to oppose dirty fuels and cut global warming pollution (January 10, 2008)
• New Group of Airlines Deserves Coal in its Stocking (December 15, 2009)
• New York Times editorial says no to Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (April 2, 2011)
• New fuel economy savings marred by tar sands (February 5, 2008)
• Nine Nobel Laureates - including the Dalai Lama and Arch Bishop Desmond Tutu - urge President to deny permit for tar sands pipeline (September 7, 2011)
• No substitute for optimism (March 11, 2009)
• On heels of President's speech on reducing demand for oil, 100 landowners in Keystone XL pathway say pipeline too risky (March 31, 2011)
• One tar sands project = 800,000 cars = significant, Canadian Court says (March 6, 2008)
• Powerful voices along the Keystone XL pipeline path dominate final hearing (October 7, 2011)
• President Obama puts clean, renewable power in stark contrast to dirty fuels (February 24, 2009)
• President says he's putting American public health and safety first and won't cut deal with Republicans on Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (December 7, 2011)
• Protecting the Boreal: A scientific call to focus on the “other” forest carbon (December 15, 2009)
• Robert Redford speaks out against the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline; asks the President to stand up for the "energy future you know we deserve" (October 18, 2011)
• Shock and Utah, tater tots, and April Fools Day in the tar sands patch (April 1, 2010)
• Speaker Pelosi and Chairman Markey to hear directly about tar sands from Canadians (September 8, 2010)
• Spirit Bear is next “trophy” sought in British Columbia (February 23, 2010)
• State Department Inspector General weighs in: Says make pipeline permit review more rigorous and free of appearance of conflict of interest (February 9, 2012)
• State Department announces it will do Supplemental EIS on Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (March 15, 2011)
• Tar sands: Freedom of speech is another victim (December 18, 2008)
• Tar sands: Too risky say investors (December 8, 2009)
• The Keystone XL tar sands pipeline Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement must consider alternative routings (April 11, 2011)
• The NYTs editorializes for the 4th time against Keystone XL pipeline as hearings rage and Cornell releases important jobs report (October 3, 2011)
• The Oil-ympics - Canada’s darker side (February 24, 2010)
• The hunt starts today: British Columbia parks are grizzly game reserves (April 1, 2010)
• The other North American oil catastrophe (June 18, 2010)
• The tar sands "pollution delivery system" coming to a Great Lake near you (October 9, 2008)
• Turmoil in the Middle East and the tar sands: What's really at stake? (March 9, 2011)
• U.S. Department of Energy questions the core arguments in support of the Keystone XL pipeline (July 26, 2010)
• Waxman-Markey bill ups the ante on tar sands and other dirty energy (May 15, 2009)
• We can't let the 800 (,000) pound gorilla set the standard (September 16, 2009)
• What Senator Landrieu's letter is missing: Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will increase Midwest gas prices and do nothing about foreign oil (March 9, 2011)
• What future for dirty fuels in the Post-Bush era? (November 19, 2008)
• What the Speaker means by "clean energy goals" doesn't square with the Canadian government spin (September 9, 2010)
• Who’s behind the attack campaigns against cleaner transportation fuels? Part 1 (March 2, 2010)
• Why TransCanada (and others) shouldn't be surprised by the recent Keystone XL decision (November 17, 2011)
• Why we can't afford to expand high carbon fuels (April 15, 2010)
• Will Republican high stakes gamble kill the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline? (December 17, 2011)
• Will our leaders rise above the tar pit? (February 12, 2009)

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