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- Red Flags! Keystone XL tar sands pipeline bill would force approval while neglecting to protect our rivers and farms (January 25, 2012)
- State of the Union: Nebraska landowner response accuses Republicans of playing political football with the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (January 24, 2012)
- Expensive, dangerous and risky - what do Congressional Republicans gain from supporting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline? (January 24, 2012)
- Listening to General Anderson: Keystone XL tar sands pipeline would set back clean energy by 20 years (January 21, 2012)
- Mayors applaud Keystone XL tar sands pipeline rejection (January 20, 2012)
- Rejected: Keystone XL tar sands pipeline permit denied despite Big Oil bullying (January 18, 2012)
- Kenny Bruno Guest Blog: They Gotta Lotta Nerve (January 14, 2012)
- The truth about Keystone XL and the economy - who really wins? (Hint: it's not the American people) (January 12, 2012)
- Multinational oil companies are hijacking Canadian energy decisions (January 9, 2012)
- Iran's oil bluff shows energy security is found in freedom from oil, not in Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (December 29, 2011)
- Killing the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline: the gift of hope for a clean energy future (December 23, 2011)
- Don't Let the Keystone XL Bait and Switch Scam Diminish American Leadership (December 20, 2011)
- Take 60 seconds to read 6 reasons why America needs to say 'No' to the risky and reckless Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (December 18, 2011)
- Republicans Escalate Pressure to Hold Payroll Tax Cut Hostage to Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (December 16, 2011)
- Dealing with Big Oil Temper Tantrums as Companies Move Away from Tar Sands (December 16, 2011)
- Public concerns with tar sands "path to Asia" cause one year delay of proposed Northern Gateway pipeline (December 7, 2011)
- Pipeline and Tanker Trouble: New report shows the impact to British Columbia's communities, rivers and Pacific coastline from tar sands oil transport (November 29, 2011)
- Over 100 Mayors Voice Concern Over Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (November 16, 2011)
- Keystone XL tar sands pipeline - Nebraska protects the Sandhills, now let's protect the climate (November 15, 2011)
- New Environmental Review for Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline Makes Sense (November 11, 2011)
- The People's Voice Wins the Day on Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline (November 10, 2011)
- Presidential leadership means rejecting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (November 2, 2011)
- Law makers urge President to hold off on Keystone XL tar sands pipeline decision until permitting process investigated (October 26, 2011)
- Guest Blog: Approval Won't Put Keystone XL in the Rear View Mirror (October 25, 2011)
- Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is the right target at the right time (October 11, 2011)
- Over 200 business leaders call on the President to reject the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (October 6, 2011)
- Outpouring of calls to reject Keystone XL tar sands pipeline as State Department holds final public meeting (October 5, 2011)
- British Columbia has better options than bringing tar sands oil across its lands and waters to the coast (September 27, 2011)
- Danielle Droitsch Guest Blog: Why the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline doesn't provide the U.S. with energy security (September 21, 2011)
- Oil industry placing profits over public interest in new National Petroleum Council report on North American fossil fuels (September 16, 2011)
- New Cornell Global Labor Institute report shows that the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is not the path to economic security (September 8, 2011)
- Keystone XL tar sands pipeline environmental review makes light of the very real concerns about damage to climate, health, and water (September 7, 2011)
- Danielle Droitsch Guest Blog: Council on Foreign Relations Blog Muddles Rather than Separates Fact from Fiction for Tar Sands Pipeline (September 2, 2011)
- Danielle Droitsch Guest Blog: Canada chooses tar sands over caribou (August 29, 2011)
- Clean energy is path for security, not the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (August 16, 2011)
- Don't let industry public relations oil the waters on the dangers of tar sands pipelines (August 4, 2011)
- House under-estimates public concern over oil pipeline spills with bill to rush Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (July 26, 2011)
- Say "No" to H.R. 1938 and "Yes" to pipeline safety (July 25, 2011)
- Pipeline safety and refinery pollution studies still needed to meet State Department "thorough review" criteria for Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (July 22, 2011)
- "Irresponsible and unsustainable": Allegiance to Big Oil is undermining Canada's international reputation (July 21, 2011)
- Los Angeles Times editorial gets it right on the risks of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (July 14, 2011)
- Wall Street Journal support for tar sands pipeline based on mirage (July 7, 2011)
- Yellowstone River oil spill shows dangers of even riskier Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline under same river (July 5, 2011)
- Cause to celebrate - two million acres protected in Canada's heart of the Boreal Forest (June 16, 2011)
- Clinton's tar sands pipeline: who will bear the burden of a weak safety analysis? (April 21, 2011)
- Keystone XL tar sands pipeline environmental review - strike two! (April 19, 2011)
- New York Times Editorial: No to a New Tar Sands Pipeline (April 2, 2011)
- What Canadian Conservative government falling means for energy and climate? We'll be watching (March 25, 2011)
- The rule is "safety first" - so why not with tar sands pipelines? (March 25, 2011)
- Mayors ask State Department to get it right on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline review (March 24, 2011)
- USA Today: Proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is not necessary for U.S. energy security (March 23, 2011)
- Senator asks leading question, but Secretary Clinton not pre-judging proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (March 2, 2011)
- It is time for the U.S. to regulate tar sands pipelines and protect our safety (February 22, 2011)
- Tar Sands Apologists Admit Not Reading Pipeline Safety Report Before Slamming It; Second Swing Also Misses Truth (February 17, 2011)
- Response to Alberta Government Statement on Tar Sands Pipelines Safety Risks Report (February 16, 2011)
- New pipeline projects should be put on hold given the safety risks of tar sands oil pipelines (February 16, 2011)
- Canada - pushing arguments of the past to support their tar sands oil industry (February 3, 2011)
- Public deserves a chance to review new analysis of tar sands pipeline environmental impacts (December 16, 2010)
- Troubling failures in tar sands monitoring, oversight and regulation (December 15, 2010)
- New international agreement to fight climate change found spirit for consensus in Cartagena Dialogue countries (December 11, 2010)
- Down to the wire: India's leadership is necessary to build consensus in international climate talks (December 9, 2010)
- Time to build not to destroy: who is Canada actually representing in the climate negotiations? (December 9, 2010)
- What better time to say no to new tar sands pipeline than during the international climate negotiations? (December 6, 2010)
- Message from the north: It is past time for a public debate on tar sands and climate (December 6, 2010)
- More migratory bird deaths in tar sands tailings ponds - yet another reason to say no to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline (November 5, 2010)
- A growing number of climate negotiators call for a stop to the bickering so that we can find solutions to climate change (November 4, 2010)
- Looking like a public relations ploy: tar sands oil company withdraws its request for a pipeline safety waiver (August 5, 2010)
- The real story is of rising climate emissions from tar sands (August 3, 2010)
- Preventing oil pipeline ruptures? Increase safety oversight and don't grant safety waivers. (August 2, 2010)
- Devastation of birds and habitat in Gulf is a warning about our addiction to oil (July 30, 2010)
- A Mess in Michigan: Pipeline spill reminds us just how dirty tar sands can be (July 27, 2010)
- In the midst of heightened interest, tar sands pipeline permitting process extended (July 26, 2010)
- Lowest rating from EPA for tar sands oil pipeline assessment (July 22, 2010)
- Saying no to large hydropower and yes to solar and wind in Chile (July 7, 2010)
- We can't afford bad assessments of tar sands oil pipeline risks (July 5, 2010)
- Tar sands found guilty in dead duck case - but will clean up ever happen? (June 25, 2010)
- House Members say proposed tar sands pipeline will undermine clean energy future (June 23, 2010)
- Tar sands leave us aghast and committed to clean energy path (June 21, 2010)
- The Peace-Athabasca Delta should not be a sacrifice zone to tar sands oil (June 19, 2010)
- Bearing witness to the tar sands (June 14, 2010)
- Environmental Entrepreneurs: Tar sands will undermine our clean energy economy (June 8, 2010)
- Mr. President - Say No to Dirty Fuels and New Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline (May 27, 2010)
- Resolved: Tar sands are an expensive and risky investment (May 12, 2010)
- New tar sands pipeline means high gas prices, over-capacity, and losing supply to Europe (May 10, 2010)
- Gulf spill is a wake-up call to stop dirty, dangerous and expensive fuels such as tar sands oil (May 7, 2010)
- Tar sands oil undermines green jobs in U.S. and Canada (May 4, 2010)
- Gulf Oil Spill Threatens Breeding and Migrating Birds (May 3, 2010)
- Europeans Say No to Tar Sands Oil (April 20, 2010)
- Clearing the Waters on Tar Sands Tailings Waste (April 14, 2010)
- Pipeline to the Past: Tar Sands Oil Holds Back Our Clean Energy Future (April 9, 2010)
- Stand Firm Manitoba: Protect the Heart of the Boreal and Say No to an Industrial Transmission Line (March 17, 2010)
- 2010 State of the Birds Report Released Today – Confirms that Climate Change is a New and Serious Threat to Birds (March 11, 2010)
- Crude Awakening: Audubon Magazine Tells the Tale of Tar Sands and Bird Habitat (March 8, 2010)
- Tar sands oil trial underway – Charge: the death of 1,600 ducks (March 2, 2010)
- Tar sands oil lobby revolving door (March 1, 2010)
- Guest Blog: Climate Game Has Changed As Premiers Meet with Governors (February 19, 2010)
- Uncommon Ground over Tar Sands and Climate (February 18, 2010)
- What tar sands oil means in America’s heartland (February 17, 2010)
- Bird-Lovers Flock Together (February 11, 2010)
- Growing international outrage and Carbon Big Foot welcome Canada to Washington (September 16, 2009)
- One more reason we don’t need tar sands oil (September 15, 2009)
- Tar sands raises sticky issues as Canadian Prime Minister meets with President Obama (September 10, 2009)
- Approving a new tar sands pipeline hurts U.S. credibility on clean energy (August 21, 2009)
- Tar Sands Keeps Canada from Climate Leadership (August 7, 2009)
- Studies Confirm Tar Sands Dirtiest of Dirty Oils (July 23, 2009)
- The new House climate and energy bill takes us one step further from dependence on expanded tar sands oil production (June 29, 2009)
- Applauding the Call for Action on Climate, Tar Sands, Arctic and Boreal (June 4, 2009)
- Tar Sands – Dangerous Distraction or Just Plain Dangerous? (May 29, 2009)
- Expansion of tar sands oil is not central to U.S. energy supply – despite new report conclusion (May 18, 2009)
- As U.S. moves towards reducing carbon pollution – there is no room for tar sands oil expansion (May 15, 2009)
- Tar sands makes a trade bully of Canada (May 14, 2009)
- What is next for tar sands? Saskatchewan comes to woo Washington (March 5, 2009)
- Canada: please stop focusing on public relations and deal with the tar sands (March 3, 2009)
- A chilly D.C. greeting for tar sands oil (March 1, 2009)
- Tar sands oil: not the path to long-term prosperity (February 24, 2009)
- Obama takes his clean energy message to Canada (February 19, 2009)
- A Growing Chorus Against Tar Sands Oil (February 18, 2009)
- Obama message to Canada: clean energy is best (February 17, 2009)
- America is getting serious about coal – Canada needs to get serious about tar sands (February 13, 2009)
- No Ducking Charges for Deaths in Tar Sands Mining Waste Ponds (February 10, 2009)
- Americans and Canadians agree: Hold energy companies accountable (February 9, 2009)
- Migratory bird haven joins NRDC BioGems (February 3, 2009)
- Dear Mr. President: Don’t Let the Canadian Prime Minister Go South on Global Warming When You Go North (January 13, 2009)
- The Black-throated Green Warbler Is Singing a Song of Risk in the Tar Mine (December 3, 2008)
- Danger in the Nursery (December 2, 2008)
- Canada is trying to undermine US steps to fight global warming (October 2, 2008)
- Danger in the Boreal Bird Nursery: Come Join Us in Barcelona at the IUCN World Conservation Congress (October 2, 2008)
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