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- Canada set to purchase Kinder Morgan pipeline for $4.5 billion Thu, 31 May 18, 4:00amThe Canadian government is planning to buy the Trans Mountain oil pipeline from major energy corporation Kinder Morgan for $4.5 billion in an effort to secure its construction. The controversial project, which would triple...
- Nebraska grants TransCanada approval to build the Keystone XL pipeline Tue, 21 Nov 17, 5:49amNebraska just gave the go-ahead for Keystone XL, allowing TransCanada to clear the last regulatory hurdle for the hotly contested oil pipeline. After a nine-year battle, TransCanada can move forward with the project against...
- Keystone 1 oil pipeline leaks 210,000 gallons days ahead of Keystone XL permit decision Sat, 18 Nov 17, 1:52am210,000 gallons of crude oil seeped out of the TransCanada-owned Keystone 1 pipeline this week - mere days before Nebraska's Public Service Commission (PSC) is set to make a decision on whether or not to grant a permit for...
- Federal court rules Trump's Dakota Access Pipeline approval violated the law Sat, 17 Jun 17, 1:13amInjustice has been a common theme of the Standing Rock Sioux's battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline, as they faced fines, water cannons in sub-zero temperatures, and eviction at gunpoint...
- Dakota Access Pipeline 99 percent finished, says Energy Transfer Partners Sat, 25 Feb 17, 2:31amAfter months of protests by Native Americans and supporters worldwide, the Trump administration ignored the pleas of so many American citizens and gave permission for the hotly contested Dakota Access Pipeline to move forward...
- Standing Rock protesters evicted by police at gunpoint Sat, 25 Feb 17, 4:35amYesterday police in riot gear evicted Standing Rock protesters after an evacuation deadline passed. Though the majority of demonstrators left the Oceti Sakowin camp before the February 22nd deadline, about 50 Dakota Access...
- 700 barrels of crude oil spill in California as pipeline breaks Fri, 24 Jun 16, 2:49amAn oil pipeline just began to leak in Ventura, California. Early Thursday morning, firefighters rushed to the scene to try and prevent the crude oil from spilling into the ocean. Ventura County Fire Department spokesperson...
- The Keystone-style pipeline you probably didn’t know about Wed, 25 Feb 15, 2:30amYou've heard of the Keystone XL pipeline—but you've likely never heard of a new pipeline in Wisconsin that would make Keystone look minuscule in comparison...
- Why is this Inhabited Louisiana Island Sinking into the Gulf? Thu, 30 Oct 14, 5:00amMuch has been written lately of the devastating coastal land loss that is dragging southern Louisiana into the Gulf of Mexico. Erosion of the wetlands—in large part a result of activities by oil and gas companies—is...
- Burst Pipe Spills 10,000 Gallons of Crude Oil Onto the Streets of Los Angeles Fri, 16 May 14, 1:30am10,000 gallons of oil spilled onto the streets of Los Angeles last night when a pipe burst at a transfer station in Atwater Village near Glendale. Fire crews worked to contain the spill overnight and an environmental cleaning...
- Former TransCanada Employee: Keystone XL is Poorly Built, “Will Likely Leak” Thu, 15 Aug 13, 1:30amDespite the best efforts of the fossil fuel industry, the northern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion is still in a holding pattern. What many people don't realize is that the southern portion, which runs from...
- TransCanada’s “Shameless Ploy” to Fool Americans that the Keystone XL Pipeline is a Bunch of Solar Panels Tue, 13 Aug 13, 4:17amWere we wrong to peg the Keystone XL Pipeline as a ticking carbon bomb? That's what TransCanada seems to want us to think. In a puzzling Facebook ad released last week, the energy company responsible for the oil pipeline...
- For Earth Day, Tell President Obama to Reject the Keystone XL Pipeline Sat, 20 Apr 13, 3:30amThere is no bigger issue for the environmental movement right now than the Keystone XL Pipeline, a 3,400-mile pipe that would transport oil extracted from the tar sands in northern Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico...
- Bipartisan Senate Vote Shows Support for Keystone XL Pipeline Tue, 26 Mar 13, 12:00amIt may be a non-binding amendment, but a Senate vote last Friday that passed 62-37 in favor of the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline is more than a little concerning...
- Bipartisan Senate Vote Shows Extent of Support for Keystone XL Pipeline Tue, 26 Mar 13, 12:00amIt may be a non-binding amendment, but a Senate vote last Friday that passed 62-37 in favor of the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline is more than a little concerning...