Tag: Tar Sands - Page 5
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Best of Green: Energy
Whlle TreeHugger has covered energy issues since its founding, Energy as a Best of Green category is new for 2012. Find out the best energy project, energy ambassador, activist group, and more.
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Gas Prices In Canada Hitting Record Highs, US$ 5.68 per Gallon, And They Can't Blame Obama
High gas prices are a result of high demand, period. You don't want a repeat of what happened the last time they were low.
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Political Theater Alert: Obama "Fast Tracks" Half of Keystone XL
During a stop in Oklahoma on a tour intended to promote his energy policies, Obama announced that he'll issue an executive order to fast-track the southern portion of the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Best of Green Readers' Choice: Energy
Who are the best ambassadors for clean energy, energy industry innovators, activists, and more? Vote here.
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For Like the Hundredth Time, GOP Tries to Approve Keystone XL
The GOP is trying yet again to pass a measure overruling the President's dismissal of Keystone XL, and to approve the 1,700 mile pipeline without an environmental review.
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Tar Sands Industry Claims About Restoring Ecosystems Just Greenwashing, New Report Says
New research in Proceedings and of the National Academy of Sciences claims that peat swamps destroyed by tar sands mining can never be fully restored.
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Senate Rejects Keystone XL 56-42
A majority vote in the Senate killed the proposal to approve the tar sands pipeline.
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Senate to Take Up Keystone XL Today, Obama Urges Dems to Vote 'No'
An amendment that would approve the tar sands pipeline is headed for the Senate today.
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Energy News: Lakota Activists Arrested Blocking Tar Sands Trucks, Plus US Boosts Wind Power Support
No one ever said the transition from dirty fossil fuels to renewable energy would be swift, neat, or orderly.
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Canadian Government Attempted "Myth Busting" Tar Sands' Image in Europe
Not quite Wikileaks-scale revelations here, but it is interesting to peek behind the curtain to glimpse the politico-media blitz undertaken by the Canadian government to support the tar sands.
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Mitt Romney: I Would Approve Keystone XL "On Day One"
The presidential contender pens an op-ed in The Columbus Dispatch, and it's full of half-truths and terrible ideas.
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The Keystone XL Will Raise Gas Prices
A Bloomberg report reveals that the 1,700 mile tar sands oil pipeline would likely have the effect of raising the cost of gasoline by $0.20 a gallon. Enviros, get on this.
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Most Popular Articles of February: Sexy Eco Lingerie, Cooking with a Volcano, and More
The best of February includes a collection of sexy sustainable lingerie, a photo tour through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, stylish ways to hang your bike, and more.
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Canadian Government On Attack: Tar Sands Pipeline Debate Heats Up
The Canadian government is pushing Northern Gateway, the "plan B" to Keystone XL, and attacking the country's environmental groups in the process.
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TransCanada Begins Construction on Keystone XL, Obama Approves
Despite lacking a permit, the zombie Keystone XL staggers to life once more, this time in smaller chunks.
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The Tea Party and #Occupy Wall St. Team Up to Fight Keystone XL
The two movements find common ground to fight the massive oil sands pipeline.
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The Week in Animal News: Gorillas Run Away for Love, Amazon.com Sells Whale Meat and More
This week, two male gorillas escaped their zoo enclosure and used their freedom to look for potential mates. Whale meat can be bought on Amazon.com, an entire Indian village moves to make room for tigers, and more.
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Is Tar Sands Oil Dirtier Than Regular Crude? EU Says 'No'
Does this look dirty to you? Seems pretty filthy to me ...
