It also calls out a new category
of pipeline opponents, «Democrats and Tea Party types» who want to stop the use of eminent domain for pipelines exporting oil and gas.
Not exact matches
Opponents of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access
pipelines hold a rally as they protest US President Donald Trump's executive orders advancing their construction, at Lafayette Park next to the White House in Washington, DC, on January 24, 2017.
One
of the
pipeline's most vocal
opponents, McKibben said the decision gives Obama «new stature as an environmental leader.»
The drilling work is just to the north
of a protest camp on federal land where
pipeline opponents had gathered since August.
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP)-- Oil could be flowing through the $ 3.8 billion Dakota Access
pipeline in less than two weeks, according to court documents filed by the developer just before police and soldiers started clearing a protest camp in North Dakota where
pipeline opponents had gathered for the better part
of a year.
Yet the risk
of a spill from the
pipeline itself or from tankers offshore is overwhelmingly borne by B.C. Short
of sharing royalty revenues with B.C. — note how both the B.C. Liberals and their NDP
opponents support plans for liquefied natural gas terminals, which would boost gas revenues in B.C. — there's no way for Alberta or an Albertan prime minister to bring B.C. onside.
The project's main
opponent, the local environmental group Douglas Channel Watch, maintains the risk from either a tanker accident or a
pipeline breach is too high for the small number
of jobs the
pipeline would bring to the community.
Opponents of the
pipeline fear potential oil spills along the B.C. coast and argue that Indigenous communities have not given their consent to the project, violating their constitutional rights.
He was among the loudest
opponents of TransCanada's controversial Keystone XL
pipeline proposal, which would have transported oilsands bitumen through his state.
At least eight Russian accounts, most tied to the troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency, sent at least 16 social media messages excoriating the Sabal Trail
pipeline or retweeting messages from one
of its most prominent
opponents, a frequent guest on RT..
Kinder Morgan Jason Kenney has no evidence, he's just asking questions: Is the Kremlin pulling the strings
of Canadian
opponents to Kinder Morgan's new
pipeline?
A proposed
pipeline would funnel Lake Powell water 140 miles to a growing region
of Utah, but
opponents question if imported water for the beleaguered Colorado is the best way to meet demand.4 months ago
Yet the
opponents of fossil fuels don't seem to care that their opposition to
pipelines will damage Canadian exports and competitiveness.
Opponents of Bill C - 51 claimed that new spy laws passed by the former Conservative government with support from the Liberals could target Canadian citizens who oppose the expansion
of oil
pipelines.
Sounding yet again like a cheerleader for
opponents of Alberta's energy industry, Notley, head
of the left - leaning NDP government, reacted positively to U.S Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton's surprise announcement that she's opposed to the Keystone XL
pipeline from Alberta to the U.S. Gulf.
Opponents of a
pipeline expansion that would flow through vast portions
of New York want the Cuomo administration to deny a key permit, an act that could halt the upgrade.
Opponents believe there is environmental problems with the proposed expansion
of the New Market Dominion
pipeline.
Opponents of fracking are now focusing on gas
pipelines that conduct fracked gas from other states underneath New York.
Galef, along with anti-fracking advocates and
pipeline opponents, hope that will give Cuomo more impetus to order a state risk assessment through his own Department
of Environmental Conservation.
He was a staunch
opponent of the Pilgrim
Pipeline and appeared in front
of the Saugerties town board, arguing that the
pipeline would pose hazards to the town without providing any direct benefits.
Democratic State Senate candidate Justin Wagner vowed if elected he would block any legislation authorizing any transfer
of municipal land for the construction
of a proposed natural gas
pipeline, a pledge he contended could not be promised by Republican
opponent Terrence Murphy based on his voting record in Yorktown.
The mailer also accuses Murphy's Democratic
opponent, attorney Justin Wagner,
of representing «one
of the largest fracking companies» whose natural gas flows through the Algonquin
pipeline, which is slated for expansion in Rockland, Westchester and Putnam counties.
Pilgrim
pipelines opponents say they are buoyed by the state's rejection
of the proposed Constitution Pipeline on the grounds that the developer did not provide sufficient information on the potential impact on water quality.
Bald and Golden eagles are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act and the Bald and Golden Eagle Act and with the sighting
of a pair
of nesting eagles in the path
of the Millennium
Pipeline lateral,
opponents of the CPV electric generating plant say the gas
pipeline can not be extended to the facility in the Town
of Wawayanda.
Opponents of the proposed Kinder Morgan
pipeline gathered in Knox to warn people about the dangers the project could bring to the area, bolstered by the recent support for their cause from U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer.
Hydro - fracking has been banned in New York State for nearly a year now, but
opponents of the natural gas extraction process have other concerns, including new
pipelines.
With the lifting
of the oil export ban, the
pipelines could service New Jersey or other ports with export facilities, instead
of or in addition to the Bayway refinery in New Jersey, which
opponents say does not want and could not use anything close to all
of the crude oil Pilgrim might be shipping south from Albany.
The Town Board got an earful from
opponents of a proposed oil
pipeline, but decided against passing a resolution to
But
opponents says Governor Cuomo's Department
of Environmental Conservation has the power to shut the project down because the
pipeline company needs the DEC to sign off on a key water quality certification, as well as three air quality permits for the upgrades to the compressor stations.
Opponents of the
pipeline have said Pilgrim
Pipeline representatives sent the same access notifications to New Jersey property owners, and that some property owners reported receiving followup letters with stronger language if access wasn't granted.
Opponents of new
pipelines carrying natural gas extracted from hydrofracking have had a good week.
Assemblywoman Galef, along with anti fracking advocates and
pipeline opponents, hope that will give Cuomo more impetus to order a state risk assessment through his own Department
of Environmental Conservation.
Democrat Assemblyman James Skoufis says
opponents were to be taken from Woodbury Town Hall to the Woodbury border with the Village
of Kiryas Joel, where a
pipeline project is underway to connect the village to a backup well in the Town
of Cornwall, as well to the primary water source, the Catskill Aqueduct in New Windsor.
Coalition Against the Pilgrim
Pipelines member Jennifer Metzger said the decision last week by the state Department
of Environmental Conservation signaled to
opponents that state officials are taking environmental issues seriously.
Many
opponents of the
pipeline, who had taken the afternoon off
of work to come to the hearing, didn't get to speak at all.
In particular,
pipeline opponents are angry that the review panel is not hearing evidence about emissions from the Alberta oil sands and the greater issue
of global warming.
According to
pipeline opponents, most
of the petroleum products made from Keystone crude would be exported by Gulf Coast refiners to Europe, South America, and Asia rather than sold in U.S. domestic markets.
(Reuters)- Exxon Mobil on Sunday continued cleanup
of a
pipeline spill that spewed thousands
of barrels
of heavy Canadian crude in Arkansas as
opponents of oil sands development latched on to the incident to attack plans to build the Keystone XL line.
In November the police conducted a nighttime raid to round up
opponents of the
pipeline and allow construction to begin, declaring the area a «red zone».
The Boston Globe reports that supporters
of pipeline proposals were skeptical
of the new report, saying
opponents produced the report specifically to bolster their claims.
said Danielle Droitsch, an environmental lawyer and director
of the Canada project at the Natural Resources Defense Council, a leading
pipeline opponent.
TransCanada has failed for years to win approval
of the controversial border - crossing Keystone XL
pipeline, so apparently the company has decided to «win ugly or lose pretty» with an aggressive public relations attack on its
opponents.
Obama's halt to the
pipeline came despite a judge ruling in favor
of the
pipeline and against the Standing Rock Sioux tribe and other
opponents, who wanted construction halted because they claim there may be possible contamination
of drinking water and disruption to culturally important sites.
Temperatures dropping
Opponents of the 1,900 - kilometre
pipeline being developed by Texas - based Energy Transfer Partners say it threatens the Missouri River, a source
of drinking water for several American states.
The U.S. Chamber
of Commerce worked with the American Petroleum Institute in a «Grassroots» efforts to beat back «misinformation» from
opponents of the Keystone XL
pipeline.
Keller, Gibson and other
opponents of the project emphasize ETP's dishonesty in using the eminent domain law to forcibly take land from reluctant ranchers under the guise that a substantial portion
of the gas in the
pipeline would be used for domestic purposes.
Environment Minister Peter Kent says oil sands
opponents «treacherous» Reuters «The right -
of - center Conservative government was taken aback last week when the U.S. administration delayed approval
of TransCanada Corp's proposed Keystone XL
pipeline... Much to Kent's anger, two members
of Parliament from the opposition New Democrats went to Washington this week to argue the
pipeline should not go ahead until Canada has come up with a better plan to combat climate change.»
A new report by the Cornell University Global Labor Institute echoes what
opponents of the Keystone XL
pipeline have been saying on jobs and energy security: The jobs claims are overstated and the energy security arguments
McKibben, who co-founded the activist group 350.org, takes pride in the emails Keystone
opponents have sent to lawmakers in Washington and widespread acts
of civil disobedience, including protests during construction
of the southern leg
of the
pipeline in Texas, which was not subject to a presidential permit.
VANCOUVER, Canada — U.S.
opponents of the proposed Keystone XL oil
pipeline should take take note: One
of the greatest weaknesses
of the proposed 1,980 mile - long
pipeline from Canada's tar sand fields to refineries in Texas actually lies in British Columbia on Canada's west coast.