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Environmentalists heartened by Barack Obama's refusal to issue a permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline didn't have long to bask in their victory.

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The protest also comes amid continued activism by indigenous groups across the U.S., who have rallied over issues ranging from sports mascots to environmental causes such as the Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines.

The NDP and Greens will fight the pipeline by slowing down issues like permitting and whipping up public support, but they also need to move on the social issues.

On June 17, 2014 the National Energy Board issued a decision statement to Enbridge under section 54 (1) of the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012, SC 2012, c 19, s 52 announcing that the federal Governor in Council had approved the Northern Gateway pipeline subject to the 209 conditions recommended by the Northern Gateway panel (The panel report was the subject of earlier ABlawg comments here and here).

In order to sidestep this pipeline capacity issue, Canadian oil producers have substantially increased transportation by rail, reaching a near high of 106,704 barrels per day in December 2015.

There are frequent rail accidents and pipeline explosions, evidence of long term water contamination esp around Dimock PA and in WY, non disclosure agreements forced on people whose health has been damaged from exposure to toxic emissions, secrecy about all of these issues, and climate changes caused by too much fossil fuel emissions.

Amongst others, the Committee is tasked with making recommendations to ensure that we put the era of contaminated and off - spec products behind us, by tackling issues such as: the integrity of the pipeline infrastructure; improving pipeline operations and maintenance; continuous training and skills upgrade of pipeline operators; and implementing improved Standard Operating Procedures, including the controlled evacuation and disposal of products under the direct supervision of NPA.

The six - point plan, which also called for reducing incarceration rates and investing in schools to close what King termed the «school to prison pipeline,» is the broadest package yet proposed by Democratic gubernatorial candidates, though they all have pushed various justice reform issues, particularly Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum.

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.

«The 21st Century Youths of the Niger Delta & Agitators with Conscience, condemn in strong term the ultimatum issued by the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers RNDA and some so called ten militant groups that issued threats to commence the bombing of pipelines and cause hostilities in the Niger Delta in the next 30days if General Paul Boroh is not reinstated.

Continue the development of the Toolkit, by updating of Version 1.0, to include DOT and public feedback as well as additional sections on specific issues such as: safety (NHTSA), pipelines (PHMSA), climate change, and emerging technologies, sharing economy and alternative fuels (OST Research).

While Trump's stance on issues like the Keystone XL pipeline bodes well for the oil and gas industry, the risks posed by a U.S. - led slump in global trade would likely far outweigh the increased volumes of crude that would flow across the border into the Gulf of Mexico — especially at today's depressed prices.

The agent confirmed that there is a change in the pipeline that will mean that DSUs will have to be booked and used by the expiration date, and that this would be starting with the upgrades issued for 2016.

by Deborah McNamara on January 2, 2014 0 arctic drilling environmental issues EPA greenhouse gas emissions Keystone XL pipeline National Journal ozone rule renewable energy standard

You can read reams of valuable context on the issues surrounding the Alberta resource and the pipeline in Foreign Policy (a particularly illuminating new tour of North American energy prospects by Charles Homans) The Times, The New Yorker, The Economist and more reams of blog and editorial commentary.

President Obama is expected to issue his decision on the permit for the pipeline by the end of the year.

To some degree they have succeeded — by distracting from the issue at hand: 80 Coal fired power plants are in the pipeline in our country today.

Jamie Henn, spokesperson with Tar Sands Action, which organized the protests, and co-founder of climate organization 350.org, told mongabay.com that,» the reason the Keystone XL pipeline has emerged as such a key fight is because it is on a specific time horizon, the Administration says it will issue a decision by the end of this year, and the decision whether or not to grant the permit rests solely on President Obama's desk.

On top of the environmental implications, the reason the Keystone XL pipeline has emerged as such a key fight is because it is on a specific time horizon, the Administration says it will issue a decision by the end of this year, and the decision whether or not to grant the permit rests solely on President Obama's desk.

At the start of the year, most observers thought approval would be rubber - stamped by the State Department, which has jurisdiction over issuing the trans - border permit for the pipeline.

On Friday, US Secretary of State John Kerry issued his determination that «the national interest of the United States would be best served by denying TransCanada a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline.

At the same time, the Consumer Energy Alliance, a group funded partly by oil and gas firms, issued an economic analysis that said the 1,700 - mile pipeline connecting Alberta's oil sands to Texas refineries would generate $ 580.2 million in direct spending over two years in Nebraska.

In the immediate aftermath of that, Kinder Morgan issued a public statement saying that it would temporarily freeze spending on the pipeline while it attempted to restore investor confidence in the project by May 31st.

For the State Department, the main issue therefore seems to be whether the oil will be shipped by pipeline or by rail.

Upton won his seat by only 12 points in 2012 — his tightest margin to date — and the pipeline leakage issue has been «extremely salient» in western Michigan since the Kalamazoo spill.

A staggering 5,145,312 Gold Standard cookstove credits, from 39 projects have now been issued using the methodology written by ClimateCare with more projects entering the pipeline, leading to even greater impact in future.

-LSB-...] NY Times story on Keystone XLBy Andrew on July 26, 2011 This article on the debate over GHG emissions and the Keystone XL pipeline in the NYTimes does a really good job at highlighting the key issues... and made my day by linking to my blog.

According to the corrective action order issued by the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, the «age of the pipeline», as well as the reversal of its flow and its location near water resources and populated areas, makes the Pegasus Pipeline «hazardous to life, property, and the environment» until «corrective measures» are taken.

The gut - check issue for McKibben and his supporters — thousands of whom turned out for a mass demonstration in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 17 — is the Keystone XL pipeline, a 3,400 - mile pipe proposed by oil infrastructure company TransCanada that will allow crude oil extracted from the tar sands of Alberta, in southern Canada, to be refined on the Gulf of Mexico.

«EPA has identified significant flaws in the state's fracking proposals, particularly inadequate plans to treat hazardous wastewater, questions about unsafe levels of radiation in fracking waste, and the absence of any consideration of the environmental impacts of the infrastructure associated with fracking, such as pipelines and compressor stations,» said a statement issued by a coalition of hydrofracking opponents including Catskill Mountainkeeper, Citizens Campaign for the Environment, Environmental Advocates of New York, Natural Resources Defense Council and others.

Removing liability caps to ensure that Enbridge is forced to pay for any issues caused by the pipeline and requiring than they have enough cash set aside, or have enough insurance to be able to afford to fully clean up any potential spill and compensate anyone affected.

«Anyone who is educated on environmental issues understands why we're out here,» says Quarmby, one of several Canadians facing a $ 5.6 million dollar lawsuit filed by Texas - based energy corporation Kinder Morgan after she publicly spoke against their proposed pipeline.

And one key issue that will be — and must be — at the centre of all of this is that the decision to go ahead, in the face of widespread opposition from numerous First Nations who are impacted by the pipeline and / or the tanker traffic associated with the pipeline, violates international human rights law.

On May 19, 2016 the NEB issued its report under section 52 of the National Energy Board Act, RSC 1985 c N - 7 to the Governor in Council recommending the TransMountain pipeline expansion be approved on conditions, and by Order in Council PC 2016 - 1069 dated November 29, 2016 the Governor in Council approved the pipeline.

In this case, while the company provided a well - defined contract waterfall and new business pipeline, CSP were required, among other issues, to determine: how many units were likely to be procured by US and allied foreign military customers, and when; whether the company's technology was at risk of being obsoleted; and, whether new business capture probabilities driving forecast growth were based on sound assumptions.

The favorable pricing and reception garnered by risk retention deals issued so far bodes well for upcoming CMBS transactions in the pipeline.