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State Department issues Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline: climate change impacts

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The US Department of State (DOS) has released its Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) in response to TransCanada’s May 2012 application for the Keystone XL pipeline that would run from Canada’s oils sands in Alberta to Nebraska. The pipeline would primarily transport crude oil from the WCSB and Bakken regions.

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Obama and Harper Establish US-Canada Clean Energy Dialog

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The two leaders did not commit to starting negotiations to limit greenhouse gas emissions through a North American climate change pact, nor was the issue of the environmental impact of the oil sands referenced in the public statements following the meetings.

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Perspective: Drive Star Conversion Program Could Cut US Oil Use in Half by 2020

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Tuesday night, President Obama will speak to the nation about the Gulf catastrophe. In a pre-response to that speech, having successfully advocated for plug-in hybrids like the forthcoming Chevy Volt, we propose that the President follow that speech up with a “realistic and conservative” roadmap to halve our oil use in 10 years.

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IHS-CERA concludes “no material impact” on US GHG from Keystone XL; heavy crude from Venezuela most likely replacement

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The proposed Keystone XL pipeline for transporting oilsands-derived crude to Gulf Coast refineries would have “ no material impact ” on US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to a new Insight report by IHS CERA. This indicates that oil sands can grow using rail; it is already happening. Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% “ Bretton Woods plus Yalta, multiplied by Reykjavik.

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Keystone XL Pipeline application denied; Obama says not a judgment on merits of the pipeline

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The US Department of State recommended today to President Obama that the presidential permit for the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline be denied and, that at this time, the TransCanada Keystone XL Pipeline be determined not to serve the national interest. The proposed pipeline was to carry oil sands crude from Canada to the US Gulf Coast.

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Cleantech Blog: Smart Grids and Electric Vehicles

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Find investors, resumes, and free research Get Cleantech Blog in your email Enter your email address: Subscribe in a reader Join us on Linked In Follow us on Twitter Join us on Facebook GHGBlog.com - The Greenhouse Gas Blog Loading. Millions of EVs and PHEVs would expand the sale of electricity as an alternative to oil. Email Neal.

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