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Emails: How State Department Secretly Approved Expanding Piece of Enbridge’s “Keystone XL Clone”
Emails: How State Department Secretly Approved Expanding Piece of Enbridge’s “Keystone XL Clone” DeSmogBlog has obtained dozens of emails that lend an inside view of how the U.S. State Department secretly handed Enbridge a permit to expand the capacity of its U.S.-Canada border-crossing Alberta Clipper pipeline, which carries tar sands diluted bitumen (“dilbit”) from Alberta to midwest markets. The State Department submitted the emails […]
The Greek “White Knight” Emerges: Putin To Give Athens €5 Billion For Advance Gas Pipeline Fees
The Greek “White Knight” Emerges: Putin To Give Athens €5 Billion For Advance Gas Pipeline Fees With Greece teetering on the edge of insolvency and forced to raid pension and most other public funds, ahead of another month of heavy IMF repayments which has prompted even the ECB to speculate Greece should introduce a parallel “IOU” […]
Premiers told to rethink pipelines as they meet on climate
Premiers told to rethink pipelines as they meet on climate Pembina Institute argues projects such as Energy East would boost oilsands production and carbon emissions The Pembina Institute is warning premiers and territorial leaders they need to think about the effects of pipelines on Canada’s carbon emissions before they think about an energy strategy for […]
Quebec City climate-change march draws 25,000 people
Quebec City climate-change march draws 25,000 people March is in advance of premiers’ summit next wee A climate-change march drew about 25,000 people to the streets of Quebec City on Saturday, as protesters try to encourage premiers to take a tougher stance on climate and pipeline regulations. Energy East pipeline project changes encouraging, expert says Dramatic […]
Kiev, Moscow, Bonds and Haircuts
Kiev, Moscow, Bonds and Haircuts When money managers talk outside their narrow field, nonsense is guaranteed to ensue. No better example than this Bloomberg piece on Ukraine’s ‘debt restructuring’ plans, which are as much a political tool as they are anything else at all. Ukraine’s American Finance Minister has announced a broad restructuring plan with […]
Forget About Keystone XL – Canadian Crude Is Coming
Forget About Keystone XL – Canadian Crude Is Coming While Congress and the White House continue to wrangle over the Keystone XL pipeline extension, the oil industry is taking matters into its own hands. Markets are primed for an influx of Canadian crude oil, but with pipeline transport off the table for the foreseeable future, […]
This Week In Energy: Low Oil Prices Not The Only Threat To US Energy
This Week In Energy: Low Oil Prices Not The Only Threat To US Energy. Urgent Note: This week, our analyst Dan Dicker provides key insights into the companies now considered to be the walking dead in the energy space. The debt burdens of these companies make for a bleak outlook, and this information is need-to-know […]
Canada aboriginals ready to challenge energy projects, new chief says | Canada | Reuters
Canada aboriginals ready to challenge energy projects, new chief says | Canada | Reuters. WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) – Canada’s indigenous peoples will not hesitate to use courts, political channels and activism to halt pipelines, mines or other resource projects they oppose, the new head of the country’s main aboriginal group said on Thursday. Perry Bellegarde, who […]
Stop Stephen Harper’s Assault on our National Parks | Elizabeth May
Stop Stephen Harper’s Assault on our National Parks | Elizabeth May. Unlike our current Prime Minister’s attack on climate policy and push for every pipeline and tanker in sight, this one is flying under the radar. In fact, Conservative Party talking points make great claims of having expanded the national park system. The following is from the […]
RIGZONE – The US Energy Infrastructure: Is it Safe?
RIGZONE – The US Energy Infrastructure: Is it Safe?. First, the good news regarding energy transportation in the United States: about 99.5 percent of all material transported by either railroad cars or by pipelines reaches its destination. However, the accident rate is still too high, and it is even up slightly for gas liquids, even […]
