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U.S. Oil Boom Undermines Keystone XL

Newly released documents suggest that the Canadians have been warned that America’s burgeoning oil boom could derail plans to build the KXL, as American oil is cleaner than dirty Canadian crude.

The Tar Sands Smoking Gun

According to a new scientific analysis, many tar sands wells are actually using more energy than they produce.

Seeing Tar Sands as “Stranded Assets”

Suddenly reserves worth billions of dollars are being thought of “stranded assets”, and that should include the tar sands.

The Five Year Fight Over KXL

This Thursday marks a milestone in the Keystone XL pipeline debate: it is five years since the application for the pipeline was first lodged with the authorities.

We Don’t Need KXL, Say Canadians

On his visit to Washington yesterday, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said the dirty tar sands will be continued to be developed regardless of whether the highly controversial Keystone XL pipeline is approved or not.

Adverts Slam KXL as “Bad Deal for America”

The leading anti-Keystone critic, billionaire and former hedge-fund manager,Tom Steyer has launched a $1-million anti-KXL advertising campaign across the US

TransCanada’s distorted “view of the facts” on Keystone XL

TransCanada's latest letter to the State Department regarding Keystone XL is riddled with inaccuracies, out-of-date analysis, and distortions that have been proven wrong time and again.

Tar Sands & Potential Sea Level Rise

If Keystone is the key to the next phase of the development of the tar sands, it is key to unlocking carbon we cannot afford to burn.

State Review of KXL “Fundamentally Flawed”

Two prominent Congressmen, Representative Henry Waxman and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse yesterday called on the State Department to correct “significant mistakes” in its draft evaluation of the environmental impact of the Keystone XL pipeline.