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State of our climate: Obama can’t have it both ways

Instead of the rousing call to action on the greatest challenge of our generation that it could have been, what this speech will be remembered for is the President's defense of disastrous energy policy that is doomed to fail.

Scientists Warn Arctic Oil is “Unburnable Carbon”

This is the scientific paper that should stop all Arctic drilling now. It should also stop the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. It is yet another warning that business as usual for the oil industry is just not acceptable.

“Rogue State” Canada “Running Out of Time” on KXL

The Reuters news agency is reporting that Canada is running out of time to offer President Barack Obama some kind of concession on climate change that might allow Obama to approve the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline

Tar Sands are a “Shaky Investment”

Based on a report by Carbon Tracker, Bloomberg labels the tar sands a "shaky investment"

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.