The pipeline giant has offered a $100 million bond to Nebraska if it fails to clean up a spill. Opponents say federal law already requires more.
WASHINGTON—TransCanada's offer to fund a $100 million performance bond if it fails to clean up a...
Oct 28, 2011
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Waxman cites legal papers filed by a Koch subsidiary, uncovered by InsideClimate News, in which it claimed a 'substantial' interest in the pipeline.
Editor's note: This version of the story adds comment from Koch Industries.
Rep. Henry Waxman (D-...
Oct 18, 2011
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Canadian company aims to avoid seasonal construction delays by taking action before receiving U.S. pipeline approval.
Aberdeen, S. D. —A Canadian company that is waiting for a federal permit to build an oil pipeline...
Oct 7, 2011
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Farmers and ranchers who oppose Keystone XL outnumbered supporters at the hearing in Atkinson, Neb., located 10 miles from the fragile sandhills.
ATKINSON, Neb.—People began arriving at West Holt Junior-Senior High School before noon on Thursday...
Sep 30, 2011
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Did TransCanada’s well-connected lobbyist help scuttle the idea?
In June of 2010, in the midst of the BP Gulf oil disaster, someone deep in the bowels of the U.S....
Sep 27, 2011
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Three bills moving through Congress would significantly strengthen federal oversight for pipelines like the proposed Keystone XL
WASHINGTON—A series of headline-grabbing ruptures along the nation's 2.5 million-mile network of...
Aug 12, 2011
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Government and oil sands industry finally agree with environmentalists on need to rigorously measure the full impact of oil sands development
FT. MCMURRAY, ALBERTA—For years, Alberta's government has been under fire for weak monitoring of...
Feb 25, 2011
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Plans by Entergy and Starbucks show how adaptation is now key for firms with vulnerable supply chains, but experts lament that more of them aren't moving
As climate change worsens, some leading U.S. corporations are working to find ways to adapt to...
Feb 14, 2011
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GAR, the world's second-biggest palm oil producer, has vowed to stop razing Indonesian forests that are especially rich in carbon and biodiversity
The world's second biggest palm oil company has agreed to halt deforestation in valuable areas of...
Feb 10, 2011
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Much of the ill-gotten gains from massive logging are hidden in plain sight as real estate holdings
For years, environmental and indigenous rights advocates in the forested Malaysian state of Sarawak...
Jan 16, 2011
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