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ActivismYoung people especially, disillusioned by the failure of established institutions to act on climate change, are taking to the streets in growing numbers. They are the reluctant inheritors of potential catastrophes they want to avert.
On Sept. 8, Pres. Obama outlined his $447 billion jobs plan
Coalition Petitions Obama to Unlock Billions in Unspent Clean Energy Bonds
Vaguely written legislation keeps local governments from putting federal funds to use and creating green jobs.
An energy conservation subsidy that was enacted during the Bush administration is sitting largely...
By Maria Gallucci, InsideClimate News
Dec 1, 2011 | Read More
Route of the Northern Gateway Pipeline Project/Source: Enbridge
Oil Sands Opponents Turn Focus to Enbridge's Pacific Pipeline Project
A new report signals that the Northern Gateway pipeline project will become the next battleground over the future of the Alberta tar sands.
ALBERTA, Canada—Enbridge Inc's proposed $5.3 billion pipeline to British Columbia poses a raft of...
By Jeffrey Jones, Reuters
Nov 29, 2011 | Read More
Cindy Myers and Connie Weichman on the Weichmans' Sandhills ranch.
Nebraska Ranchers Who Turned the Tide in Pipeline Fight Say They're Not Done Yet
Landowners explain why—and how—they became activists.
Connie and Leon Weichman had just finished branding some calves Monday when Connie's niece texted...
By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News
Nov 17, 2011 | Read More
An estimated 10,000 anti-Keystone XL protestors marched at the White House on No
TransCanada-Nebraska Deal on Keystone Route Won't Affect Federal Review, State Dept. Says
The agency says the agreement will not change the timeline for its analysis of alternative pipeline routes, which would likely conclude in 2013.
LINCOLN, Neb.—Nebraska and TransCanada Corp. agreed on Monday to find a new route for the stalled...
By Michael Avok, Reuters
Nov 15, 2011 | Read More
Nov. 6 protest at the White House
Activist Leaders Explain How They Beat the Keystone XL Pipeline
Persistence, solidarity and youthful optimism gave activists and landowners an edge in battle to keep Keystone XL pipeline out of Nebraska Sandhills.
WASHINGTON—Just six months ago, few could have imagined that an inanimate object as ugly as a 36-...
By Elizabeth McGowan, InsideClimate News
Nov 11, 2011 | Read More
U.S. Puts Tricky Keystone XL Pipeline Decision Past 2012 Election
The State Department suggested that looking at new routes for the pipeline in Nebraska would take until at least the first quarter of 2013.
The U.S. government on Thursday delayed approval of a Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline until after...
By Arshad Mohammed and Timothy Gardner, Reuters
Nov 11, 2011 | Read More
Some 10,000 protesters gathered around the White House to protest Keystone XL
10,000-Strong Keystone Protest, Biggest Yet, Draws Surprisingly Diverse Crowd
The crowd's goal was to give President Obama a "solidarity hug" by forming a human chain around the White House.
WASHINGTON—As Brian Nowak made a beeline across Lafayette Square to the handmade "Minnesotans for...
By Elizabeth McGowan, InsideClimate News
Nov 7, 2011 | Read More
A handful of Canadian oil sands
Keystone XL Primer: Secrecy Still Shrouds Diluted Bitumen Risks
Many questions but few answers about the substance that would flow through the proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline.
The Canadian crude oil that would flow through the Keystone XL pipeline is either the lynchpin of U...
By Marie C. Baca, InsideClimate News
Nov 2, 2011 | Read More
Citizens protest the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project
Prospects Dim for India's Nuclear Power Expansion as Grassroots Uprising Spreads
A rare and powerful grassroots movement of fishermen, farmers, former judges, scientists and bureaucrats is threatening to scuttle nuclear megaprojects.
NEW DELHI, India—When India's central government passed the long-delayed Indo-U.S. nuclear...
By Ranjit Devraj, InsideClimate News
Oct 25, 2011 | Read More
Keystone XL sit-in
Enviros Make Keystone XL a Litmus Test for Obama's Re-Election: Will it Work?
Anti-pipeline forces say they will draw a line in the sand refusing to support Obama if he approves Keystone XL. Analysts say this strategy may backfire.
WASHINGTON—To hard-core environmentalists, the Obama administration's upcoming decision on the...
By Elizabeth McGowan, InsideClimate News
Oct 14, 2011 | Read More