Oil sands energy will continue to be produced without KXL – it’ll just go to China instead of U.S. In a brief video appearance for The Nation last week, 350.org president Bill McKibben echoed a common theme for anti-Keystone XL activists: “If Keystone [XL] doesn’t get built, it’s clear that banks and others will [...]
Keystone XL & the Oil Sands: Emissions Here or There?
February 15, 2013 Infographics
FACT: Canada accounts for only 2% of global GHG emissions. Emissions from oil sands are a small fraction of that. China, an immediate potential market for oil sands crude without Keystone XL, is the world’s largest emitter of GHG emissions at 25%. View Infographic
Keystone XL & the Oil Sands: Comparable GHG Emissions
February 14, 2013 Infographics
FACT: Oil sands crude has been refined in the U.S. for decades and has similar GHG emissions to other heavy oils refined in the U.S. on a well-to-wheels basis. (IHS CERA and Jacobs Consulting) View Infographic
Don’t Misread the Inaugural Address
January 29, 2013 Blog
Pipeline opponents came out of the gate at a sprint this week, claiming premature victory after President Obama’s inaugural address. With his commitment to address climate change, opponents interpreted his message as a precursor to a rejection of Keystone XL. Yet the facts point to a different outcome. Approving Keystone XL will not jeopardize the [...]
Nebraska’s KXL Approval Puts a Damper on Opponents’ Parade
January 22, 2013 Blog
In a brief letter to President Obama and Sec. Clinton today, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman recounted the review process by which the Keystone XL project was subjected before he declared his final approval of the pipeline route through the state. Notably, it wasn’t the governor who provided any more color on what his decision may [...]
Fifteen Ways Sierra Club Got It Wrong On the Oil Sands
June 7, 2012 Blog, Issue Alerts
How many inaccuracies can you physically cram into a video that’s only one minute and 42 seconds in length? Well, if the author of the video is the Sierra Club and the topic is the oil sands, turns out the answer is: quite a lot. By our count, there are at least 15 separate things [...]
