It was widely reported this week that President Obama is “embarrassed” that the United States is “falling behind” countries like China when it comes to building the infrastructure needed to sustain a growing economy. As he said about a convention center that was built in China: “They had built it in a year.” Meanwhile, it […]
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View allMr. President: What’s “Embarrassing” is a Six Year Delay on Keystone XL
December 5, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
Keystone XL shovel ready six years and counting
September 18, 2014 Blog, Infographics
Friday, September 19, 2014 marks the six year anniversary of TransCanada’s submission of its application to build the Keystone XL pipeline. Ahead of that anniversary, Oil Sands Fact Check is releasing an infographic detailing the long history of President Obama’s delay on the pipeline. Keystone XL is as important today as it was six years […]
Steyer recycles ad that earned him “four Pinocchios” in latest political stunt
April 25, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
Billionaire anti-Keystone XL activist Tom Steyer is clearly walking back his previous threats to attack Democrats that support Keystone XL. What he hasn’t done, however, is walk back the false claims that earned him “four Pinocchios” earlier this year from the Washington Post Fact Checker. Here’s his new ad attacking Senator Marco Rubio, which is […]
Steyer says Keystone XL won’t define Obama’s climate legacy while Earth Day protest draws sparse crowd
April 22, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
Today is Earth Day – one of the biggest days of the year for activists across the globe, yet Keystone XL opponents were only able to draw about 60 to 70 folks to Washington DC for the Cowboy Indian Alliance protest, as Politico reported earlier today. Meanwhile we have some breaking news: as Keystone XL […]
Keystone XL Delay Inspires Call to Action
April 18, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
In the wake of yet another Obama Keystone XL delay, there’s been a significant call to action from Democrats and Republicans, from labor groups and business groups telling President Obama to stop punting and finally approve Keystone XL. It’s ridiculous that the well over five year long process on #KXL is continuing for an […]
Whom to believe on Keystone XL – activists and Hollywood actors or actual experts?
April 16, 2014 Blog, Issue Alerts
Today, several news outlets reported on a letter written by former President Jimmy Carter along with other Nobel laureates against Keystone XL. Considering that the usual suspects – NRDC and the Sierra Club – were behind the effort, it’s no surprise that the letter rehashes opponents’ climate claims, which have been debunked time and time […]
