The list of celebrities who claim to be environmental activists, but don’t exactly practice what they preach, is a pretty long. And almost all of them have flown their private jets up to Alberta to tell Americans we don’t need Keystone XL (or fossil fuels for that matter). That’s exactly what happened this week when […]
Keystone XL opponents grasp at straws in latest stunt
Keystone XL opponents’ climate claims have been repeatedly debunked by the Obama administration, research institutions, and energy and climate experts, yet they haven’t given up. Today, the anti-Keystone XL group, Friends of the Earth, submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the State Department asking it to hand over all the documents related […]
As Americans Say Yes to Keystone XL Opponents Recycle Old Stunts
Support across the country for the Keystone XL pipeline is overwhelming. In fact, as a Pew Poll revealed last month, it’s “almost universal.” But that’s no wonder considering that the benefits of Keystone XL are obvious. As our pamphlet “Why Americans Say Yes to Keystone XL” explains, Keystone XL will create tens of thousands of […]
Nothing New about “New” Keystone XL GHG study
There’s nothing new in this “new report” on Keystone XL and greenhouse gas emissions – the same researchers released a draft of this study in December 2013. The State Department took that draft report into account (citing it in its Final Environmental Impact Statement) and still concluded that Keystone XL would have a negligible impact […]
The “New Evidence” On Why Obama Should Approve Keystone XL Now
While Americans today are enjoying the tremendous economic benefits of increased North American oil production, opponents of fossil fuels remain committed to their quest of keeping us dependent on sources of energy from unstable regions of the world. Today anti-Keystone XL activist groups such as Bold Nebraska, the Sierra Club and 350.org wrote yet another […]
Obama “begs” Congress to “just do something” on infrastructure while refusing to do anything on Keystone XL
President Obama has been making the rounds this week promoting his new plans to improve the nation’s infrastructure and calling on Congress to act. As he said Tuesday in McLean, Virginia, “The American people have to demand that folks in Washington do their job. Do something. That’s my big motto for Congress right now: Just […]
