Keystone XL Pipeline

Keystone XL Pipeline

February 24, 2015: "Wow — I have some big news. Moments ago, President Obama
issued a presidential veto against Congress’ bill to force construction of the Keystone XL pipeline.
In vetoing KXL, President Obama is showing that he’s listened to the people, not the polluters.
This is an incredible moment for all who participated — this is your moment.
I hope you celebrate this news with me today."
--- Greenpeace ---

Senate Defeats Bill on Keystone XL Pipeline in Narrow Vote | November 18 - The New York Times
Senate defeats Keystone XL pipeline | November 19 - USA Today
Keystone Pipeline | The Huffington Post

The Keystone XL pipeline isn’t about lowering your gas prices
November 17, 2014 - The Washington Post

TransCanada Corp.
On May 4, 2012, the Department of State received an application from TransCanada Corp. for a proposed pipeline that would run from the Canadian border to connect to a pipeline in Steele City, Nebraska. The new application includes proposed new routes through the state of Nebraska.
Performing a search on keystone xl returned 980 items as of April 12, 2014
Oil Sands | Fuel Research & Development for the 21st Century
Public Education and Outreach - Earth and Mineral Sciences - Penn State University
What's the Problem with the Tar Sands? | Tar Sands Solutions Network
- Spills & Leaks
Corporate Ethics International
CEI was funded to research and organize the International Tar Sands Oil Campaign.
- The Tar Sands Deadly Ponds
"White Water, Black Gold" - Trailer - Homepage
- "White Water, Black Gold" - Trailer - YouTube
- "White Water, Black Gold" | The Video Project
  White Water, Black Gold follows David Lavallee on his three-year journey across Western Canada in search of the truth about the impact of the world’s thirstiest and dirtiest oil industry. This is a journey of jarring contrasts, from the pristine mountain ice fields that are the source of the industry’s water, to the Tar Sands tailing ponds, where thousands of migrating birds have unwittingly landed and died.
- "White Water, Black Gold" | Specialty Studios
  The WHITE WATER, BLACK GOLD DVD is available for home and community screenings, and for classroom use to help raise greater public awareness about the impact of Tar Sands oil and the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.
- "White Water, Black Gold": a Documentary About "Ethical Oil" | Huffington Post
"Shift | Beyond the Numbers of the Climate Crisis" | 57 minutes - Video - Vimeo
A film by brother/sister duo, Sam and Kate Fulbright to take a closer look at what climate change really means in the United States, and dive beyond the daunting numbers and graphs to meet the people and communities effected by the problem of climate change.
"Uncovered: The Lost Keystone XL Ads" | VIDEO - NextGen
- Tar Sands Crash Course - What you should know about tar sands.
Something we Should Be Worried About, But Aren't: Water | by Charles P. Pierce - October 27, 2011 | Esquire
Under the high plains of the midwest, there is a resource called the Ogallala Aquifer, which is a subsystem of a huge underground mega-system called the High Plains Aquifer.
What is an Aquifer?
"Ground water moves very rapidly in fractured rock aquifers like the basalts of the eastern Snake River Plain. In such cases, the spread of contaminants can be difficult or impossible to prevent."
- Eastern Snake River Plain Aquifer - Idaho
  By Doug Gellar - Emporia State University
- Water Science School | USGS
  - Aquifers and Groundwater
  - What is a Watershed?
- Water Table | National Geographic Education
- Aquifers and Groundwater | USGS Water Science School
- The Basics: What is Groundwater | The Groundwater Foundation
- Water Sources | Environment Canada
  - Groundwater
- Water and Geology
  By Wayne I. Anderson - University of Northern Iowa
- Hydrologic Cycle
- Image: Anatomy of an Aquifer: The Lower Portneuf River Valley

Principle Aquifers of the United States | USGS
This National Atlas map shows the distribution of the principal aquifers that supply ground water
to the United States, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The aquifer shown in each geographic area
is generally the uppermost principal aquifer for the area.

PR Watch | Reporting on spin and disinformation since 1993
- Dirty Hands: 77 ALEC Bills in 2013 Advance a Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda | August 01, 2013
  At least 77 bills to oppose renewable energy standards, support fracking and the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, and otherwise undermine environmental laws were introduced in 34 states in 2013, according to a new analysis from the Center for Media and Democracy, publishers of ALECexposed.org. Alternative address: ALEC: American Legislative Exchange Council - ALEC Exposed | Sourcewatch
State Dept. Releases Keystone Pipeline Report Amid Conflict-of-Interest Controversy
February 3, 2014 - AllGov.com
Keystone XL Pipeline Project Application
U.S. Department of State | Update - January 31, 2014
A 30-day public comment period begins on February 5, 2014 and will close on March 7, 2014
Keystone (XL) Cops, Part XLVIII: Pipeline Gets State Department’s Green Light
January 31, 2014 - Business Week
State Department releases Keystone XL final environmental impact statement
The Washington Post
Report: How The State Department Got Keystone XL’s Climate Impact Totally Wrong
By Katie Valentine - March 4, 2014 - Think Progress
Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Keystone XL Project
PDF File - Executive Summary - January, 2014 | U.S. Dept. of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs
Keystone Pipeline | Wikipedia
Keystone PipeLIES Exposed: The Facts on Petroleum Politicians, Crude Money and Media Spin
February 28, 2014 - PR Watch
Keystone XL Facts | TarSands Action
NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council
- Stopping the Keystone XL Pipeline
- Stop Dirty Fuels: Tar Sands
Urge State Department to Stop Attempts to Obliterate Endangered Species | Animal Petitions
Politico
- Keystone XL Pipeline | News, Aanalysis & Opinion
- Keystone contractor’s ties to energy groups draw new scrutiny | 12/16/13
The Keystone XL Pipeline | November-December 2013 - Harvard Magazine
Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline | Voices for Progress
"Construction of the Keystone XL pipeline will greatly hinder our ability to prevent a global climate catastrophe. Its direct impact on climate is significant—the equivalent of seven coal-fired power plants operating continuously or having 6.2 million cars on the road for 50 years, according to EPA calculations."
Keystone XL Pipeline | Inhabitat
EXCLUSIVE: State Deptartment Hid Contractor's Ties to Keystone XL Pipeline Company | March 21, 2013 - Mother Jones
"Another ERM employee who contributed to State's Keystone report—and whose prior work history was also redacted—previously worked for Shell Oil; a third worked as a consultant for Koch Gateway Pipeline Company, a subsidiary of Koch Industries. Shell and Koch* have a significant financial interest in the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. ERM itself has worked for Chevron, which has invested in Canadian tar sands extraction, according to its website."
Keystone XL Pipeline | The Wildlife News

Toxic waste from tar sands mining contains
ammonia, cyanide, arsenic and other known carcinogens.

Keystone XL Pipeline | 04/11/13 - League of Women Voters
Friends of the Earth
Keystone XL Pipeline | National Wildlife Federation
Tar Sands | National Wildlife Federation
Federal study says oil sands toxins are leaching into groundwater, Athabasca River
February 20, 2014 - The Globe and Mail
Canada's Tar Sands | Nature Canada
Tar Sands Blockade
- In The News
- Why Oppose KXL?
State Dept. Admits Keystone XL Pipeline Climate Impact | January 31, 2014 - Environmental News Service
Keystone XL Pipeline Safety Standards Not as Rigorous as They Seem
September 19, 2013 - ClimateProgress
Center for Biological Diversity
- America's Dangerous Pipelines
  - America's Dangerous Pipelines | Video - YouTube
- Kinder Morgan pipeline application says oil spills can have both negative and positive effects
  By Peter O'Neil - April 30, 2014 - Vancouver Sun
Get The Facts On Keystone XL | Keystone Truth