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Hoeven leads charge with 53 senators urging approval of Keystone XL

WASHINGTON — More than half the Senate on Wednesday urged quick approval of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, ramping up pressure on President Barack Obama to move ahead with the project just days after he promised in his inaugural address to respond vigorously to the threat of climate change.

By Matthew Daly , January 24, 2013

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Neb. governor OKs Keystone XL route

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman approved a new route for the Keystone XL oil pipeline on Tuesday that avoids the state’s environmentally-sensitive Sandhills region.

By Grant Schulte , January 23, 2013

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Hoeven urges Obama to approve Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON (FNS) — Sen. John Hoeven is calling on President Barack Obama to approve the Keystone XL pipeline without further delay now that Nebraska has approved an alternative route through the state.

January 23, 2013

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You can't oppose everything: Many SD landowners supportive of oil pipeline or resigned to its likely construction

In the 1950s, electric and natural gas companies constructed transmission lines and pipelines across the South Dakota prairie.

By Anna Jauhola , January 19, 2013

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Keystone XL gets boost in Nebraska re-route

WASHINGTON — The controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline received a boost Friday when Nebraska regulators said its proposed new route would avoid many of the ecologically-sensitive areas that led the U.S. government to block it last year.

By Timothy Gardner , January 06, 2013

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Texas judge halts Keystone XL pipeline work

Texas judge halts Keystone XL pipeline work HOUSTON — A Texas judge has ordered TransCanada to temporarily halt work on a private property where it is building part of an oil pipeline designed to carry tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf Coast, the latest legal battle to plague a project that has encountered numerous obstacles nationwide.

By Ramit Plushnick-Masti , December 12, 2012

Obama pipeline decision may preview energy policy

WASHINGTON — It’s a decision President Barack Obama put off during the 2012 campaign, but now that he’s won a second term, his next move on a proposed oil pipeline between the U.S. and Canada may signal how he will deal with climate and energy issues in the four years ahead.

By Josh Lederman , December 02, 2012

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Oil industry group pushes Obama for tar sands pipeline

OMAHA, Neb. — The fight over a proposed pipeline to transport crude oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries has picked up again with groups on both sides putting pressure on President Barack Obama to either approve or reject the pipeline.

By Josh Funk , November 16, 2012

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Canadian firm optimistic about oil pipeline

OMAHA, Neb. — The Canadian company that wants to build another oil pipeline to carry crude oil to Gulf Coast refineries remains optimistic about the project after President Barack Obama won re-election.

November 08, 2012

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The pipeline president: Choice between Obama, Romney may affect pace of Keystone XL project

WILLISTON — The Keystone XL pipeline, a point of contention during the presidential campaign, will likely move forward regardless of who is elected Tuesday, say current and former leaders from both parties.

By Amy Dalrymple , November 03, 2012

Texas landowners stand up to Big Oil

SUMNER, Texas — Oil has long lived in harmony with farmland and cattle across the Texas landscape, a symbiosis nurtured by generations and built on an unspoken honor code that allowed agriculture to thrive while oil was extracted.

By Ramit Plushnick-Masti , October 18, 2012

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TransCanada presents new Keystone XL route

TransCanada presents new Keystone XL route OMAHA, Neb. — The company that wants to build a pipeline to transport crude oil from Canada to Gulf Coast refineries said Wednesday it has revised its proposed new route through Nebraska to avoid environmentally sensitive areas.

By Josh Funk , September 06, 2012

Is the heavy crude 'dilbit' oil? Congress and the IRS say 'no'

The oil industry has often said that dilbit, a heavy crude oil from Canada’s tar sands, isn’t much different from conventional crude oil. But when it comes to paying into a federal fund used to clean up oil spills, it’s different enough to deserve a sizeable tax break.

By Lisa Song , September 01, 2012

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SD anti-pipeline movement now in 13 countries

MITCHELL, S.D. — On Wednesday, several hundred people from 13 nations began a “Fast for the Earth.”

By Emma Dejong , August 02, 2012

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Hoeven touts national energy plan

Hoeven touts national energy plan GRAND FORKS — Sen. John Hoeven, R-N.D., said a comprehensive energy plan he introduced in the U.S. Senate this week follows the EmPower North Dakota formula he used a decade ago as North Dakota governor to groom the path to the state’s currently thriving energy industry.

By Kevin Bonham , July 28, 2012

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