Tag Archives: Keystone XL

Are Property Rights A Climate Action Tool?

Posted on March 6, 2015 by

For many, protecting property rights is high on the list of priorities. It’s the American way, shouldn’t it be so? A related and perhaps better question is whether climate advocates should use eminent domain as a tool to advocate against … Continue reading →

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Climate Marchers Heading To The White House

Posted on January 16, 2015 by

Exciting news for climate change marchers from Ed Fallon: Dear Friends, On Wednesday, January 28th at 10:00 a.m., twelve participants of the Great March for Climate Action will arrive at the White House for a meeting with Dan Utech, Special … Continue reading →

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Keystone XL And The U.S. Senate

Posted on December 21, 2014 by

During the run-up to the Nov. 18 vote on S-2280, a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline, I messaged Senators Tom Harkin and Chuck Grassley, asking them to vote no. Harkin voted no, Grassley yes. Senator Grassley sent along … Continue reading →

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Keystone XL — Bright Shiny Object

Posted on November 16, 2014 by

Friday the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill directing the federal government to move forward on the Keystone XL pipeline on a 252-161 vote. It was less than the number of votes needed to override a presidential veto, but … Continue reading →

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Energy Transfer Partner’s Alarming Pipe Dreams For Iowa

Posted on September 15, 2014 by

contributed by Garry Klein On July 9, the Des Moines Register reported that a Texas-based, Fortune 500 company, Energy Transfer Partners (ETP), is planning to build a crude oil pipeline that would deliver a minimum of 320,000 barrels of oil … Continue reading →

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Iowa's Proposed Bakken Pipeline

Posted on August 1, 2014 by

The Great March for Climate Action left Nebraska, entering Iowa on Wednesday. Their focus turns briefly from stopping the Keystone XL pipeline from the Tar Sands of Alberta to the Gulf of Mexico, to what has been dubbed as the … Continue reading →

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Erase The Keystone XL

Posted on June 26, 2014 by

Dear Climate March supporters, The Keystone Pipeline is a powerful symbol of the urgent necessity for climate action. On July 19, the Great March for Climate Action crosses the proposed path of the pipeline outside Bradshaw, Nebraska. We are working … Continue reading →

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Great March For Climate Action: Join The 'Keystone Summer'

Posted on June 8, 2014 by
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Climate March Supports “Reject and Protect”

Posted on April 22, 2014 by

Climate March Supports “Reject and Protect” with a 5-Day Week Of Actions Tuesday:   Send a video to info@climatemarch.org why you oppose Keystone XL Pipeline. Wednesday: Sign Credo’s Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance. Thursday:  Write a letter urging President Obama to … Continue reading →

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Hogg, Kaufmann Oppose Keystone XL

Posted on February 26, 2014 by

Joint Statement by Senator Rob Hogg and Representative Bobby Kaufmann on Keystone XL Pipeline: BIPARTISAN OPPOSITION TO KEYSTONE PIPELINE IN IOWA BECAUSE OF EXPECTED USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN DES MOINES– Two Iowa state legislators– Senator Rob Hogg (D-Cedar Rapids) and … Continue reading →

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