“Once again, a massive spill has reminded us of a simple truth: oil pipelines put clean water at risk,” said one environmentalist. With its latest leak of nearly 600,000 gallons in northern Kansas, the sprawling Keystone pipeline system has now spilled more crude oil in the United States than any other pipeline, according to a new analysis by Bloomberg. […]
“Pipelines leak,” said one climate campaigner. “Especially ones named Keystone.” Climate campaigners on Thursday were outraged but unsurprised as TC Energy in Canada—the company behind the Keystone XL pipeline proposal defeated last year—announced the 22nd spill from its original pipeline. [pullquote]”As we wait to hear how much tar sands and toxic chemicals like benzene have […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, along with multiple other attorneys general, sent a letter to President Biden urging him to address rising energy costs and inflation by rescinding several disastrous policies that have undermined American energy independence and security. “The effort to protect Alaska’s economic interests, management authority and individual liberties against an […]
After more than a decade of grassroots organizing, agitation, and tireless opposition by the international climate movement, the final nail was slammed into the Keystone XL’s coffin Wednesday afternoon when the company behind the transnational tar sands pipeline officially pulled the plug on its plans. [pullquote]”This victory is thanks to Indigenous land defenders who fought the Keystone XL pipeline for […]