Posts Tagged: Keystone XL

C&BP Statement on State Dept. Inspector General Keystone XL Investigation
2013-08-23
Today, the State Department Office of Inspector General announced that an investigation into Environmental Resources Management’s (ERM) conflicts of interest would not be completed until January 2014. This announcement indicates that the Keystone XL pipeline decision is facing another delay as a result of ERM lying to the State Department about its connections to TransCanada,… Read more »
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Conflict of interest: State Department contractor on Keystone XL study lied about ties to TransCanada & oil industry
2013-07-11
ERM employee tried to cover up deceit online WASHINGTON, D.C. – The company hired by the State Department to review the environmental impact of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline lied on its conflict of interest disclosure form about its work for pipeline builder TransCanada and other oil companies, according to research released today by Friends… Read more »
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State Department Inspector General Probing Keystone XL Contractor’s Conflicts of Interest
2013-05-29
In yet another investigation into the Obama Administration’s activities, the State Department Inspector General is probing the conflicts of interest surrounding the contractor that performed the Keystone XL review,. The American public was supposed to get an honest look at the impacts of the Keystone XL pipeline. Instead, Environmental Resources Management (ERM), a fossil fuel contractor,… Read more »
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C&BP Calls for State Dept. Investigation into Keystone XL Consultant’s Conflicts of Interest
2013-04-9
Yesterday, Checks & Balances Project and 11 environmental, faith-based and public interest organizations called on Secretary of State John Kerry and the State Department Deputy Inspector General Harold Geisel to investigate whether Environmental Resources Management (ERM) hid conflicts of interest which might have excluded it from performing the Keystone XL environmental assessment and how State Department officials… Read more »
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Keystone XL Environmental Impact Consultant’s Cozy Relationships with Fossil Fuel Interests
2013-03-31
Environmental Resources Management (ERM), the consulting firm hired to perform the supplemental environmental analysis of the Keystone XL pipeline works for and has worked for fossil fuel companies with a stake in the Canadian Tar Sands. Mother Jones’ Andy Kroll exposed the conflicts of interest in an exclusive story, which included unredacted documents that show the… Read more »
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Another Friday News Dump: State Department Paves Way for Keystone XL Approval
2013-03-1
State Department releases Keystone XL environmental impact statement, ignores reality of climate change impacts This afternoon, the State Department released its Supplementary Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) on the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline, claiming that the pipeline will “not likely result in significant adverse environmental effects.” The SEIS paves the way for President Obama’s approval… Read more »
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THE BALANCE SHEET for December 22, 2011 
2011-12-22
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT WHAT MORATORIUM? GULF LEASE SALE BRINGS IN $337 MILLION Last Wednesday, the Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) continued its work to increase offshore energy development by holding the first gulf-area… Read more »
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THE BALANCE SHEET for Oct 4, 2011
2011-10-4
Our weekly update to unravel the industry and political spin around the energy debate IN CASE YOU MISSED IT FUNNY NUMBERS FROM WESTERN ENERGY ALLIANCE The Western Energy Alliance chose to ignore market forces in its analysis of public lands leasing data. According to the EIA, the wellhead price of natural gas has been fluctuating… Read more »
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Money Trumps Citizens in Keystone Pipeline Debate
2011-09-28
New info-graphic shows that Keystone’s support is small but heavily funded By Andrew Schenkel A recent info-graphic posted to the Huffington Post’s Green section shows the disproportionately large amount of opposition to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline compared to the support for it. The graphic shows that there are literally seven major supporters for the… Read more »
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