In a decisive action that kills the proposed 1700-mile TransCanada pipeline for now, President Obama has sided with the voices of climate advocates led by RFF grantee, 350.org and its leader, Bill McKibben. Against great political odds and the deep-pocketed backing of the oil industry, the decision marks a spectacular victory for climate progress and a new energy economy.
...saves budget-cutting fervor for clean energy. According to wasteful-spending watchdog, Taxpayers for Common Sense, the oil and gas industries receive $16 billion in federal tax breaks. The defeated measure targeted only $2 billion of the total.
Following Climate Solution and Columbia Riverkeeper's challenge to the permit, the developer's deception about the true size and impact of the Longview, Washington port expansion is revealed.
