Keystone XL backers blast Obama’s job claims
Supporters of the Keystone XL oil pipeline are blasting President Barack Obama's claims that the project would lead to relatively few U.S. jobs.
View ArticleWhite House adviser rebukes environmentalists
White House adviser John Podesta gently chided environmental groups for criticizing the Obama administration's "all-of-the-above" energy plan and stressed that the president has led a transition toward...
View ArticleGOP senators demand decision on Keystone XL
Republican senators on Friday asked President Barack Obama to make a final decision soon on whether to permit the Keystone XL pipeline that would link Canada's oil sands with Gulf Coast refineries.
View ArticleEnvironmentalists challenge Obama on natural gas exports
More than a dozen environmental groups on Tuesday called on President Barack Obama to reject his previous support for natural gas and the drilling practices yielding the fossil fuel. The organizations...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists pressure Clinton on Keystone XL
More than two dozen environmental groups are looking to enlist former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in their fight against the Keystone XL pipeline, pressuring the potential presidential candidate...
View ArticleGroups tell Obama: Don’t wait on Keystone
WASHINGTON -- Forty-four groups representing oil companies, truckers, manufacturers and other interests on Tuesday implored Secretary of State John Kerry to approve the Keystone XL pipeline that would...
View ArticleDemocrats tell feds to crack down on illegal drilling
Federal land managers need to work harder to prevent oil companies from illegally burrowing into federal mineral estate, four House Democrats say.
View ArticleSenators push for oil export deal with Mexico
At issue is a Pemex affiliate's request to export 100,000 barrels per day of light U.S. oil and condensates in exchange for heavy Mexican crude -- a transaction that can be approved by U.S. regulators...
View ArticleAs oil producers eye deals on exports, some traditional allies fight back
The warnings arrive as oil producers lobbying for the freedom to widely export crude look for strategies to propel the trade policy change through the narrowly divided Senate.
View ArticleConservative coalition wants to see oil exports tied to highway bill
The strategy could give a big boost to crude exports -- a top priority for oil producers and Republican allies on Capitol Hill -- by tethering the issue to a federal highway bill and a reauthorization...
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