‘Hundreds arrested at oil pipeline protest outside White House’

Nearly 400 people were reportedly arrested in the US yesterday while protesting against an oil pipeline. Reports claim the protestors, which included students from 80 colleges, strapped themselves to the White House fence following which the arrests were made. They were trying to pressure the Obama Administration against approving the 1,700-mile crude oil pipeline from […]

Obama rejects Keystone XL pipeline

Plans for a controversial oil sands pipeline linking the United States and Canada were dealt a blow yesterday when US President Barack Obama denied permission for the Keystone XL project. The US Department of State said the Presidential Permit for TransCanada’s 1700mile pipeline wasn’t granted because there had not been “sufficient time” to decide if […]

Keystone pipeline re-routed around tar sands

The company responsible for the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has performed a dramatic U-turn, as they agreed to discuss an alternative route. TransCanada say they will change the course of the pipeline away from the environmentally sensitive area of the Nebraska Sandhills. Alex Pourbaix, TransCanada’s president, Energy and Oil Pipelines said:” I can confirm the […]

Thousands protest Keystone XL pipeline at White House

Thousands of protesters gathered at the White House over the weekend to object against plans to build a pipeline through the tar sands in Canada and North America. It follows a protest earlier this August, when 1,253 people were arrested during a sit-in. The Keystone XL pipeline is TransCanada’s project to extract the oil from […]

Americans protest Keystone pipeline

Protests are expected in Washington D.C. today as environmental groups are set to rally against the construction of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. The line will stretch from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Marchers will gather outside of the Ronald Reagan Building, where the State Department is due to hold a hearing […]

American Indian pipeline protestors arrested outside White House

American Indian and Canadian Native leaders have been arrested outside the White House while protesting against a 1,700 mile pipeline from Canada to the Gulf Coast. Hundreds of protestors travelled to Washington DC to try to persuade President Barack Obama not to issue a permit for the new $13billion pipe planned by TransCanada because of […]