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Embarking on a second term, President Barack Obama faces<br />

mounting pressure on a decision he had put <strong>of</strong>f during his re-election<br />

campaign: whe<strong>the</strong>r to approve <strong>the</strong> $7 billion proposed Keystone XL oil<br />

pipeline between <strong>the</strong> U.S. and Canada.<br />

Groups: Pipeline proposal a sign tar sands oil is headed to Maine<br />

Maine environmental groups sounded an alarm Thursday about <strong>the</strong><br />

possible impacts here <strong>of</strong> a Canadian energy company’s application to<br />

reverse <strong>the</strong> flow <strong>of</strong> a pipeline and move heavy crude oil from <strong>the</strong> western<br />

provinces to Montreal.<br />

Jailed Activists Start Hunger Strike in Campaign Against<br />

Keystone XL Pipeline<br />

Two activists have gone on hunger strike in jail as part <strong>of</strong> a campaign<br />

against <strong>the</strong> controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline that would carry<br />

Canadian tar sands oil to Texas. Diane Wilson and Bob Lindsey Jr. are<br />

demanding that energy firm Valero divest from <strong>the</strong> Keystone XL project.<br />

The pair were arrested after locking <strong>the</strong>mselves to trucks in a bid to block<br />

access to a Valero refinery in Houston, Texas.<br />

Unfinished Business: The Unspoken Link Between Dispersants and<br />

Sick Children in <strong>the</strong> Gulf <strong>of</strong> Mexico<br />

All six <strong>of</strong> Julie Creppel’s young children are sick. Vomiting. Blisters<br />

all over <strong>the</strong>ir bodies, even in <strong>the</strong>ir throats. Boils. Severe headaches that<br />

wake <strong>the</strong>m up screaming at night. Nausea. Fevers. Diarrhea. Stomach<br />

spasms that contort <strong>the</strong>ir bodies in pain. Skin lesions. Psoriasis. Nose<br />

bleeds that gush unexpectedly. Respiratory infections. Dizziness. Sinus<br />

infections. Hand, Foot, and Mouth disease. Hair loss. And more.<br />

BP sanction brewing long before Gulf disaster<br />

When <strong>the</strong> Obama administration temporarily banned BP from federal<br />

contracts Wednesday, it pointed to BP’s “lack <strong>of</strong> business integrity” and<br />

conduct relating to <strong>the</strong> 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and spill.<br />

The sanction, however, has been years in <strong>the</strong> making.<br />

BP to Shareholders:<br />

We’re Already Working With EPA to Lift Federal Contract Ban

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