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US Chamber of Commerce warns against denying keystone XL permit

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, USA
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  • September 25 2011

On September 23, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas J. Donohue warned that if the United States failed to permit the proposed Keystone XL pipeline between Alberta and Texas, Canada would simply find an alternate export route for its oil sands crude

Senators seek fresh Keystone XL environmental review

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, USA
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  • October 16 2011

On October 14, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), and Ron Wyden (D-OR) asked the State Department to begin a fresh environmental review for the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which if completed will carry tar sands crude from Alberta to the gulf coast

Canadian mobile emissions

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, USA
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  • November 20 2011

Environment Canada announced November 16 that it is seeking comments to guide the development of regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light-duty trucks in the 2017 model year and beyond as part of an ongoing effort with the United States to establish shared vehicle emissions standards

WCI nonprofit launched

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, USA
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  • November 20 2011

The Western Climate Initiative created a nonprofit corporation November 10 that will provide administrative and technical services to support the implementation of GHG emissions trading programs covering seven U.S

EPA decides to expand access to canadian canola

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, USA
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  • October 2 2011

On September 29, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that Canadian biofuel and biofuel feedstocks, including canola, will now meet the requirements of the U.S. Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS2) program

WTO dispute talks seat

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, European Union, Japan, USA
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  • September 8 2011

The United States requested August 29 to become an observer at the World Trade Organization dispute settlement talks with the European Union, Japan, and Canada regarding a challenge filed by the EU and Japan against a green energy program in Canada, citing trade interests

EU fails to label Canadian crude

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, USA
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  • February 26 2012

A European Commission committee failed February 23 to approve a proposal to label crude oil from Canada’s oil sands as 22.3 percent more polluting than conventional crude

NA Leaders’ Summit

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, Mexico, USA
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  • April 8 2012

President Obama hosted Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderone April 2 for the North American Leaders’ Summit

NE Keystone development

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, USA
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  • November 6 2011

The initial phase of a Nebraska special legislative session on the Keystone XL pipeline ended November 3, with five bills filed on the state’s authority over the pipeline route

WCI offsets review and approval

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • Canada, USA
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  • February 26 2012

The Western Climate Initiative released final recommendations February 22 for the review and approval of greenhouse gas emissions offset projects under a regional emissions trading program involving California and four Canadian provinces