Keystone XL

Ryan Says His Budget Would Balance In 10 Years

Mark Memmott — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:17:00 +0000

(Note at 11:20 a.m. ET: Scroll down to see the GOP plan, which has now been released; new comments from Rep. Ryan; and White House reaction.)

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the 2012 Republican vice presidential nominee, unveiled his latest budget plan Tuesday morning — and as NPR's Tamara Keith told our Newscast Desk, he says it would bring the federal budget in balance by 2023.

Ryan's previous proposal, he said, would balance the budget in 20 years. How has he cut 10 years off that time?

After Keystone Review, Environmentalists Vow To Continue Fight

Elizabeth Shogren — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 14:53:08 +0000

Environmentalists have a hope.

If they can block the Keystone XL pipeline, they can keep Canada from developing more of its dirty tar sands oil.

Updated: State Department Releases Keystone XL Environmental Report

Eyder Peralta — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 20:41:00 +0000

Update at 4:08 p.m. ET. Report Released:

The State Department, which is ultimately charged with approving or denying TransCanada's plans to build a 1,700 mile pipeline from Canada, has released a draft report that details the potential environmental impacts of the Keystone XL pipeline.

The report runs about 2,000 pages.

Protesters Call On Obama To Reject Keystone XL Pipeline

Elizabeth Shogren — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:37:00 +0000

Tens of thousands of protesters turned out on the National Mall Sunday to encourage President Obama to make good on his commitment to act on climate change.

In his Inaugural address from outside the U.S. Capitol, the president said: "We will respond to the threat of climate change knowing that the failure to do so would betray our children and future generations."

Just a few weeks later, next to the Washington Monument, Paul Birkeland was one of a couple dozen people holding a long white tube above their heads.

"It's a backbone. It's a spine.

In D.C., Activists Protest Keystone Pipeline

Sun, 17 Feb 2013 22:00:00 +0000

Transcript

JACKI LYDEN, HOST:

It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Jacki Lyden.

Coming up, that's a lot of pay stubs, the 100th anniversary of the income tax. Then a Three-Minute Fiction standout. And later, he may be faster than a speeding bullet, but can Superman outrace this controversy?

But first, tens of thousands of college students and environmental activists marched around the White House today.

UNIDENTIFIED GROUP: Hey, Obama, we don't want no climate drama. Hey.

LYDEN: They're calling on President Obama to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline.