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CHICAGO, July 27, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the U.S. House's passage of legislation that would set a November 1st deadline for the Obama administration's decision on TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL oil sands pipeline, Americans Against Big Oil Ripoffs (AABOR) condemned what it called the "Hurry Up and Pollute Bill" and urged the Senate not to take up the legislation. "The President does have enough information to decide on a permit for the Keystone XL...

Group warns of higher gas prices in Illinois if pipeline is approved CHICAGO, July 14, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new citizens group called Americans Against Big Oil Ripoffs, today announced an Illinois campaign opposing TransCanada's building of the Keystone XL Pipeline. The pipeline, if approved, would raise gasoline prices approximately 15 cents per gallon (or $6.55 per barrel) above 2008 prices in the Midwest, according to a report commissioned on behalf of TransCanada(1). "This...