Say No to the Keystone XL Pipeline

President Obama says he’ll veto the latest attempt by Congress to push through the Keystone XL pipeline, but he hasn’t yet committed to rejecting this dangerous proposal outright.

Stop the pipeline permanently!

The Kochs Love Money At All Costs

The Koch brothers want that Keystone Pipeline to become a reality.  Might it be because they stand to make $100 billion on that pipeline?  Yes, I think so!

Read more here.

Their smiling faces are chilling.

Draw the Line Against Keystone XL: Nebraska

Here is Bold Nebraska's solar-powered barn that is now standing in the route of the pipeline.
 (Photo by Mary Anne Andrei / Bold Nebraska)

 

Yesterday's Keystone XL Pipeline Protest was awesome.  Here is a picture of Bold Nebraska's protest. To visit Bold Nebraska's Facebook page, click here.

 

 

More about 350.org here. 

 

 

STOP THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE!

Sandra Steingraber at Protest Against Tar Sands

Sandra, Jeff and friends joining in one of 350.org's Draw the Line Day of Action on Keystone XL events (200+!) around the country - Trumansburg, NY, this morning.
http://350.org/draw-the-line
 

Tar Sands= No human or environmental benefits, just money for a few, devastation for the many

Bill McKibben on Democracy Now!: Keystone XL Pipeline Protest

Bill McKibben, co-founder and director of 350.org, joins Amy Goodman to discuss "Draw the Line," a national day of action this Saturday to protest the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Already this week on Monday, 13 people were arrested during a protest in Houston in front of the offices of TransCanada, the company behind the controversial project. McKibben has just come out with the new book, "Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist." McKibben argues that Obama’s pending decision on whether to approve or reject the Keystone XL’s construction is a historic opportunity. "If [Obama] says no to the Keystone pipeline, he will be the first world leader ever to say, 'Here is something we are not going to build because of its effect on the climate,'" McKibben says. "It might have the effect of unfreezing the climate negotiations that have been wrecked ever since Copenhagen … Sometimes Obama, correctly, can blame his absurd Congress. But in the case of the Keystone pipeline, he gets to make the call himself. So he darn well better make that call."

Check out Bill McKibben's new book, "Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist."

American Way of Gassing People: The Slow and Painful Way

The people of Port Arthur, Texas, suffer from serious health effects, including cancer and death, due to the oil industry already.  Now with plans for the Keystone XL pipeline, matters will become worse. And we think Syria is unique? 

Read about it here. Reader Supported News addresses the environmental and health problems that come with the oil and gas industry.

A Reader Supported News reader wrote:
"So here we go, off to attack Syria for gassing their own people, when in our own country, we are letting the wealthy corporations pollute to the extent that they bestow even slower, more painful deaths on our own people. Warfare and environmental degradation are two sides of the same coin: man's inhumanity to man."

Now The Real Work Begins

So, President Obama has been given a second term by the electorate.  Now we have our work cut out!  Oppose the Keystone XL pipeline!   Let's get wind and solar energy subsidized.  Just a few things to do I would say.  Obama won't go in this direction without enormous pressure from us.

The Politics of the Pipeline

An interesting piece on how politics is being brought to bear on the Keystone XL pipeline project.  Will it be attached to unrelated bills in Congress by Senate Republicans, or will some of these obstinate lawmakers hold off in order to gain an edge during the campaign? Is the destruction of our environment and aquifers something we should use as a campaign strategy?   

Charles Pierce in Esquire.
Here's the link.

Senate Passes a Bill With Strings Attached: Keystone Pipeline

The Senate has passed a bill onto the President which forces him to make a decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline within 60 days. All eyes are now focused on the oval office. Help us get the word out that the crucial decision we've all worked so hard for is now rapidly approaching.

Photo: Amy Dewan— with Deborah Dee Jacobs.

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