A pipeline reaching from Canada to Texas has been proposed, and President Obama has a chance to stop it. Not only does the extraction and transportation of this oil produce more carbon emissions than traditional oil, it poses a huge spill risk to the six states the pipeline would run through. After the BP oil spill in the gulf, and the ExxonMobil spill in Yellowstone River, we need to stand up against these risks.
- Gene
 "The tar sands represent a catastrophic threat to our communities, our climate, and our planet. President Obama, you have the final word. You do not have to negotiate with Congress or industry. We urge you to demonstrate real climate leadership by rejecting the requested permit for the Keystone XL pipeline." Add your name:  |
Dear Stuart,
"Essentially game over" for the climate.
That's what climate scientist James Hansen calls the proposed Keystone XL pipeline -- which would carry oil out of Canada's vast tar sands oil fields to Texas, where it will be refined, then burned across the globe, dealing a catastrophic blow to our chance of returning earth to a stable climate.
This project requires a permit from President Obama to start construction. He will make the decision as soon as September.
The Alberta tar sands -- the 3rd largest oil field in the world -- is a carbon bomb. The difficult extraction and transportation of the tar sands oil ultimately produces up to three times the carbon emissions of traditional oil. (And extreme environmental devastation along the way.)1
The Keystone XL pipeline is the fuse to this bomb -- a highway to swift consumption of this dirty, dangerous crude. As if that wasn't enough, it poses a massive spill risk in the six states along the pipeline route, including over the Ogallala Aquifer, which provides up to 30% of our nation's agricultural water.
We. Must. Stop. This.
Twenty leading climate scientists recently sent a letter to President Obama urging him to deny the permit.
And right now, a massive, historic daily sit-in is occurring outside the White House. The peaceful protests began on August 20th and will continue every day until September 3rd. Hundreds of people -- including CREDO's CEO Michael Kieschnick -- are joining acclaimed climate activist Bill McKibben in risking arrest outside the White House.
Yet given Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s comment that she was "inclined" to approve Keystone XL, there is reason to be concerned.
But President Obama still has the final word. He does not have to negotiate with Congress or industry. He can still do the right thing. We need a massive, historic show of pressure to stop this pipeline. Please sign the petition and read below for other ways to get involved.
Thank you for fighting for an oil-free future.
Elijah Zarlin, Campaign Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets
CREDO Action from Working Assets
1 "Keystone XL Pipeline," Friends of the Earth
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