Dear
With 1 Million Gallons of Oil Spilling in Michigan, |
Another million gallons of crude oil spilled into fragile waters - not in the Gulf this time but in Michigan.
Can you believe it?
Last week a tar sands pipeline spilled toxic oil into the Kalamazoo River in Michigan contaminating 30 miles of waterways and forcing residents to evacuate the area.
Yet, despite all this, the Obama Administration is considering permitting a massive new tar sands pipeline called Keystone XL that will use thinner, cheaper steel while snaking from Canada down through the Heartland to the Gulf Coast.
Send President Obama a message via email, Facebook or even Twitter - tell him that permitting another tar sands pipeline is unacceptable.
Like BP, Enbridge, the company responsible for the Michigan oil spill, has constantly assured our government and citizens that its operations are safe; yet this company alone has been responsible for over 600 spills in the last ten years.
The Keystone XL pipeline threatens American water, air, and farmland.
The pipeline will cross the Ogallala Aquifer which supplies one third of all agricultural water used in this country as well as the drinking water to eight states. Furthermore, the pipeline will lead to expanded air pollution in Texas.
Tell President Obama that increasing our dependence on tar sands oil is dangerous for our communities and does not lead us to toward a clean energy future.
It's time to end our toxic and dangerous addiction to oil and say no to new tar sands pipelines.
Thanks for all that you do to protect our environment,
Bruce Nilles
Deputy Conservation Director, Sierra Club
P.S. After you take action, please spread the word to your friends!