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Tell the State Department to Reject a New Tar Sands Oil Pipeline.
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We know that tar sands oil is the dirtiest fuel in the world -- which is why we were so shocked when the original Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline didn't actually address many dangerous environmental impacts.
But now the State Department has released a new document -- one that STILL fails to address serious health and safety issues.
Tell the State Department to stop ignoring the risks associated with tar stands oil and reject the Keystone XL pipeline.
In the past year, the Keystone XL project has gone from a sure thing to a major controversy. What has people so fired up?
The proposed pipe will actually increase the price of gas in the Midwest. The project could boost what Americans pay for oil by almost $5 billion per year.1
The pipeline is dangerous. It crosses pristine land in six states and the Ogallala aquifer, endangering the drinking water of 2 million Americans2 and 30% of our agricultural water.3
Oil companies are exploiting landowners. TransCanada is threatening local residents and dismissing legitimate concerns about spills, causing even pro-oil Texans to oppose Keystone XL.4
The pipeline accelerates climate disruption. Keystone XL is the carbon pollution equivalent of building 12 new coal plants or putting 6.5 million new cars on the road. Furthermore it will allow tar sands oil to enter new markets in the United States and abroad.
Stand up to Big Oil by sending your message opposing new tar sands oil pipelines.
The new EIS once again fails to include serious concerns, such as alternate routes to protect our water, pipeline safety, environmental justice impacts, and whether or not we even need the pipe at all. Moreover, by refusing to allow public hearings on the EIS, and limiting the comment period to 45 days, the State Department is denying the public our right to fully weigh in on Keystone XL.
Make your voice heard before the public comment period ends on June 6th -- send a message today.
Thanks for all that you do to protect the environment,
Sarah Hodgdon
Sierra Club Conservation Director
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[1] "If gas prices go up further, blame Canada," Philip Verleger, StarTribune: March 13, 2011.
[2] "No to a New Tar Sands Pipeline," The New York Times: April 2, 2011.
[3] "High Plains Regional Ground-Water Study," F.F. Dennehy, USGS: October 26, 2010.
[4] "Texas activists ready to fight over $7bn oil pipeline in the home of black gold," Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian: March 2, 2011.