  
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
January 18,
2012
Contacts: Maggie Kao (202) 675-2384
Eddie Scher (415) 815-7027
Sierra
Club Applauds President Obama for Rejecting the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
State Dept. Determines Project is Not in the National Interest
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Obama
Administration determined that the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is not in the
national interest and announced that it will formally deny a federal permit for
the proposed pipeline put forth by Canadian oil giant TransCanada. The 1,700-mile
pipeline would run through six states, carrying toxic, highly corrosive tar
sands crude from Alberta, Canada, to refineries and ports in Texas.
In
response, Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club, issued the
following statement:
“The Sierra Club and our 1.4
million members and supporters applaud the President today for delivering a
decisive victory to Americans who want clean air to breathe and safe water to
drink. Today’s decision represents another down payment on the Administration’s plan to move our
country beyond oil. To paraphrase Vice
President Biden, today’s news is a Big…Deal.
“President Obama’s
announcement is an outright rejection of Speaker Boehner’s cynical attempt to
play political football with Americans’ health.
Unfortunately, we know that Big Oil and their cronies in Congress will not
give up their endless pursuit of profits at the cost of Americans’ health and
prosperity.
“We thank the President for
listening to the concerns of American farmers, landowners and people who care
about clean air, clean water and our climate future.”
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