04 Feb Stop the Keystone XL Pipleine Rally in Austin Feb.3

Over 50 Austinites braved the cold to protest against the Keystone XL Pipeline on Tuesday night. They rallied in front of the Jake Pickle Federal Building to call attention to the pipeline and demand that President Obama reject this project a major threat to the environment. In fact, this toxic diluted bitumen is shown by State Department reports to be 17% more green house gas intensive than regular oil.

It is a border security issue – stop it at the Canadian Border. If it cannot make it to market, it will have much less chance of being mined in Canada. The XL Pipeline across Americas heartland is the most ready route. If you have any doubts about the importance of keeping this toxic tar in the ground, please check out this TED video by Canadian photographer, Garth Lenz, which tells the story of the devastation of Alberta being caused by this mining:

Watch this video. The write to:

Secretary of State John Kerry

U.S. Department of State

2201 C Street NW

Washington, DC 20520

and

President Barack Obama

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20500

Let them know why it is so important to you that we make the decision to keep the Alberta tar sands safely in the ground.