Our movement sent more than one million comments on the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline to the Obama administration in just 45 days this spring. With a decision nearing, we must keep the pressure on President Obama to reject this climate and health disaster.
The Keystone XL pipeline would light a massive new fuse to one of the biggest carbon pools on the planet — Canada’s tar sands — in addition to bringing the threat of oil spills and more toxic air pollution to communities from Canada to Nebraska to Texas.
The nation’s top climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen, has said fully mining the tar sands could mean “game over” for a safe climate. President Obama cannot keep his word to address the climate crisis while approving the Keystone XL pipeline.