Sen. Repubs. attempt to Revive Keystone XL Zombie
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Here we go again... :(
Please go to the links if you agree something needs to be done about this.
http://www.350.org/en/about/blogs/senat ... -xl-zombie
Senate Republicans Release Amendment to Revive Keystone XL Zombie
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Jamie Henn
Posted by Jamie Henn - 02/13/12, 12:53pm
We just got this news from Politico Pro that Senate Republicans have officially put forward an amendment to the transportation bill to try and reverse President Obama's Keystone XL rejection and revive the pipeline zombie. Here's the report:
Senate Republicans officially filed an amendment Monday afternoon to the transportation bill that would authorize the Keystone XL pipeline. The amendment is sponsored by Sens. John Hoeven, Mitch McConnell, Richard Lugar, David Vitter, Mike Johanns and Orrin Hatch.
"Congressional approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is not acceptable," said Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, the International Program Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council." It will create a bad process rushing approval on a tar sands pipeline while the route for the pipeline hasn’t even been determined yet and the environmental review process remains incomplete."
The next 24 hours are going to be a crucial time to show that the American people are sick and tired of this Senate circus and want Congress to stand with President Obama and kill the pipeline zombie once and for all.
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/kxl ... 58-gBOz2Mx
24 hours to stop Keystone XL in the Senate
The Senate could vote as early as tomorrow on a plan to greenlight construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Despite President Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline a few weeks ago, Republicans in Congress are once again engaging in hostage-taking. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) is trying to attach a measure to the transportation bill that would force approval of Keystone XL.
Tragically, some moderate Democrats appear to be playing along - so this bill could have enough votes to pass.
No evaluation process. No National Interest Determination. No new route identified through Nebraska.
To demonstrate a massive, urgent, grassroots backlash, our friends at 350.org have organized a 24-hour petition drive to the Senate. Nearly three dozen groups are emailing their members right now, and 350's Bill McKibben will announce the effort tonight on the Colbert Report.
Help us get 500,000 signatures in 24 hours against Keystone XL.
Republicans and some Democrats in Congress are so owned by Big Oil, that they are willing to bypass the pipeline review process designed to protect Americans from its very real danger.
Our grassroots pressure forced President Obama to reject the pipeline when Republicans tried to force a decision in 60 days. He said it wasn't enough time for the thorough evaluation process we need.
Republicans are claiming that incomplete process was enough. But just last week the State Department Inspector General released a report finding a lack of technical and scientific expertise at the State Department to evaluate the impacts of the pipeline.1 So clearly, this pipeline hasn't been adequately evaluated.
We need to show the Senate the huge opposition to Keystone XL. Please sign the petition.
Our Congress should be in the business of acting in America's interest. Instead, their business appears to be Big Oil's business.
Please help make a big statement today to remind our Senators who they really work for, and show huge opposition to this ill-conceived, disastrous pipeline. And please share it widely so we make as large an impact as possible over the next 24 hours, and Bill McKibben has a large number of signatures to announce tonight on the Colbert Report.
1. "Investigation reveals flaws in State Department's Keystone XL review process, raises fresh concerns," Friends of the Earth, February, 9 2012
Please go to the links if you agree something needs to be done about this.
http://www.350.org/en/about/blogs/senat ... -xl-zombie
Senate Republicans Release Amendment to Revive Keystone XL Zombie
Share This:
Jamie Henn
Posted by Jamie Henn - 02/13/12, 12:53pm
We just got this news from Politico Pro that Senate Republicans have officially put forward an amendment to the transportation bill to try and reverse President Obama's Keystone XL rejection and revive the pipeline zombie. Here's the report:
Senate Republicans officially filed an amendment Monday afternoon to the transportation bill that would authorize the Keystone XL pipeline. The amendment is sponsored by Sens. John Hoeven, Mitch McConnell, Richard Lugar, David Vitter, Mike Johanns and Orrin Hatch.
"Congressional approval of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is not acceptable," said Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, the International Program Director at the Natural Resources Defense Council." It will create a bad process rushing approval on a tar sands pipeline while the route for the pipeline hasn’t even been determined yet and the environmental review process remains incomplete."
The next 24 hours are going to be a crucial time to show that the American people are sick and tired of this Senate circus and want Congress to stand with President Obama and kill the pipeline zombie once and for all.
http://act.credoaction.com/campaign/kxl ... 58-gBOz2Mx
24 hours to stop Keystone XL in the Senate
The Senate could vote as early as tomorrow on a plan to greenlight construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Despite President Obama's rejection of the Keystone XL Pipeline a few weeks ago, Republicans in Congress are once again engaging in hostage-taking. Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) is trying to attach a measure to the transportation bill that would force approval of Keystone XL.
Tragically, some moderate Democrats appear to be playing along - so this bill could have enough votes to pass.
No evaluation process. No National Interest Determination. No new route identified through Nebraska.
To demonstrate a massive, urgent, grassroots backlash, our friends at 350.org have organized a 24-hour petition drive to the Senate. Nearly three dozen groups are emailing their members right now, and 350's Bill McKibben will announce the effort tonight on the Colbert Report.
Help us get 500,000 signatures in 24 hours against Keystone XL.
Republicans and some Democrats in Congress are so owned by Big Oil, that they are willing to bypass the pipeline review process designed to protect Americans from its very real danger.
Our grassroots pressure forced President Obama to reject the pipeline when Republicans tried to force a decision in 60 days. He said it wasn't enough time for the thorough evaluation process we need.
Republicans are claiming that incomplete process was enough. But just last week the State Department Inspector General released a report finding a lack of technical and scientific expertise at the State Department to evaluate the impacts of the pipeline.1 So clearly, this pipeline hasn't been adequately evaluated.
We need to show the Senate the huge opposition to Keystone XL. Please sign the petition.
Our Congress should be in the business of acting in America's interest. Instead, their business appears to be Big Oil's business.
Please help make a big statement today to remind our Senators who they really work for, and show huge opposition to this ill-conceived, disastrous pipeline. And please share it widely so we make as large an impact as possible over the next 24 hours, and Bill McKibben has a large number of signatures to announce tonight on the Colbert Report.
1. "Investigation reveals flaws in State Department's Keystone XL review process, raises fresh concerns," Friends of the Earth, February, 9 2012
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