Keystone XL Stopped: Thank President Obama!

The Keystone XL tar-sands pipeline has once again been stopped in its tracks.

Following legislation that required a 60-day review of the tar-sands pipeline, the State Department announced that TransCanada's application to build the permit--somthing that was nearly a foregone conclusion 6 months ago--has been denied.

This wouldn't have been possible without committed activists like you that spoke up and told the President, the State Department, and your Members of Congress to say "No KXL".

This pipeline would have been disastrous for Whooping cranes and other imperiled species. Worse, it would cement our nation's reliance on dirty fossil fuels and could speed climate change if built.

The Keystone XL Pipeline is not history though. TransCanada can still reroute it to avoid the Sandhills region, a move that would do nothing to mitigate the threat posed to migrating endangered whooping cranes.

Take action now and thank President Obama for standing up in the face of relentless pressure from Big Oil and that you expect any revision of the Keystone XL Pipeline to be rejected. No reroutes will make this failed proposal safe for whooping cranes and no reroutes will change the impact of furthering our nation's reliance on dirty fossil fuels.

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Your Letter:

Dear President Obama,

I am writing today to thank you for standing strong against Big Oil and their friends in Congress and rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline.

This pipeline would have put endangered and threatened wildlife in its path at great risk, potentially decimating the nearly extinct whooping crane.

Additionally, the construction of this pipeline would further cement our nation's dependence on oil at a time when investment and resources should go to the development of clean, alternative energy sources.

Please uphold your campaign promise to move the United States away from dirty fossil fuels by rejecting any reroute of this misguided proposal.

Rerouting it away from the Sand Hills region of Nebraska simply moves the risks posed by this toxic sludge--and the infrastructure to carry it--to another area. Further, rerouting does nothing to mitigate the impact of furthering our reliance on fossil fuels and encouraging our neighbors in Canada to destroy the boreal forest to get at the tar-sands beneath.

Again, thank you for rejecting the Keystone XL Pipeline and for considering my thoughts in any future related decisions.

Sincerely,

Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,

President Barack Obama

Phone:(202) 456-1111

Fax:(202) 456-2461

Keystone XL Stopped: Thank President Obama!

President Barack Obama

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