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Tar Sands Pipeline is a Bad Idea, Fails President’s Climate Test
Posted by EcoWatch: Robert Redford on February 3rd, 2014
EcoWatch: The more people learn about the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the less they like it. Despite what we might be hearing in industry spin, the environmental report released by the State Department Friday confirms that tar sands crude means a dirtier, more dangerous future for our children all so that the oil industry can reach the higher prices of overseas markets. That`s right, overseas markets, which is where the majority of this processed oil will end up. This dirty energy project is all risk and...
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Arkansas Spill: Another Red Flag Exposing the Dangers of the Keystone XL Pipeline
Posted by EcoWatch: Robert Redford on April 8th, 2013
EcoWatch: When I see raw tar sands coursing through people`s yards and across wetlands, it makes me sick. My thoughts are with the people in Arkansas who are dealing with this river of toxic mess. And my thoughts instantly move ahead to what could happen to farms, families, homes and wild areas across our country if we support expansion of tar sands with permits for pipelines such as Keystone XL. The answer seems clear, especially when we look at the graphic video footage from Arkansas: tar sands expansion...
Will the U.S. Senate Stand Up for Our Future and Derail the Keystone XL?
Posted by EcoWatch: Robert Redford on March 22nd, 2013
EcoWatch: Rumor has it the U.S. Senate will consider a budget bill provision to approve the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. Here`s what they need to share with their constituents:
1) It`s great for Big Oil. Bad for America. And really bad for climate change, producing three times more global warming pollution than conventional crude production, and using vast amounts of energy and water, causing significant pollution to both air and water.
2) Canadian citizens are against tar sands pipelines too, fighting...