To: State Department
Help send 50,000 comments to the State Department demanding that it reject Keystone XL!
The State Department’s approval of Keystone XL was based on a stale environmental review from 2014 and violated our nation’s bedrock environmental laws. The State Department must set aside the approval of the project and prepare a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement to evaluate the change in the Nebraska route and to address the numerous deficiencies that are currently being litigated in federal court.
Specifically, in addition to analyzing the new Nebraska route, key issues needing re-analysis include: the project’s effect on tar sands development, the no action alternative, cumulative climate impacts with other tar sands pipelines, changes in oil prices, crude-by-rail shipping realities, new pipeline oil spills since the project was approved (including on TransCanada’s own Keystone I pipeline), oil spill response and preparedness developments, improvements in greenhouse gas modeling, and harm to endangered species such as the whooping crane.
Keystone XL was a bad idea when it was first proposed a decade ago, and it’s a worse idea today. The State Department, BLM, and all other federal agencies should deny the permits for the project.
Thank you,
Specifically, in addition to analyzing the new Nebraska route, key issues needing re-analysis include: the project’s effect on tar sands development, the no action alternative, cumulative climate impacts with other tar sands pipelines, changes in oil prices, crude-by-rail shipping realities, new pipeline oil spills since the project was approved (including on TransCanada’s own Keystone I pipeline), oil spill response and preparedness developments, improvements in greenhouse gas modeling, and harm to endangered species such as the whooping crane.
Keystone XL was a bad idea when it was first proposed a decade ago, and it’s a worse idea today. The State Department, BLM, and all other federal agencies should deny the permits for the project.
Thank you,
Why is this important?
Donald Trump greenlighted Keystone XL as part of his efforts to make it easier for Big Oil companies like TransCanada to put our air, water and climate at risk -- all so they can make more profits.
Together, we’re fighting back. Friends of the Earth members like you are helping take Trump to court to stop this pipeline. We’re pulling out all the stops to prevent Trump from handing over our environment to TransCanada. But at the same time, we need to keep up the public pressure to stop this project.
Send your comment before the June 25th deadline: Say NO to Keystone XL!
Together, we’re fighting back. Friends of the Earth members like you are helping take Trump to court to stop this pipeline. We’re pulling out all the stops to prevent Trump from handing over our environment to TransCanada. But at the same time, we need to keep up the public pressure to stop this project.
Send your comment before the June 25th deadline: Say NO to Keystone XL!