Continue to deny efforts to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline extension to carry tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.
Why is this important?
The proposed Keystone XL Pipeline would carry oil from tar sands in Canada to the Gulf for export. Extracting oil from the tar sands requires large amounts of water and energy.
This pipeline extension would cross the Nebraska sand hills, which means leaked oil would likely contaminate water suppliles in the Midwest. Indigenous peoples in Canada have united to oppose tar sands mining and pipeline construction.
This diverts attentiion and resources away from better, long term, renewable energy development.
The primary problem with tar sands is the contribution to atmospheric CO2 levels and global warming.
