Posted In: News, TransCanada Pipeline, Congress
Bold is joining almost 40 national and state advocacy organizations and businesses that are planning a massive online day of action on Monday to oppose efforts to overturn President's Obama's decision and resurrect the Keystone XL pipeline.
We're calling it “24 Hours to Stop the Pipeline,” and our goal is to send the Senate over 500,000 messages in one day to remind the members of BOTH political parties that the Keystone XL pipeline is not in the national interest and that any effort to promote it will be met with overwhelming resistance.
The push will begin at 11am on Monday (that's noon for Congress) and will conclude 24 hours later with a petition delivery to Senate leadership. Bold and dozens of other groups will be active throughout the period, promoting the 500,000 goal via social networks, online ads, and blogs. To help champion the event, 350.org founder Bill McKibben will be on the “Colbert Report” Monday night--so make sure you tune in at 10:30pm!
“President Obama was forced to reject this pipeline once when Congress turned their back on the tremendous grassroots opposition to Keystone XL and tried to force its approval,” said Becky Bond, political director of CREDO Mobile. “Now, they could be on the verge of going even further to force through this pipeline for Big Oil. This project is an ill-conceived, unmitigated disaster, and Americans deserve leaders who are willing to stand up for us and say so. We’ll soon see who the Senate will put first – the American people speaking out, or Big Oil."
Who's joining us?
350.org, Alliance for Climate Education, Avaaz, BOLD Nebreaska, Brighter Planet, Change.org, Center for Biological Diversity, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, Climate Reality Project, Climate Solutions, CREDO, Democracy for America, Environmental Action, Energy Action Coalition, Environmental Defense, Frack Action/Water Defense, Friends of the Earth, FUSE, Green for All, Indigenous Environmental Network, League of Conservation Voters, Labor Network for Sustainability, MoveOn, National Wildlife Federation, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oil Change International, Other 98%, Public Citizen, Patagonia, The North Face, Rainforest Action Network, Rebuild the Dream, Sierra Club, Solar Mosiac, Sojourners, Sungevity, Tar Sands Campaign, US Climate Action Network, Vote Solar and several Nebraska groups.
Comments
February 12th 2012
Robin Foulk - The pipeline's design and path does not provide the necessary safety to the aquifer, does not provide long term employment like alternative energy projects would, false information has been used to improve pipeline project and finally if pipeline is going to a port - how does that make US less dependent upon oil when we are providing the avenue for it to go elsewhere?
February 13th 2012
Joel Egger - Please, stop the pipeline! Let's create real, permanent jobs that don't threaten natural resources instead of temporary ones that won't even benefit our oil market! NOW is the time to realize that we're shivering denizens of King Oil...time for an ENERGY RESOURCE REVOLUTION! That would actually be a real benefit to the job market here in the US... think about it.
February 13th 2012
Joyce Halling - Please STOP the pipeline! Because there is no guarantee that the ground water will remain safe and secure -- the answer MUST be to STOP the pipeline!
February 13th 2012
The Rev. Neal Von Seggern - The people are paying attention, and we are firmly opposed to the assault by big oil on our environment and our power to determine what will and will not happen to preserve the future of our planet. Our children and grandchildren depend on us and YOU to do the right thing!
February 13th 2012
terry wooldridge - do not let pipeline be built...
February 13th 2012
Pippa White Lawson - Most Nebraskans and most Americans are opposed to this pipeline, so the people have spoken!
February 13th 2012
Barbara Bailey - It is time to be a representive of the citizens and natural resources you serve and not a politician for Big Oil lobbyists.
February 13th 2012
Caroline Vuchetich - Stop this pipeline.
February 13th 2012
Justin - by opposing the pipeline you are opposing the safest mode of transportation, causing a higher chance of spill, while pushing jobs, taxes, and oil to china....
February 13th 2012
Douglas Liewer - Stop the pipeline.
February 14th 2012
Pam - If CANADA people don't want it to cross them why would the USA even consider it crossing their land. STOP TEH PIPELINE