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Sanders Statement on Tar Sands Pipeline Veto Threat
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), a member of the Senate energy and environment committees, issued the following statement welcoming the announcement by the White House today that President Barack Obama would veto legislation allowing construction on the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas:
I applaud the president for standing up to Republicans trying to ram through Congress a bill to let a Canadian oil company ship some of the dirtiest oil on the planet across the United States on its way to overseas markets.
Climate change is real. It is caused by human activities. It already is causing devastating problems and if we dont transform our energy system those problems will become much worse in years to come. Our country must lead the world in combating the planetary crisis of global warming. We must not reject science and set a terrible example by encouraging the drilling of oil that creates more carbon emissions than conventional oil and poses the risk of extremely damaging oil spills.
If we are serious about protecting the planet and improving our economy, we must focus on energy efficiency and renewable energy, not a continued dependence on fossil fuels.
http://www.sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/sanders-statement-on-tar-sands-pipeline-veto-threat
Jefferson23
(30,099 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)B Calm
(28,762 posts)for it. People vote for these republican clowns is what blows my mind. . .
freshwest
(53,661 posts)jtuck004
(15,882 posts)stage left
(2,959 posts)ybbor
(1,554 posts)He is so awesome!
I was hoping that Franken was going to be the same type of senator, hopefully he will do so some day.
B Calm
(28,762 posts)ybbor
(1,554 posts)In a heartbeat.
He is looking out for the regular folk.
StopTheTPP
(64 posts)But what if TransCanada simply sues under the TPP in a secret pro-corporate trade tribunal claiming lost profits, and this forces either the allowance of Keystone XL or the US govt to pay damages to TransCanada corp?
Environmental protections have been attacked in this way before, and the TPP will make it far worse.
Call your senators and tell them NO on fast track for the TPP!
Response to StopTheTPP (Reply #8)
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Hekate
(90,507 posts)....for taking public notice of it.
madokie
(51,076 posts)to skim any money off the price of oil
And thats why the pukes are so for it is because they and their buddies stand to make a killing and all for mostly doing nothing, with tax payers on the hook for any accidents in the future, not them. I'm not in the least bit in the dark of what is happening on the pipeline and all that goes with it. Any money they could make is better than none in their eyes.