Keystone Pipeline last chance DC State Dept. hearing needs people vs. pipeline

[wordpix]

From the Sierra Club in my email today:

Dear Wordpix,

Attend the Final State
Department Hearing on the
Keystone XL Pipeline

Friday, Oct. 7 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.


This past week, the U.S. State Department held eight public hearings in the six states that the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline would run through. Residents of South Dakota, Montana, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas have turned out to voice their opposition to this project.

But more work needs to be done.

This Friday, the State Department will hold its very last public meeting in Washington, D.C.

Will you join hundreds of citizens and activists and attend the hearing and rally in Washington on Friday?

TransCanada and proponents of the pipeline have been attempting to constrain the voices of opposition to this pipeline at each of the hearings so far. We need to mobilize hundreds of citizens to attend this hearing to keep the pressure on the Obama administration to side with the citizens it represents, not big oil.

At noon on the day of the hearing, we will hold a final rally against this pipeline outside the hearing room. Join an impressive lineup of leaders and activists (including 350.org founder Bill McKibben) who have been working against this pipeline to demonstrate our opposition to this risky, dirty and expensive project!

Here are the details for the hearing:

WHAT: Final hearing on the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline
WHEN: Friday October 7, 2011
Hearing: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Rally: Noon - 1 p.m.
WHERE: Atrium Hall, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center on 14th St. NW between Pennsylvania & Constitution Avenues, Washington, D.C. 20004

[Leopolds Ghost]

1. Do DUers know what Canadian tar sands oil mining is like?

People need to visit the Canadian Rockies and see the tar sands (sort of like the New Jersey Pine Barrens) for themselves.

[laundry_queen]

3. The tar sands aren't in the Rockies

The Rockies are in Southwest Alberta and the tar sands are in the Northeast. But yeah, it's incredibly destructive. It's altogether a lose-lose situation for everyone.

[eppur_se_muova]

2. Looks perfectly lovely.

Google images "tar sands ecological damage" for more.