STOP KEYSTONE XL, THE TAR SANDS PIPELINE from NWF 22OKT10

A call to action from the National Wildlife Federation on the proposed tar sands pipeline from Canada. Please participate by clicking the header of this post.

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently revealed a frightening glimpse into the future of America's dependence on dirty oil. Last Friday, Sec. Clinton seemed to signal for the first time that the U.S. State Department will likely support Keystone XL -- a 2,000 mile pipeline, which would bring nearly one million barrels a day of dirty tar sands oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Tar sands is one of the dirtiest forms of oil production, producing three times more global warming pollution than conventional oil, using significant amounts of water during extraction, and creating toxic lagoons that birds land in, unable to escape.

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Furthermore, the Keystone XL project would cross through America's agricultural heartland, the Missouri and Niobrara Rivers, the Ogallala aquifer, sage grouse habitat, walleye fisheries and more. Thanks to involvement from the Environmental Protection Agency and wildlife advocates like you who raised concerns that the pipeline would pollute our air and water and pose major risks to wildlife, the State Department recently extended the review period. But now, Secretary Clinton is sending mixed signals about our country's energy future. There's no doubt this oil is dirty and dangerous. In light of this year's devastating BP oil spill and later -- the Michigan oil spill (which was caused by a leak from another Canadian pipeline) -- it's evident that this is just another disaster waiting to happen. We can't let this dirty tar sands pipeline put America's wildlife at risk and jeopardize our clean energy future. Sincerely, Sue Brown Executive Director, NWF Action Fund info@nwa.org Twitter: @wildlifeaction Friend us on Facebook