From the Sierra Club:
Tar Sands are a really toxic form of oil extracted from Canada, and a company called TransCanada has proposed a pipeline that would bring it through America’s heartland to be refined along the gulf coast of Texas.
The fight to keep tar sands in the ground and stop the pipeline, called Keystone XL, is in full swing! We must be sure our voice is heard during the next few weeks- we have the greatest chance of influencing the decision on KSXL right now, and in the near future.
There are many ways to be involved and be sure that we make our message clear: We do not want dirty fuels like tar sands oil in our future! Keystone XL is a step in the wrong direction. We need to invest in a clean energy economy, not allow foreign companies to keep us dependent on oil, and pollute our communities!
TransCanada wants profits; we need a healthy and sustainable future!
Here is what you can do:
Photo Petition Drive
-Between now and November 21st we will be collecting photo petitions that will be dropped off at the White House on December 1st. Young Americans will send a message directly to President Obama: If he permits the KSXL pipeline to be built, he places our future in jeopardy. Table on campus or in your community and ask people to take a stand against KSXL by taking a photo with a sign! Examples of possible slogans can be found here Tips for Planning a Photo Petition. Check out what students in Michigan did with their photo petition. Example!
-Post your photos on our flickr page so we can print them out and get them into the right hands. Sign up here I want to Stop Tar Sands & KSXL! for the log in and password info!
November 6th White House Protest
-Our goal is to recruit 5,000 people to circle the White House in a peaceful, legal demonstration of our opposition to this atrocious plan. We will join hands around the White House to send a message to President Obama that he should not allow the KSXL pipeline to be built. This event will be historic- nothing like this has ever been done before! Join us.
Visit the Sierra Club website to RSVP, or for more information.
http://www.sierraclub.org/
Students need to be represented! For help recruiting people for the event on your campus, e-mail me at Jackelintrevino@sierraclub.org, or sign up above to help us stop tar sands!
Tar Sands are a really toxic form of oil extracted from Canada, and a company called TransCanada has proposed a pipeline that would bring it through America’s heartland to be refined along the gulf coast of Texas.
The fight to keep tar sands in the ground and stop the pipeline, called Keystone XL, is in full swing! We must be sure our voice is heard during the next few weeks- we have the greatest chance of influencing the decision on KSXL right now, and in the near future.
There are many ways to be involved and be sure that we make our message clear: We do not want dirty fuels like tar sands oil in our future! Keystone XL is a step in the wrong direction. We need to invest in a clean energy economy, not allow foreign companies to keep us dependent on oil, and pollute our communities!
TransCanada wants profits; we need a healthy and sustainable future!
Here is what you can do:
Photo Petition Drive
-Between now and November 21st we will be collecting photo petitions that will be dropped off at the White House on December 1st. Young Americans will send a message directly to President Obama: If he permits the KSXL pipeline to be built, he places our future in jeopardy. Table on campus or in your community and ask people to take a stand against KSXL by taking a photo with a sign! Examples of possible slogans can be found here Tips for Planning a Photo Petition. Check out what students in Michigan did with their photo petition. Example!
-Post your photos on our flickr page so we can print them out and get them into the right hands. Sign up here I want to Stop Tar Sands & KSXL! for the log in and password info!
November 6th White House Protest
-Our goal is to recruit 5,000 people to circle the White House in a peaceful, legal demonstration of our opposition to this atrocious plan. We will join hands around the White House to send a message to President Obama that he should not allow the KSXL pipeline to be built. This event will be historic- nothing like this has ever been done before! Join us.
Visit the Sierra Club website to RSVP, or for more information.
http://www.sierraclub.org/
Students need to be represented! For help recruiting people for the event on your campus, e-mail me at Jackelintrevino@sierraclub.org, or sign up above to help us stop tar sands!
Thank you!
