if we shift from resisting arrest saying No to Keystone XL, we can resolve many negative issues with the energy wasted..
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i share Credo`s emails on No to Keystone XL + requiring full assessment for the negative effects of coal;
Victory or defeat. One or the other is coming very soon in the fight against Keystone XL.
After years of delays and deferrals, President Obama has for the first time reportedly committed to a final decision on the pipeline in the coming months.1
This is especially significant because a major legal victory for landowners in Nebraska last week invalidated TransCanada’s route through the state, and gives the president an opportunity to keep delaying.2 Instead, it looks increasingly like we will get a final decision shortly after May 7, when the State Department’s national interest determination process is scheduled to conclude.
After yesterday's report by the State Department Inspector General turned a blind eye to clear conflict of interest in the oil-industry written, sham State Department environmental analysis, the stakes are higher than ever to do everything in our power over the next two months to make our closing case to President Obama - that the “game over for the climate” tar sands pipeline from Canada clearly fails the climate test he set, and that approving it will come at a massive political cost.
We’ve been sending that message since last March, when CREDO, Rainforest Action Network and the Other 98% launched the Pledge of Resistance in response to the State Department’s terrible draft environmental evaluation, and tens of thousands of people committed to risk arrest in their communities if the State Department finds Keystone XL is in the national interest and recommends approval to the president.
CREDO CEO Michael Kieschnick told the president about the Pledge of Resistance face-to-face last year, and the commitment of more than 77,000 people has been incredibly effective in preventing the president from approving.
With a decision coming soon, we need to make our pressure even bigger, and make sure he has no choice but to reject.
If you are willing, please consider signing the Pledge of Resistance, and joining more than 77,000 others across the country who have pledged to risk arrest if necessary to stop approval of Keystone XL.
If you aren't ready to commit to risking arrest, we still need your help to support the resistance to Keystone XL. Chip in to fund this massive organizing effort.
As we near a decision, our momentum is building. At the beginning of this month, we mobilized the biggest, rapid-response, on-the-ground demonstration of the Obama administration after the release of the State Department’s final sham environmental evaluation. We’ve since seen strong language from President Obama and Secretary Kerry on the need to fight climate change.3 And then a major blow to TransCanada when its route was invalidated in Nebraska.
In the next two months, we need to grow the resistance to Keystone XL, and send the message that we will be ready to unleash a massive burst of civil disobedience if the State Department’s national interest determination recommends to approval of Keystone XL.
More than 400 local leaders have been trained to lead activists in their communities in civil disobedience if the State Department recommends President Obama approve Keystone XL. More than 100 local action teams have already formed and trained together to take action. In the next two months, we need your help to double that.
Watch this video showing what we’ve accomplished, and join the resistance by signing the Pledge of Resistance now.
WATCH: #NOKXL Pledge
Less than three years ago, the approval of Keystone XL was “inevitable.” We had a major setback earlier this year, when construction finished on the southern segment of Keystone XL championed by President Obama — connecting existing tar sands pipelines to Gulf Coast export terminals. But we have still successfully fought off the northern, cross-border section which would enable a massive expansion of tar sands production.
The arrest of over 1,200 people at the Tar Sands Action at the White House in the summer of 2011 was a pivotal moment in stopping approval of Keystone XL. Now, with the commitment of tens of thousands more people, we can win once and for all -- and move on to make even bigger progress to reduce the pollution that is causing climate change.
No matter the exact route of Keystone XL, we already know that it will endanger our land, our water, and enable a disastrous expansion of tar sands production. In fact, approving Keystone XL virtually guarantees that President Obama fails to achieve the carbon emission reduction goals central to his climate action plan.4
We know that Keystone XL fails the president’s climate test. But he won’t reject it unless we leave him no choice.
Take the Pledge now to show President Obama that you are committed to stopping Keystone XL and pushing him to do everything in his power to protect us from the dangers of runaway climate change.
Thanks for your commitment to fighting Keystone XL.
Elijah Zarlin, Campaign Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets
end CREDO email + begin another CREDO email;
I wanted to share some big news in the fight to stop the coal industry from turning Washington into a hub for shipping dirty coal to Asia.
After hearing from thousands of CREDO activists, the Washington Department of Ecology and Cowlitz County announced that they would assess the full range of threats posed to Washington by coal exports – including greenhouse gas emissions – during the permitting process for the proposed coal export terminal in Longview.
Studying the full range of threats should make it painfully clear that exporting dirty coal is a bad deal for Washington.
When government officials do the right thing it is important for us to let them know that we have their back, so I hope you’ll join us in thanking Governor Inslee and his administration.
Sign the petition: Thank Governor Inslee and the Washington Department of Ecology for undertaking a broad review of the threats posed by coal exports. Click here to automatically sign the petition.
In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, the state review of threats posed by coal exports will include coal dust pollution, rail traffic, and increased mercury pollution from the combustion of coal in Asia. This is a big deal, and the work of thousands of CREDO activists in Washington helped make it possible.
There are a few other developments I wanted to share in the fight against coal exports in Washington:
Army Corps of Engineers drops the ball: As predicted, the Army Corps of Engineers has announced that it will use a narrow scope in its review of the proposed coal export terminal in Longview. Time and time again, the Army Corps of Engineers has opted to put blinders on and ignore coal train traffic and climate change when studying coal export proposals. The Corps’ refusal to study the full range of threats posed by coal exports makes the Inslee administration’s commitment to do so even more important.
Goldman Sachs divests from coal export investments: Goldman Sachs recently announced that it is terminating its investment in the proposed Gateway Pacific coal export terminal near Bellingham. This shows that even banking giants like Goldman Sachs are starting to understand that coal exports are a bad investment.
Gateway Pacific terminal permitting moves forward: The permitting process for the proposed Gateway Pacific coal export terminal near Bellingham continues to inch forward. The Army Corps of Engineers, Washington Department of Ecology and Whatcom County are beginning to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS). They currently plan to release a draft EIS to the public in 2015 and will then solicit public comments on the study.
While we’ve made significant progress, this fight is far from over. I hope you’ll continue fighting to stop coal export terminals from being built in Washington, starting by thanking Governor Inslee and his administration for committing to thoroughly review all of the threats exporting coal poses to Washington.
Sign the petition: Thank Governor Inslee and the Washington Department of Ecology for undertaking a broad review of the threats posed by coal exports. Click here to automatically sign the petition.
Thanks for fighting to stop coal exports in Washington.
Josh Nelson, Campaign Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets
end email from CREDO.
this is a good example of how wasteful all this activism is when Gov officials are not held accountable.
our combined` effects answer to the State Department;
The Keystone XL pipeline is not in our national interest. Even the FSEIS written by TransCanada’s handpicked contractor couldn’t deny that Keystone XL would have an impact on the climate. However, the finding that tar sands extraction is inevitable is not only cynical, it is simply wrong. To protect our national interest, the State Department and President Obama must do everything in their power to ensure we meet or exceed the president’s climate goals and action plan. That is not possible while approving Keystone XL, which clearly fails the president’s climate test. Secretary Kerry must get the facts right, and recommend that President Obama reject Keystone XL.
this is just 1 of many negative issues that have been wrongly handled.
i have told CREDO i do not support resistance in any form, for it wastes good energy of all parties involved.
which can better be utilized as i suggest our project being restructured. where people can restore their working communities based on sound science that globally all tongues can understand + use as a working tool.
our platform is a framework for change + we welcome all to come take a review + define how you want to participate. so we go figure efficiently, holding our self + others accountable.
thank you for what you can do, kara j lincoln
Victory or defeat. One or the other is coming very soon in the fight against Keystone XL.
After years of delays and deferrals, President Obama has for the first time reportedly committed to a final decision on the pipeline in the coming months.1
This is especially significant because a major legal victory for landowners in Nebraska last week invalidated TransCanada’s route through the state, and gives the president an opportunity to keep delaying.2 Instead, it looks increasingly like we will get a final decision shortly after May 7, when the State Department’s national interest determination process is scheduled to conclude.
After yesterday's report by the State Department Inspector General turned a blind eye to clear conflict of interest in the oil-industry written, sham State Department environmental analysis, the stakes are higher than ever to do everything in our power over the next two months to make our closing case to President Obama - that the “game over for the climate” tar sands pipeline from Canada clearly fails the climate test he set, and that approving it will come at a massive political cost.
We’ve been sending that message since last March, when CREDO, Rainforest Action Network and the Other 98% launched the Pledge of Resistance in response to the State Department’s terrible draft environmental evaluation, and tens of thousands of people committed to risk arrest in their communities if the State Department finds Keystone XL is in the national interest and recommends approval to the president.
CREDO CEO Michael Kieschnick told the president about the Pledge of Resistance face-to-face last year, and the commitment of more than 77,000 people has been incredibly effective in preventing the president from approving.
With a decision coming soon, we need to make our pressure even bigger, and make sure he has no choice but to reject.
If you are willing, please consider signing the Pledge of Resistance, and joining more than 77,000 others across the country who have pledged to risk arrest if necessary to stop approval of Keystone XL.
If you aren't ready to commit to risking arrest, we still need your help to support the resistance to Keystone XL. Chip in to fund this massive organizing effort.
As we near a decision, our momentum is building. At the beginning of this month, we mobilized the biggest, rapid-response, on-the-ground demonstration of the Obama administration after the release of the State Department’s final sham environmental evaluation. We’ve since seen strong language from President Obama and Secretary Kerry on the need to fight climate change.3 And then a major blow to TransCanada when its route was invalidated in Nebraska.
In the next two months, we need to grow the resistance to Keystone XL, and send the message that we will be ready to unleash a massive burst of civil disobedience if the State Department’s national interest determination recommends to approval of Keystone XL.
More than 400 local leaders have been trained to lead activists in their communities in civil disobedience if the State Department recommends President Obama approve Keystone XL. More than 100 local action teams have already formed and trained together to take action. In the next two months, we need your help to double that.
Watch this video showing what we’ve accomplished, and join the resistance by signing the Pledge of Resistance now.
WATCH: #NOKXL Pledge
Less than three years ago, the approval of Keystone XL was “inevitable.” We had a major setback earlier this year, when construction finished on the southern segment of Keystone XL championed by President Obama — connecting existing tar sands pipelines to Gulf Coast export terminals. But we have still successfully fought off the northern, cross-border section which would enable a massive expansion of tar sands production.
The arrest of over 1,200 people at the Tar Sands Action at the White House in the summer of 2011 was a pivotal moment in stopping approval of Keystone XL. Now, with the commitment of tens of thousands more people, we can win once and for all -- and move on to make even bigger progress to reduce the pollution that is causing climate change.
No matter the exact route of Keystone XL, we already know that it will endanger our land, our water, and enable a disastrous expansion of tar sands production. In fact, approving Keystone XL virtually guarantees that President Obama fails to achieve the carbon emission reduction goals central to his climate action plan.4
We know that Keystone XL fails the president’s climate test. But he won’t reject it unless we leave him no choice.
Take the Pledge now to show President Obama that you are committed to stopping Keystone XL and pushing him to do everything in his power to protect us from the dangers of runaway climate change.
Thanks for your commitment to fighting Keystone XL.
Elijah Zarlin, Campaign Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets
end CREDO email + begin another CREDO email;
I wanted to share some big news in the fight to stop the coal industry from turning Washington into a hub for shipping dirty coal to Asia.
After hearing from thousands of CREDO activists, the Washington Department of Ecology and Cowlitz County announced that they would assess the full range of threats posed to Washington by coal exports – including greenhouse gas emissions – during the permitting process for the proposed coal export terminal in Longview.
Studying the full range of threats should make it painfully clear that exporting dirty coal is a bad deal for Washington.
When government officials do the right thing it is important for us to let them know that we have their back, so I hope you’ll join us in thanking Governor Inslee and his administration.
Sign the petition: Thank Governor Inslee and the Washington Department of Ecology for undertaking a broad review of the threats posed by coal exports. Click here to automatically sign the petition.
In addition to greenhouse gas emissions, the state review of threats posed by coal exports will include coal dust pollution, rail traffic, and increased mercury pollution from the combustion of coal in Asia. This is a big deal, and the work of thousands of CREDO activists in Washington helped make it possible.
There are a few other developments I wanted to share in the fight against coal exports in Washington:
Army Corps of Engineers drops the ball: As predicted, the Army Corps of Engineers has announced that it will use a narrow scope in its review of the proposed coal export terminal in Longview. Time and time again, the Army Corps of Engineers has opted to put blinders on and ignore coal train traffic and climate change when studying coal export proposals. The Corps’ refusal to study the full range of threats posed by coal exports makes the Inslee administration’s commitment to do so even more important.
Goldman Sachs divests from coal export investments: Goldman Sachs recently announced that it is terminating its investment in the proposed Gateway Pacific coal export terminal near Bellingham. This shows that even banking giants like Goldman Sachs are starting to understand that coal exports are a bad investment.
Gateway Pacific terminal permitting moves forward: The permitting process for the proposed Gateway Pacific coal export terminal near Bellingham continues to inch forward. The Army Corps of Engineers, Washington Department of Ecology and Whatcom County are beginning to prepare a draft environmental impact statement (EIS). They currently plan to release a draft EIS to the public in 2015 and will then solicit public comments on the study.
While we’ve made significant progress, this fight is far from over. I hope you’ll continue fighting to stop coal export terminals from being built in Washington, starting by thanking Governor Inslee and his administration for committing to thoroughly review all of the threats exporting coal poses to Washington.
Sign the petition: Thank Governor Inslee and the Washington Department of Ecology for undertaking a broad review of the threats posed by coal exports. Click here to automatically sign the petition.
Thanks for fighting to stop coal exports in Washington.
Josh Nelson, Campaign Manager
CREDO Action from Working Assets
end email from CREDO.
this is a good example of how wasteful all this activism is when Gov officials are not held accountable.
our combined` effects answer to the State Department;
The Keystone XL pipeline is not in our national interest. Even the FSEIS written by TransCanada’s handpicked contractor couldn’t deny that Keystone XL would have an impact on the climate. However, the finding that tar sands extraction is inevitable is not only cynical, it is simply wrong. To protect our national interest, the State Department and President Obama must do everything in their power to ensure we meet or exceed the president’s climate goals and action plan. That is not possible while approving Keystone XL, which clearly fails the president’s climate test. Secretary Kerry must get the facts right, and recommend that President Obama reject Keystone XL.
this is just 1 of many negative issues that have been wrongly handled.
i have told CREDO i do not support resistance in any form, for it wastes good energy of all parties involved.
which can better be utilized as i suggest our project being restructured. where people can restore their working communities based on sound science that globally all tongues can understand + use as a working tool.
our platform is a framework for change + we welcome all to come take a review + define how you want to participate. so we go figure efficiently, holding our self + others accountable.
thank you for what you can do, kara j lincoln
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