Stop Expansion Of Keystone XL Pipeline

Soon President Obama will make a decision on expanding the Keystone XL
pipeline. Here are some facts:

It will transport more than 800,000 barrels of oil every day and emit
181 million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year. In spite of those
facts, TransCanada is hitting us with a barrage of ads saying one
thing: The Keystone XL pipeline won't do any harm.

If that sounds impossible, it's because it is. Building the pipeline
would be the equivalent of adding 37.7 million new cars on the road
every day. And I want to be clear about something: There is no way to
adequately offset that damage. Anyone who tells you otherwise is
spinning fairy tales.

With so much misinformation on the airwaves, it's up to us to get the
truth out -- share this infographic on Facebook and tell your friends
just what is on the line:

http://action.nextgenclimate.org/37-million-cars

There's no scenario in which an expanded Keystone XL pipeline does
less than irrevocable damage to our country's breathable air,
environments from north to south, and nearby ecosystems like the
Alberta Boreal forest.

Building the pipeline would be like firing up 51 new coal power
plants, and there's no magic button we can press to undo that damage.
Canada's plans for oil sand production would make adequate offsets
impossible, but since a lot of people stand to make a lot of money off
of the Keystone XL pipeline, they're trying to sell us a fairy tale in
which our actions have no consequences, pollution has no impact on our
environment, and they get to rake in a ton of cash while we sit back
and let them.

This isn't a fairy tale, this is serious. And we can't let them get
away with it. Share this graphic on Facebook today:

http://action.nextgenclimate.org/37-million-cars

We can prevent the Keystone XL pipeline from expanding. But you and I
can't do it alone -- and that's why it's so important to tell others.
By the time President Obama makes his decision, our Facebook friends
should be sick of hearing from us on Keystone. What's important is
that they know the facts.

Thanks for spreading the word,

Tom

Tom Steyer