I've been working on several blog drafts for days now- but I'm pushing those back in favor of this lovely breaking news.
Keystone Pipeline Project
About the Tar Sands
The Tar Sands are the most environmentally devastating project on earth, involving extracting oil from a mix of clay and other materials, from underneath Canada’s Boreal forest. The refining process is complex and very energy intensive.
TransCanada, one of the largest companies involved in tar sands exploration, has proposed a 1,661 mile, 36-inch extension of the newly built Keystone Pipeline from Alberta, Canada to oil refineries of the United States. This would expand the capacity for refining oil produced from Alberta tar sands by approximately one million barrels per day.
I already signed the petition. However, there is more I can do. So basically, I will arrive in New York on the 23rd of August. If there is any way I can get myself to D.C. before the 29th (when school starts back up), I'm going to be there. Transit info isn't available this far in advance, but as soon as I can figure it out, I'm signing up to march on the White House.
...Maybe see you there?
Also, look what happened to this guy! Activist Tim DeChristopher Sentenced to Two Years
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http://us.megabus.com/JourneyResults.aspx
Depending on when you go you can go round trip for $16. I have work and am specifically obliged to be around the last week of August through registration or I'd definitely be with you. =/
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