Pipeline protesters to hold hands, encircle White House

[cal04]

http://www.cnn.com/2011/11/06/politics/pipeline-protests/index.html

Protesters plan to hold hands and encircle the White House on Sunday to demand President Barack Obama reject a proposed oil pipeline that would stretch from Canada through Texas.

Obama has implied he may weigh in on whether to allow construction of the 1,700 mile oil pipeline, which is at the center of a bitter environmental battle.

Critics say despite additional jobs, it threatens to poison groundwater resources, though the pipeline operator TransCanada maintains it will include safeguards to protect people and property.

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The pipeline would transport toxic crude oil from under Canada's Boreal forest, home to many North American songbirds, to refineries in Texas, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council, which is calling for the protests Sunday.

[Philosopher King]

1. In order for Obama to reject it, he would be forced to disregard his own State Department's

Environmental Impact Statement. And then he would be faced with explaining his line of reasoning to rank and file unions members, who are desperately seeking the jobs that would be created by this venture.

"The State Department issued its final environmental impact statement Friday for a controversial oil pipeline stretching from Canada to Texas, affirming earlier findings that its construction and operation will have “limited adverse environmental impacts.”

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/plan-for-canada-to-texas-oil-pipeline-moves-forward-after-environmental-review/2011/08/26/gIQA3iaJgJ_story.html

http://www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov/clientsite/keystonexl.nsf?Open

[Luminous Animal]

6. Exposing the myth of those jobs...

http://www.grist.org/oil/2011-11-06-fact-check-keystone-xl-tar-sands-pipeline-will-not-create-jobs


"Why this tremendous discrepancy? Examining TransCanada's business operations, the Cornell Global Labor Institute report finds that TransCanada has already purchased most of the steel it intends to use for the pipeline from India; that most of the work will be conducted by people already employed by TransCanada; and that the Perryman Group included already-completed pipeline projects in its job-creation estimates."

And so much more...

[Philosopher King]

9. I do not doubt that the API is painting a brighter picture of job creation than is likely to occur;

however, it will surely create some and perhaps save others.

The bottom line is that we need the energy and this appears to be a venture that will cause very little harm to the environment. In my view, it is not rational to oppose this project.

[customerserviceguy]

2. Read a report on Politico today

about how the President is hoping to shove this decision off for a year, so that he can keep both the unions and the environmentalists on board.

It'll be interesting to see if he can pull that, "I'm everything you want me to be," thing again. I figure it's going to be a bit harder to do that this time around.

[PETRUS]

3. My brother-in-law is there! nt

[cal04]

4. Thousands in D.C. protest pipeline (pics)

Demonstrators march with a replica of a pipeline during a protest to demand a stop to the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline outside the White House on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57319383/thousands-in-d.c-protest-pipeline/




Demonstrators march with a replica of a pipeline during a protest to demand a stop to the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline outside the White House on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2011, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
http://www.wtop.com/?nid=289&sid=2622353



more here
More than 8,000 people linked hands around the White House to oppose the Keystone XL project, a pipeline that would carry oil derived from tar sands in Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Houston and Port Arthur, Texas.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/11/06/2489865/thousands-protest-at-white-house.html

[cal04]

5. 12,000 Encircle White House In Protest of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

Today, more than 12,000 people from across the United States and Canada gathered at the White House to call on President Obama to stop the TransCanada Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. After a rally in Lafayette Square addressed by elected officials, youth climate activists, environmental leaders, climate scientist James Hansen, religious leaders, Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams, Naomi Klein, and local opponents of the pipeline from South Dakota, Texas, and Nebraska, the boisterous crowd formed a human chain that completely encircled the White House. The protest, organized by Tar Sands Action, the Natural Resources Defense Council, Sierra Club, 350.org, and others, appeared to exceed turnout expectations, with the human chain running several people deep in most areas. President Obama acknowledged last week that he will make the final decision on the controversial pipeline — a decision expected before year’s end.

http://thinkprogress.org/green/2011/11/06/362301/12000-encircle-white-house-in-protest-of-keystone-xl-tar-sands-pipeline/




Demonstrators carry a giant mock pipeline while calling for the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline during a rally in front of the White House. Photograph: Joshua Roberts/REUTERS
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/07/keystone-xl-pipeline-protest-white-house?newsfeed=true

[Fire Walk With Me]

7. K&R!

[MrMickeysMom]

8. Very good!

I wonder, If a fake pipeline can be part of the good folks encircling the WH, what in the world is wrong with people taking photographs of the police in Oakland?

This makes no sense.