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Environmentalists urge Obama to block Keystone XL and act on climate change

Guardian (UK) -- More than 70 environmental groups called on Barack Obama to take the lead on climate change on Monday, urging him to shut down ageing power plants and block a controversial tar sands pipeline project.

In an open letter (PDF), environmental groups reminded Obama of his promise to act on climate change in his second term – and then laid out three specific actions including shutting down the Keystone XL pipeline.

About 50 protesters tried to occupy the Houston offices of TransCanada Corp, the company building the pipeline, on Monday. Two were reportedly arrested.

The letter said that at the very least, Obama should lead the public debate on how to protect American cities and coastlines from climate change. "Raise your voice," the letter said. "Lead the public discussion of what we need to

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slicerette Champion Author South Bend Posts:3,673 Points:560,510 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jan 11, 2013 10:58:40 PM Ignore slicerette Report Abuse I am glad to report that more heavy Canadian crude is flowing to the Texas oil refineries and being made into gasoline and sold to Americans, today! The Seaway oil pipeline is now bringing 400,000 bpd from Cushing OK to Texas oil refineries. The heavy Canadian crude is replacing heavy Venezuelan crude at the gulf oil refineries,
honda0105 Champion Author Tallahassee Posts:18,818 Points:1,636,245 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 11:01:58 PM Ignore honda0105 Report Abuse with US oil from ND flowing, why do the dirty work for Canada?
teenitup Champion Author Houston Posts:1,842 Points:275,910 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 8:51:39 AM Ignore teenitup Report Abuse PDQblues, <<"Obama is proving himself....unconcerned about the American people.">> Yes sir!
tomok Champion Author Portland Posts:33,579 Points:2,372,235 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jan 10, 2013 5:45:39 AM Ignore tomok Report Abuse Environmentalists urge Obama to block Keystone XL and act on climate change. Urging him to shut down ageing power plants and block a controvsial tar sands pipeline project. Sounds like he can manage to do that and cause the economy of this country even more into the ever widening hole it already is in. There's is a limit as to how much envoronmential concerns and care you can have and how much the economy needs to grow for the welfare of the population. Big Oil and Big Gas sells fuel and natural gas on the world market for higher prices. The Keystone XL pipeline is to process crude oil into fuel at the gulf coast refineries and export that fuel to countries that will pay more for it. The US will Not see cheaper fuel prices! Big Oil will build the oil pipeline, no matter what Sneeky or D.C. Says. The US ‘oil and natural gas resources’ belong to the citizens of this country and are to be used by those same citizens! These resources are Not to be exported without taking care of the domestic market first.Speculators, manipulators and the banks continue to unfairly and unjustly make the driving public pay higher prices at the pump for their personal greedy benefit. The price at the pump needs to go down to $2/gallon - $3, $3.50/gallon or *$4.00 is Not the new low! As more and more vehicles are converted to natural gas the price of natural gas will go up and up, natural gas will Not have a very reasonable price for very long. More Refineries are Not the answer, Stop exporting fuel is! Whatever the size or shape of the vehicle, vehicle manufactures Produce and the population ‘Drives’ vehicles with high MPG, are very safe, reliable, have a ‘reasonable’ cost and a good ‘value’ for the money. The price of fuel at the pump is too high! XII/XXII/MMXII! - The Day After......
gravityhurts Champion Author North Carolina Posts:4,229 Points:964,230 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 9, 2013 7:52:40 AM Ignore gravityhurts Report Abuse The thing will get built after all the right folks get their pockets lined with cash. It will be touted as one of those "jobs creation" programs.
bston Champion Author Oklahoma City Posts:1,952 Points:669,180 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 6:05:30 PM Ignore bston Report Abuse Time to ante up to his promises, only trouble is he can't!
PDQBlues Champion Author San Diego Posts:7,209 Points:1,475,050 Joined:Jan 2009	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 4:02:00 PM Ignore PDQBlues Report Abuse Don't count on it. Obama is proving himself just another corporate friend and unconcerned about the American people.
slicerette Champion Author South Bend Posts:3,673 Points:560,510 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 1:40:51 PM Ignore slicerette Report Abuse I ask the question - When will these protestors march to the Venezuelan ships off loading the heavy Venezuelan crude oil at our Texas ports? I guess it is political incorrect to protest Socialist Hugo Chavez's "dirty pig oil" from Venezuela but it is OK to try to hurt our friends in Canada? BTW, Hugo fired 20,000 skilled Venezuelan oil workers and replaced them with untrained political cronies, that lead to deaths from oil refinery explosions.
EMoe57 Champion Author Jacksonville Posts:4,748 Points:1,042,540 Joined:Apr 2009	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 11:05:09 AM Ignore EMoe57 Report Abuse good luck with that
bobcatfan Champion Author Kentucky Posts:1,703 Points:640,800 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 10:35:24 AM Ignore bobcatfan Report Abuse So, they think that because he promised to address global warming, they get to pick how? No. That isn't how it works. Sorry!
humblepie Champion Author Toledo Posts:35,301 Points:2,398,095 Joined:Mar 2006	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 10:15:30 AM Ignore humblepie Report Abuse i wonder what name they will give it next year
BudsterMO Champion Author Kansas City Posts:3,845 Points:730,655 Joined:Aug 2009	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 9:49:34 AM Ignore BudsterMO Report Abuse Just say NO to the Keystone XL caustic sour oil pipeline. Just ask Mayor Bloomberg of NY city if he thinks climate warming is real and the $60 billion we the people are going to pay for the clean-up.
VB_Richard Champion Author Virginia Beach Posts:1,793 Points:378,545 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 9:36:07 AM Ignore VB_Richard Report Abuse You cant please everyone and sometimes, you cant please any!!!
teenitup Champion Author Houston Posts:1,842 Points:275,910 Joined:Sep 2012	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 9:23:47 AM Ignore teenitup Report Abuse A never ending battle it seems.
ModelWarships Champion Author Missouri Posts:5,885 Points:1,250,035 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 9:17:46 AM Ignore ModelWarships Report Abuse These environmental groups should be removed from the power grids they try to oppose and be forced to live like they preach.
RochBear Champion Author Minnesota Posts:10,549 Points:1,758,260 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 9:17:02 AM Ignore RochBear Report Abuse and if we shut down ageing power plants and block a controversial tar sands pipeline project, then how will we have electricity, and how will we move from place to place, and move goods from farms to grocery stores? Yes, we need to move from fossil fuels, but we can't do it over night. Also I wish these two faced Environmentalists, would lead the way. Bike everywhere, and grow their own food, and produce their own electricity.
eagle_scout Champion Author St. Louis Posts:7,740 Points:1,538,925 Joined:Jul 2004	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:54:00 AM Ignore eagle_scout Report Abuse I agree with chvytrk!
chvytruk All-Star Author Kentucky Posts:780 Points:381,965 Joined:Sep 2006	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:43:23 AM Ignore chvytruk Report Abuse There can NEVER be 100% clean air OR clean water, but the simple-minded environmental terrorists in this country would have us commit economic suicide in their attempts to achieve it.
Red7002011 Champion Author Mississippi Posts:3,466 Points:695,425 Joined:Jul 2011	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:41:46 AM Ignore Red7002011 Report Abuse Really!
badbonita Champion Author Syracuse Posts:6,361 Points:1,380,435 Joined:Jul 2008	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:37:30 AM Ignore badbonita Report Abuse Unless they are driving EV's that are powered by the energy supplied by their own solr, wind or water generating systems and NOT by any public power genrated plant, they're hypocrits in my eyes. They need the power - gas or oil - in order to get to all their little demonstrations/rallys. Wait, the car manufacturing plants aren't as green as these people would probably prefer as well. Sorry, I find them selectively biased.
TopGunn Champion Author Baltimore Posts:9,321 Points:2,643,005 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:34:27 AM Ignore TopGunn Report Abuse Strange this article is driven out of the UK.
MikLamb Champion Author Texas Posts:8,120 Points:2,201,845 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:32:15 AM Ignore MikLamb Report Abuse We need clean air and water. We also need energy, and for now that still means oil and gas. Cleaner energy is coming, but very slowly. Let's just step it up a bit, that's all I'm asking.
cucamongacurtis Champion Author San Bernardino Posts:1,164 Points:246,385 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:31:09 AM Ignore cucamongacurtis Report Abuse Build the pipe already. Stop pandering to psuedo-science leftists.
flyfast Champion Author Kansas City Posts:9,386 Points:1,852,720 Joined:Jan 2008	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:30:53 AM Ignore flyfast Report Abuse if they want it block then they can stop driving cars and stay home
Wolfwings Champion Author Delaware Posts:8,876 Points:1,803,190 Joined:May 2004	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:28:38 AM Ignore Wolfwings Report Abuse What good is it if only SOME countries are in favor of climate control? I am AGAINST the proposed pipeline simply because it is all in Canada's interest. Better they should route THEIR oil across THEIR country. That way, if there is a spill, it will be THEIR problem. We aslready have more oil than we need.
ciimike Champion Author Nevada Posts:4,638 Points:1,069,560 Joined:Aug 2005	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:28:19 AM Ignore ciimike Report Abuse No opinion here. Need to fuel, jobs, etc. but the environmental risk is potentially high.
BumpinButch Champion Author Texas Posts:1,741 Points:536,025 Joined:Feb 2009	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:28:05 AM Ignore BumpinButch Report Abuse No Clean Air, No Clean Water, NO PROBLEM!
Spetsnaz Champion Author Dayton Posts:1,879 Points:619,480 Joined:May 2006	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:24:46 AM Ignore Spetsnaz Report Abuse Too many wieners out there. That is the problem with the USA. WAKE UP AMERICA!
WTLITNG Champion Author Virginia Posts:1,972 Points:1,041,390 Joined:Dec 2008	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:24:34 AM Ignore WTLITNG Report Abuse Tree huggers in control.
gilfarm Champion Author Alabama Posts:6,931 Points:1,975,565 Joined:Sep 2005	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:24:31 AM Ignore gilfarm Report Abuse I hope not!
jay93LA Champion Author New Orleans Posts:2,584 Points:626,435 Joined:Aug 2011	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:23:50 AM Ignore jay93LA Report Abuse build it safely
mrservonics Champion Author Boston Posts:2,864 Points:1,380,130 Joined:May 2005	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:22:33 AM Ignore mrservonics Report Abuse Use rail now!
rippinusoff Champion Author Lexington Posts:7,538 Points:1,514,500 Joined:May 2007	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:21:51 AM Ignore rippinusoff Report Abuse figures
pitamon Champion Author Philadelphia Posts:4,987 Points:1,849,895 Joined:Sep 2004	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:21:51 AM Ignore pitamon Report Abuse Build part of it and build more refineries that are not in the Gulf area and subject to natural disasters.
BeulahME Champion Author Maine Posts:1,113 Points:447,285 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:21:04 AM Ignore BeulahME Report Abuse I am not a green person, but I do not like the pipeline. All it will do is be a pipeline to China!
Grinch09 Champion Author Grand Rapids Posts:1,744 Points:84,500 Joined:Dec 2009	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:21:00 AM Ignore Grinch09 Report Abuse make sum noise!
LilRedWagonIN Champion Author Indiana Posts:7,907 Points:1,580,135 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:20:40 AM Ignore LilRedWagonIN Report Abuse True colors will come through.
ruca2012 Champion Author San Diego Posts:1,200 Points:239,915 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:20:13 AM Ignore ruca2012 Report Abuse heard that they changed the route, not going thru that section. so whats the big deal?
Wierbe Champion Author Cincinnati Posts:3,887 Points:1,145,840 Joined:Apr 2006	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:19:52 AM Ignore Wierbe Report Abuse Once again, will this pipeline bring oil TO us or just THROUGH us to other countries?
liao Champion Author Montreal Posts:3,574 Points:1,453,010 Joined:Sep 2008	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:19:09 AM Ignore liao Report Abuse More debates with more delays.
headhog Champion Author Indiana Posts:1,681 Points:854,865 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:19:05 AM Ignore headhog Report Abuse As I have said before, this oil is going to be shipped to Asia. As a result, let the Canadians build the pipeline through Canada to the Canadian west coast.
briinnc Champion Author North Carolina Posts:2,705 Points:834,820 Joined:Jan 2010	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:18:17 AM Ignore briinnc Report Abuse Loonies.
GManCo Champion Author Colorado Springs Posts:5,126 Points:977,340 Joined:Sep 2010	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:17:42 AM Ignore GManCo Report Abuse Of course they do. What is new.
LJGP_MO95 Champion Author Missouri Posts:1,865 Points:500,830 Joined:Jun 2005	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:16:30 AM Ignore LJGP_MO95 Report Abuse Let's let the sensible people make decisions.
dlemma Champion Author Wyoming Posts:4,241 Points:1,581,745 Joined:Feb 2008	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:16:16 AM Ignore dlemma Report Abuse There is NO climate change. It was a hoax. It depends on leaving out the Medieval Warming Period to get their statistics. We have the East Anglican emails detailing the hoax. Man is not strong enough to change the climate of the world. Someone else is in charge of that. On top of it all, carbon dioxide is NECESSARY TO LIFE. Restricting CO2 is a good excuse to get us to one world government, limiting the earth's population, limiting the animals we can grow for food, etc..... Why are people still falling for this hoax?
gasman50 Champion Author Portland Posts:8,978 Points:2,436,190 Joined:Nov 2005	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:15:40 AM Ignore gasman50 Report Abuse Just build the darned pipe
RedskinGas Champion Author Tennessee Posts:2,083 Points:1,144,860 Joined:Jun 2006	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:15:02 AM Ignore RedskinGas Report Abuse WHAT A SURPRISE!!!!!! AND THIS IS NEWS??????????
Oldzin All-Star Author Orange County Posts:935 Points:208,100 Joined:Oct 2012	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:14:59 AM Ignore Oldzin Report Abuse I hope Obama doesn't cozy up to these tree-huggers. There is a balance that must be struck between using the resources we have and conservation, and that balance must be for the greatest good for all.
Minutefan Champion Author Springfield Posts:3,409 Points:1,271,370 Joined:Aug 2004	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:14:36 AM Ignore Minutefan Report Abuse developing clean alternatives is a good thing.
yelobus Champion Author Houston Posts:5,738 Points:1,583,565 Joined:Aug 2006	Message Posted: Jan 8, 2013 8:13:44 AM Ignore yelobus Report Abuse Develop alternatives but keep the dirty stuff moving.