Stop the Tar Sands Pipeline!
Big Oil's Plan Will Destroy Songbird Habitat, Fuel Global Warming and Threaten Our Drinking Water.
The proposed Keystone XL pipeline would transport raw, toxic tar sands oil right through the American heartland — from Alberta, Canada to refineries in Texas — and threatens to wreak environmental havoc on both sides of the border.
One glitch in the tar sands pipeline would destroy our clean water sources — possibly forever.
-Kyra Sedgwick, Actress and NRDC Member
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Tell Congress to let the pipeline die
In the wake of President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL, Republican leaders in Congress are making new attempts to force approval of this destructive project.
Save the Boreal
Oil companies are strip-mining Canada's boreal forest in order to extract the world's dirtiest form of oil.
What's at Stake
Our continent's greatest songbird nursery is in grave danger as oil companies violently strip-mine and drill tar sands — the world's dirtiest oil — in the heart of Canada's boreal forest.
The resulting devastation could ultimately claim some 160 million migratory birds. The Keystone XL pipeline will double the horrific destruction of Canada's boreal forest from tar sands consumption in America. And, barrel for barrel, the production of tar sands oil spews three times more global warming pollution than producing conventional oil.
Progress Report
In an historic victory for NRDC Members and BioGems Defenders, President Obama has rejected a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. Now, Big Oil is fighting back, and we are mobilizing the public to fend off new attempts in Congress to gain approval for the tar sands pipeline.
Here are a few recent developments:
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January 2012
President Obama Rejects the Keystone XL Pipeline
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December 2011
Congressional Republicans fast-track the pipeline
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November 2011
President Obama puts Keystone XL on hold
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November 2011
Over 100 American mayors voice concern on tar sands pipeline
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November 2011
NRDC's John Adams helps lead rally at White House
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October 2011
Nobel laureates call on President Obama to reject pipeline
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