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Keystone XL Pipeline- Needs to be stopped

Posted: September 17, 2011 in Earth, Global warming, government
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One of my first posts was about the Keystone XL Pipeline and what it is and how it will affect our climate, and now to back up my post I have found a great letter for you to read.  This letter is written by 9 Nobel Peace Laureates and is written to President Obama to not allow the building of this pipeline.

Among the Nobel Peace Laureates include:

Yes, the Dalai Lama is part of writing this letter along with 8 other notable peace advocates.
“The night you were nominated for president, you told the
world that under your leadership—and working together—the
rise of the oceans will begin to slow and the planet will begin
to heal. You spoke of creating a clean energy economy. This
is a critical moment to make good on that pledge, and make
a lasting contribution to the health and well being of everyone
of this planet”
President Obama has an obligation to this country and our planet to stop this pipeline from being built.  It is up to us to let him know he will be held accountable for his decision, and will either help his re-election or signal his demise.

“All along its prospective route, the pipeline endangers farms,
wildlife and precious water aquifers—including the Ogallala
Aquifer, the US’ main source of freshwater for America’s
heartland. We are aware that Nebraska’s Governor Dave
Heineman—as well as two Nebraska Senators—has urged
you to reconsider the pathway of the pipeline. In his letter
to you he clearly stated his concern about the threat to this
crucial water source for Nebraska’s farmers and ranchers.
The aquifer supplies drinking water to two million people in
Nebraska and seven other states.”

 

These are reasons enough to stop the pipeline construction along with the immense climatic factors at stake.  We need to stop putting more greenhouse gases into our atmosphere or else we will drastically change Earth as we know it.  We have not seen the planet’s average temperature rise this high, so that means we don’t know what exactly will happen.  What we can say is that we have seen a dramatic increase in the instability of our atmosphere which includes: more Category 4 and 5 hurricanes (Katrina), widespread tornadoes (Joplin to Ocean City), and forest fires across states like Texas.

 
“We urge you to say ‘no’ to the plan proposed by the
Canadian-based company TransCanada to build the
Keystone XL, and to turn your attention back to supporting
renewable sources of energy and clean transportation
solutions. This will be your legacy to Americans and the global
community: energy that sustains the lives and livelihoods of
future generations.”

 

And from that I want you to go to this link: https://secure.nrdconline.org/site/Advocacy?cmd=display&page=UserAction&id=2447&JServSessionIdr004=5spj06dgw1.app341a and sign the petition to stop the building of the pipeline.  Your name and comments will go directly to President Obama. Thank you for caring about our home: Planet Earth.

Link to original Nobel article: http://www.savebiogems.org/stop-the-pipeline/nrdc-pipeline-nobel-laureates.pdf