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Tarsands Action: Largest Environmental Civil Disobedience Protest in US History
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Follow-up info from Bill McKibben of 350.org:
Something big is happening
Dear friends—Here’s the battle plan we promised—a few hours late, because it’s been a big job wrapping up phase one of this campaign.
By now you know what you accomplished: 1,253 arrests, according to some journalists the biggest civil disobedience action since 1977, and the most sustained since the epic campaigns of the civil rights movement. That was enough to take a regional issue and make it a national and even global one (many thanks to our friends, who picketed American and Canadian embassies on every continent).
Together you managed to make this central environmental test for the administration, and to inform everyone who’s paying attention that Barack Obama will get to make the call by himself, without Congress in the way. In other words, you’ve laid the groundwork for a mighty victory—now we have to make it pay off.
Here’s the plan:
Our main efforts will be to keep the focus on the White House, even as we engage the State Department review process and other technical aspects of the debate. We don’t want the President to be able to hide from the decisions he's making.
And we’re not going to do him the favor of attacking him. Instead, we’re going to pay him the dangerous compliment of taking his words from 2008 seriously. Just to remind you, here are two of the many pledges he made while he was inspiring so many of us to knock on doors and send in donations in 2008:
“Let's be the generation that finally frees America from the tyranny of oil"
"Because if we are willing to work for it, and fight for it, and believe in it, then I am absolutely certain that generations from now, we will be able to look back and tell our children … this was the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."
We're still planning something big for October 7th or 8th - the 7th is the date of the last State Department hearing in Washington, DC - but first we need to go back into our communities to keep building this movement. The White House is going to be watching to see if our sit-in was an isolated incident or whether there really is a movement of people across this country rising up to stop the pipeline.
First, we need to tell the story of what just happened in Washington by meeting with folks in our communities to talk about our experiences. This could be as simple as a small gathering in your home, or as elaborate as you'd like. Your story is the most powerful tool you have to keep building this movement. A few of our organizers got together to make a PowerPoint slideshow that you can use in a meetup, and if you'd like to host an event in your community to spread the word, sign up here: http://www.tarsandsaction.org/meet-up
Second, all around the country, people will be going to Obama campaign offices in polite but firm fashion to remind him that we took him seriously—that he shouldn’t have said it if he didn’t mean it. Watch this video that just arrived from Seattle to get a sense of what we have in mind. We’ll be trying to coordinate this work from city to city—if you’re willing to help in your town, and are certain you can deliver a calm, stern message, sign up here: http://www.tarsandsaction.org/office-visits/
That’s our plan for now. I want to make sure that we use this opportunity to strengthen our connections with each other, and make this a true movement. This is your opportunity to start taking a leadership role in this campaign.
We’ll be giving you updates on plans for the 7th of course, and letting you know what's up. We have no guarantee we’ll succeed, but thanks to you this fight is very much on!
-Bill McKibben for tarsandsaction.org
PS - We’re very aware that the federal government has scheduled the hearing on the 7th for Yom Kippur. With whatever action we take, we will make sure our Jewish brothers and sisters will be able to join us.
Posted 8 months ago # -
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If you want to get involved:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=234553996595048
"At the Tar Sands Action we saw what our movement is capable of. But last week President Obama caved to Big Polluters on a critical pollution protection. We’ve got to take this momentum and action to our campuses & communities.Next Tuesday at 9 ET join leaders from across the movement to talk next steps from the Tar Sands Action and setting up for a Fall of action.
On the call we’ll have Kandi Mossett of the Indigenous Environmental Network, Bill McKibben of the Tar Sands Action and state and regional Power Shift leaders to talk about next steps.
WHAT: A call to discuss next steps from the Tar Sands Action
WHEN: Tuesday, September 13th at 9 PM ET
TO JOIN: Dial (323) 393-4046 and enter passcode: 633127# OR 547752#
WHO: You &
- Kandi Mossett, Indigenous Environmental Network
- Bill McKibben, Tar Sands Action
- Courtney Hight, Energy Action Coalition
- State & Regional Power Shift organizersIf you have questions for any of our guests, please write them on the wall and we'll get them to them in advance!"
Posted 8 months ago # -
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Local Action: Tuesday- Sep 13th 12:30 to 3:00 President Obama will be in town:
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=213876412006584
Location
Near Columbus State Community College
Corner of McCoy Street and Cleveland Avenue
Columbus, OhioPresident Obama will be visiting the Fort Hayes Academic High School as part of his trip promoting the American Jobs Act. We'll be there to raise awareness about the tremendous danger that the Keystone XL Pipeline project represents and how it is entirely in Obama's power to end that threat.
For more information, please contact Alec Johnson at 419-512-4718.
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Good article by NYT science writer Andy Revkin on the pipeline issue.
The jist, supported by most academics and analysts (Revkin is a thorough pollster when it comes to science debates) is "the pipeline issue, which will confront President Obama later this year as he decides whether to approve the project, is a distraction from the core issues involving our energy future and is largely insignificant if your concern is averting a buildup of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. "
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An Invitation to join the Tarsands Action at the White House Nov 6th:
http://www.tarsandsaction.org/david-strathairns-invitation-join-action-white-house-nov-6th/There is a bus departing from Columbus on Nov 5th @ 9:00am for WDC.
It departs WDC at 7:00pm on Sunday Nov 6 to return to Columbus.
Contact Alec Johnson at 419-512-4718 or hedgerowteacher@gmail.comPosted 7 months ago # -
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JonMyers said:
Measures, results? How has change taken hold?Jon, how much does the Obama admin's recent decision on KXL count in your opinion ? By the way, you look a lot like a guy sometimes working the Rad Dog cart outside the Clintonville Community Market and Patty Cake last summer. But he said his name was Scotty.
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http://news.investors.com/Article/591960/201111161727/Billionaire-Buffetts-Bakken-Boom.htm
Interestingly, another billionaire, Obama economic inspiration Warren Buffett, stands to benefit from the Keystone XL pipeline delay.
As oil production ramps up in the Bakken fields of North Dakota, plans to use the pipeline to transport it have been dashed.
As a result, North Dakota's booming oil producers will have to rely even more on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad, which Buffett just bought, to ship it to refineries.
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rus said:
http://news.investors.com/Article/591960/201111161727/Billionaire-Buffetts-Bakken-Boom.htmInterestingly, another billionaire, Obama economic inspiration Warren Buffett, stands to benefit from the Keystone XL pipeline delay.
As oil production ramps up in the Bakken fields of North Dakota, plans to use the pipeline to transport it have been dashed.
As a result, North Dakota's booming oil producers will have to rely even more on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad, which Buffett just bought, to ship it to refineries.
he won't get much benefit though
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