Make a Noise

November 11th, 2011 Collin Maessen No responses

The Keystone XL protest have indeed made a noise. It started out small, a group of 52 people were arrested for sitting peacefully in front of the White House, a diverse group of people protesting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. A pipeline that will deliver one of the most environmental damaging won oil from Canada’s tar sands.

It has become the most important environmental decision facing President Obama before the 2012 election and it has sparked nationwide opposition, from Nebraska ranchers to former Obama campaigners. Even scientists joined in to make clear using tar sands would be an incredibly bad idea. And they made their voices heard by making some noise:

A Climate Movement Is Born

September 4th, 2011 Collin Maessen 1 response

It started out small, a group of 52 people were arrested for sitting peacefully in front of the White House, a diverse group of people protesting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. A pipeline that will deliver one of the most environmental damaging won oil from Canada’s tar sands.

At a time when the United States should be doing everything in its power to reduce carbon dioxide pollution, and speed the transition to cleaner fuels, the Keystone XL pipeline would be a step backward. This would mean we start using oil that uses vast amounts of water and energy to change the tar sands into something we can use as a fuel. That is why hundreds of protesters have been gathering at the White House the past two weeks, subjecting themselves to arrest on behalf of a cleaner planet. In the end 1,252 peaceful demonstrators were arrested.