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http://ecowatch.com/2015/02/11/keystone-bill-heads-to-obamas-desk/President Obama needs to veto the Keystone XL bill, which has passed in both the House and Senate.
See petition below:
http://ecowatch.com/petition/obama-veto-keystone-xl-bill/
Please sign the petition; call the White House; and write a letter to President Obama.
(Older DUers might suggest that we do this "RIGHT F__KING NOW!!!!"
HappyMe
(20,277 posts)I will in fact, do it right fucking now.
SalviaBlue
(2,918 posts)progressoid
(49,999 posts)spanone
(135,889 posts)jwirr
(39,215 posts)livetohike
(22,165 posts)cilla4progress
(24,781 posts)I need help figuring out how to divest my own meager mutual fund "portfolio" (retirement savings) from fossil fuels. I wrote to the company - Vanguard. Any tips?
Hekate
(90,842 posts)Pacifist Patriot
(24,654 posts)Nite Owl
(11,303 posts)calimary
(81,519 posts)Thanks for posting this, H2O Man! Needs to be said, Read, and SPREAD!!!
sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)Stonepounder
(4,033 posts)sinkingfeeling
(51,477 posts)SmittynMo
(3,544 posts)As of my signing, 1578 have signed. We need more.
AtomicKitten
(46,585 posts)He said he would veto any Keystone legislation, but I am happy to sign this petition to hedge my bet.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)yuiyoshida
(41,867 posts)Done!
C Moon
(12,221 posts)Richardo
(38,391 posts)iscooterliberally
(2,863 posts)mountain grammy
(26,656 posts)onecent
(6,096 posts)bigwillq
(72,790 posts)marym625
(17,997 posts)Right fucking when I saw it.
mithnanthy
(1,725 posts)hwmnbn
(4,279 posts)Jack Rabbit
(45,984 posts)He has said he'll veto it, but it doesn't hurt to say so now.
onethatcares
(16,192 posts)n/t
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)H2O Man
(73,626 posts)I am aware that President Obama has said that he would definitely veto this, if Congress passed it and sent it to him. The reason that it is important -- in fact, just as important as contacting him on something he is undecided on, or if he favors something we oppose -- is because this allows him to speak to the public's opposition to this bill.
In fact, I do not agree with President Obama on a number of environmental issues. In each case, I contact the White House. But this particular case is extremely important. It involves the President standing up to some of the most powerful of the dark forces in the world. There is definite benefit to our being vocal in both our support of his stance, and opposition to the energy corporations.
Indeed, as several of you have no doubt figured out, there are some other, very closely related reasons why I posted this OP. I'll explain them in time. What I can say is that Michelle Obama, perhaps more so than anyone else in DC (including her spouse), is coming to have a greater grasp of environmental issues. And that is a good thing.
Thanks,
H2O Man
daleanime
(17,796 posts)there's tons of work ahead of us.