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Senators Boxer, Whitehouse Expose Harmful Health Impacts of Tar Sands and Keystone XL Pipeline
Posted by EPWChairmanBoxer
Published on Feb 26, 2014
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) held a press conference on Wednesday, February 26th to expose the harmful health implications associated with tar sands oil and the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which is currently under consideration. Senators Boxer, Whitehouse, doctors and community representatives spoke about the health impacts of tar sands oil on communities across the country. Additional speakers included:
Senators Boxer, Whitehouse Expose Harmful Health Impacts of Tar Sands and Keystone XL Pipeline
Posted by EPWChairmanBoxer
Published on Feb 26, 2014
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Chairman of the Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW), and Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) held a press conference on Wednesday, February 26th to expose the harmful health implications associated with tar sands oil and the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which is currently under consideration. Senators Boxer, Whitehouse, doctors and community representatives spoke about the health impacts of tar sands oil on communities across the country. Additional speakers included:
Dr. John O'Connor, MD, Alberta, Canada
Dr. Stuart Batterman, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Univ. of Michigan School of Public Health
Hilton Kelley, Founder and CEO, Community In-power & Development Association Inc., Port Arthur, TX
Tom Shepherd, Vice President, Southeast Environmental Task Force, Chicago, IL
12:34 PM - 26 Feb 2014
EPWChairmanBoxer Verified account
Boxer's remarks: The Keystone Pipeline & The Threat to Human Health http://1.usa.gov/1frOvvb . Photo: Hilton Kelley pic.twitter.com/ixoMJHSPvh
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Boxer's remarks: The Keystone Pipeline & The Threat to Human Health http://1.usa.gov/1frOvvb . Photo: Hilton Kelley pic.twitter.com/ixoMJHSPvh
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