June 2012 archive

The Gulf Coast Project: A Tar Sands Pipeline From the Outset

The Tar Sands Blockade wants to clear up the misconception that the Gulf Coast Project, or Phase 3 of the Keystone XL pipeline, will only be a crude oil pipeline when it is first constructed from Cushing, Okla. to Port Arthur, Texas. The Keystone XL’s sister pipeline, Keystone 1, already carries tar sands to Cushing, …

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Landowner Call to Action: Reject TransCanada Surveyors!

The Tar Sands Blockade is putting out a call to action for landowners living along the pipeline route to reject TransCanada’s surveyors! Surveyors are now traveling along the pipeline route in Texas, knocking on landowners doors. If we stand unified, we can let TransCanada know that we are opposed to their bullying and intimidation tactics. …

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Canadian Video Parodies Tar Sands Giant Enbridge

In this controversial Canadian parody video, “A Path to a Canada No One Will Recognize”, riffs on tar sands giant Enbridge’s new campaign and slogan, “It’s more than a pipeline. It’s a path to our future.” Enbridge is proposing to build the Northern Gateway pipeline to pump tar sands through British Columbia and on to China. While …

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