This just keeps getting bigger.
Josh Fox, creator of the award-winning film “Gasland“, has created a moving and informative new video about the Tar Sands Action in Washington DC. He joins a growing list of concerned scientists, authors, and celebrities (Thom Yorke of Radiohead and Mark Ruffalo, for example) who have voiced their support the 2000+ people who have signed up to take action.
Beginning August 20th, and continuing day after day until Sept. 3, citizens from all over the country will gather in front of the White House and participate in the time-honored tactic of peaceful civil disobedience. Why? Because President Obama has the ultimate authority to sign or not sign the authorization of the Keystone XL Pipeline, that would run from Alberta, Canada to oil refineries in Texas. This would allow oil companies to increase their operations in Alberta, ultimately unleashing enough new carbon into the atmosphere to spell “game over for the climate.” (NASA scientist, Dr. James Hansen.)
Please visit the independent Tar Sands Action site, where you can sign up, support the action, sign a petition, and help spread the word.
[vimeo width=”600″ height=”400″]http://vimeo.com/27902739[/vimeo]Tar Sands Action/ Josh Fox from JFOX on Vimeo.
Peaceful Uprising was proud to add our signature to:
A Letter from the Organizational Leaders of the Nation’s Leading Environmental and Allied Groups
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