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02-17-2013, 05:44 PM #1
Tens of thousands demand action on climate change
Tens of thousands demand action on climate change
Wendy Koch, USA TODAY 4:18p.m. EST February 17, 2013
Thousands of protesters gather on the National Mall in Washington on Sunday to call on President Obama to reject the Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada.(Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP)
Story Highlights
- Demonstrators oppose Keystone XL oil pipeline from Canada to Texas
- Event was billed as largest-ever climate change rally
- Protesters want Obama to set limits on power plant emissions
WASHINGTON — In what's billed as the largest climate rally in U.S. history, thousands of people marched past the White House Sunday to urge President Obama to reject a controversial pipeline and take other steps to fight climate change.
Organizers, including the Sierra Club, estimated that more than 35,000 people from more than 30 states -- some dressed as polar bears -- endured frigid temperatures to join the "Forward on Climate" rally, although the crowd size could not be confirmed. Their immediate target is Obama's final decision, expected soon, on the Keystone XL oil pipeline that would carry tar sands from Canada through several U.S. states.
"This movement's been building a long time. One of the things that's built it is everybody's desire to give the president the support he needs to block this Keystone pipeline," Bill McKibben, founder of the environmental activist group, 350.org, said as protesters gathered on the National Mall.
"It's time for the president to stand up," he said, describing the 1,000-plus mile pipeline as "one of the largest carbon bombs in history." Some climate scientists say the production of tar sands emits more greenhouse gases than that of conventional crude oil. Supporters, including the oil industry, say it would reduce U.S. dependence on unstable foreign sources of oil.
Among the protesters were senior citizens in wheelchairs, a dad from Indiana carrying a toddler, women from a Unitarian church in Corvallis, Ore., and college students including Florida's Molly Kampmann, who was holding a picture of a pipeline with the caption: "This is why I'm hot."
Others held placards saying, "Read my lips: no new carbons," and "We're in a climate hole: stop digging." Another, referring to a method for extracting natural gas, said: "Don't be frackin' crazy."
"We're right in the path of sea level rise," said Mark Geduldig-Yactrosky of Portsmouth, Va., explaining his concern about climate change. "We're a low-lying area. We have rising oceans and subsiding lands. So that personalizes it for us."
Burlington, Vt., resident Michael Ware, holding a "Stop Vermont Yankee" banner, said last year's extreme weather convinced many Americans that climate change is serious. "What will Vermont, what will any state, look like in 20 years?" he asked.
"I have six grandchildren, and I want them to have a habitable planet," said Linda Britt, who came from Ann Arbor, Mich., with fellow grandparents.
Obama has pledged repeatedly to tackle climate change. In his State of the Union Address, he gave Congress an ultimatum: if lawmakers don't act, he will.
Protesters say they are holding him to his word. They want him to not only reject the pipeline but also set limits on carbon pollution from both new and existing power plants. Last year, the EPA proposed limits only on new plants.
In January 2012, Obama rejected the initial 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta, Canada, to Port Arthur, Texas, saying he needed more time for environmental review. Since the project crosses a U.S. border, it needs a permit from the State Department, but Obama has said he'll make the final call.
The project's developer, Calgary-based TransCanada, has since broken the project into two parts. It received approval last year from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin construction of the 485-mile, $2.3 billion southern leg of the project from Cushing, Okla., to the Gulf Coast. Obama's pending decision involves the 1,179-mile, $5.3 billion northern leg, from Alberta to Steele City, Neb.
The pressure on Keystone has intensified since Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, who like Obama had rejected the initial route, notified the president last month that he'd approved the revised route through his state. Heineman, a Republican, said it would avoid environmentally sensitive areas and bringjobs and other economic benefits.
TransCanada President Russ Girling, who hailed Heineman's reversal, traveled to Washington earlier this month to lobby personally for the billion-dollar project.
Protesters gather Sunday to call on the Obama administration to limit carbon emissions from power plants and to move beyond coal and natural gas.(Photo: Manuel Balce Ceneta, AP)
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02-17-2013, 07:19 PM #2
Climate "Change" is documented in Agenda 21 as a way to control population.
Agenda 21: Sustainable Enforcement | Joan Peros
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Joan Peros talks about her trip to the United Nations' World Summit on Sustainable Development (also known as Earth Summit II) in Johannesburg, South Africa in 2002.
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The UN Attack on Property
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The UN Attack on Property.
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Shackling Planet Earth
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Scaring Us Toward Global Government
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Maurice Strong: The Most Dangerous Man In The World
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The New World Religion
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The Environmental Agenda
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The UN Is NOT Your Friend
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UN Attack on World Population
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UN Attack on World Population.
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Environmental Genocide
Environmental Genocide by The Liberty Avenger on Myspace
The Fruits of Eco-Extremism
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Socializing at Rio: Socialists Run the Earth Summit
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Private Land Lockup
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The Road to Eco-Serfdom
The New American - The Road to Eco-Serfdom - March 12, 2001
The "Re-Wilded" West
The "Re-Wilded" West by The Liberty Avenger on Myspace
Eco-Socialist Shell Game
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Globalized Grizzlies
The New American - Globalized Grizzlies - August 18, 1997
High and Dry in the Klamath Basin
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Saving Fish Before Firefighters
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Eco-feudalism in the Adirondacks
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Scorched Earth
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Eco-fraud Exposed
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The New American - Environmental Stewardship - September 25, 2000
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