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By: Native American Heritage Month: Celebrating Tribal Victories in Conservation : Wildlife Promise

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 22:13:07 +0000

[...] Stopping the Keystone XL oil pipeline. In December 2011, Tribal leaders met with federal agencies and members of Congress to voice their opposition to the Keystone XL oil pipeline, a massive project intended to carry oil sands from Alberta to Texas. Tribes object to the massive destruction and pollution caused by oil sands development, fear that a pipeline spill will harm tribal health, safety, and environment, and criticize the State Department’s failure to engage tribes in the permitting process. In large part due to the efforts of tribes, President Obama put the project on hold in February 2012, citing inadequate environmental review. [...]

By: Wildlife in Peril: Nine Species in the Tar Sands War Zone : Wildlife Promise

Wildlife in Peril: Nine Species in the Tar Sands War Zone : Wildlife Promise — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 23:05:41 +0000

[...] less of the healthy, traditional foods these communities rely on, not to mention representing a profound cultural loss. Water for drinking and irrigation is well-documented to be at risk from pipeline [...]

By: Obama Takes Dangerous Wrong Turn on “Keystone Lite” Pipeline : Wildlife Promise

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:57:53 +0000

[...] Keystone XL the Administration failed to meaningfully engage tribes along the pipeline route, and despite strenuous objections from tribes like the Oglala Sioux, TransCanada has turned a deaf ear and moved forward with its plans – they have even filed [...]

By: Tribal Leaders Tell Obama: No KXL! « sachemspeaks

Tribal Leaders Tell Obama: No KXL! « sachemspeaks — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 14:45:14 +0000

[...] Tribal Leaders Tell Obama: No KXL! Filed under: Sachem's words — Leave a comment December 21, 2011 http://blog.nwf.org/wildlifepromise/2011/12/tribal-leaders-tell-obama-no-kxl/#.TvHHzvvPf2o.email [...]

By: December Fair Climate Newsletter : Wildlife Promise

December Fair Climate Newsletter : Wildlife Promise — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:52:00 +0000

[...] National Wildlife Federation, in partnership with the Indigenous Environmental Network and the Natural Resources Defense Council, organized a press conference and meetings for Tribal leaders with federal agencies and members of Congress. The capstone to the week was a personal meeting with President Obama, part of the White House Tribal Nations summit. Their message? Keystone XL and tar sands are the wrong choice. Read more about the meeting here. [...]

By: Professor Newt Flunks Keystone XL 101 : Wildlife Promise

Professor Newt Flunks Keystone XL 101 : Wildlife Promise — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:51:44 +0000

[...] the middle class. The coalition that came together to stop Keystone was so broad and diverse – Tribal groups, landowners, conservationists, scientists, and ordinary citizens across the country – that it [...]