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Hold Your Senators Accountable on their Dirty Oil Vote
On Friday, the U.S. Senate passed Senator Hoeven’s amendment 62-37, a non-binding amendment that expresses support for building the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline–despite the projects’ devastating impacts on the climate crisis and wildlife including woodland caribou. While the… Read more >
Keystone XL – The Linchpin for Future Tar Sands Growth
The tar sands industry knows that KXL is their best hope for a dramatic expansion. Hear it in their own words. Read more >
Enbridge’s Nose Grows a lot Longer
In a recent hearing to determine the fate of the proposed Northern Gateway pipeline project, Enbridge told regulators, decision makers and the public that tar sands oil floats in water. This is according to an industry backed study conducted in… Read more >
Keystone XL: Exports, Not Energy Security
Oil industry executives and Canadian politicians agree — Keystone XL is designed to export oil out of North America. So why isn’t anyone on this side of the border paying attention? Read more >
Keystone XL Review Fails the Climate Test
The US State Department takes a huge step backward on the controversial project, leaving President Obama as our last, best hope for confronting the climate crisis. Read more >
Will Obama Go Back to 1984 on Keystone XL?
Canada insists the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline will bring “peace and prosperity,” but the world’s top climate official thinks otherwise. How will the President pick sides? Read more >
TransCanada’s Shocking Climate Claim
Tar sands executives have either figured out the most amazing magic trick in history, or they don’t understand science. You decide! Read more >
President Obama Golfs With Oil Execs During Weekend of Climate Rally
When it Comes to Climate, Wildlife Supporters Advocate for Birdies NOT Bogeys This past weekend, something remarkable happened — more than 35,000 people came to Washington D.C. from all over the country to make sure President Obama heard our message:… Read more >
Wildlife Supporters Join Historic Rally Against Dirty Keystone XL Pipeline
On Sunday, the National Wildlife Federation and our supporters took part in the largest climate rally in history. And that’s exactly what it felt like: being a part of history. Over 35,000 people came out in the blistering cold to… Read more >
45 Days to Speak Up for Caribou
For the third time, the U.S. State Department has issued an environmental review of the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline, and once again, they got it dead wrong. Now, it’s up to us to send a signal to… Read more >