fusclimate Mailing List: Minnesota's Tar Sands Trip

[Shannon Williams (sjc]

Thanks to Demi for sending this.  There is an upcoming trip up north with MN
350 regarding MN tar sands.

 

Shannon Williams

Social Justice Coordinator

First Unitarian Society of Minneapolis

 

Minnesota's Tar Sands Fight right here -- A trip to the  Pipeline!

Hello friends,

Over the last few years we have been standing up in opposition to the 
Keystone XL pipeline through petitions, pledges, rallies and 
arrests. Keystone XL has become a kitchen table conversation that 
has raised the public's awareness about the devastating impacts of 
tar sands development in Alberta, Canada.

Did you know that in Minnesota we have oil pipelines running through 
the northern part of our state that are in the ground and pumping tar 
sands oil through the farmland, woods and waterways to the Lake 
Superior? They are owned by Enbridge Energy LP, a Canadian oil 
distribution company that is already in the process of expanding 
their US pipeline system to increase their capacity to transport a 
lot more tar sands oil. They are working hard to keep this expansion 
out of the scrutiny of the public eye including their current efforts 
to increase capacity of the Alberta Clipper (or Line 67) from 450,000 
barrels per day to its full capacity of 880,000 barrels per day -- 
same amount as the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.

This pipeline is in our backyard. No one is going to hold Enbridge 
Energy LP accountable to the severe risks to our water, land and 
people, if we don't. This is our opportunity to play a significant 
role in stopping tar sands development and caring for the place and 
people we love . Will you join us?

Come see it for yourself! Join us for a pipeline field trip on June 
26 that will include visits to the Clearbrook Tank Farms, exposed 
pipeline at Cass Lake and the Red Lake Encampment . Marty Cobenais, 
pipeline organizer for the Indigenous Environmental Network, will be 
leading the tour. We will see first hand the impacts on local 
communities, learn more about the Enbridge expansion and what that 
means for those living along the pipeline and downstream.

Join us for 
<http://1skymn.usnpo.org/?resource=http://wwwmYdOtmn350mYdOtorg/minnesotas-t
ar-sands-fight-a-trip-to-the-pipeline/>Minnesota's 
Tar Sands Fight: A Trip to the Pipeline.

When: Wednesday, June 26 leaving at 7am and returning around 9pm.

Cost: $50 per person -- this covers transportation and one meal.

How: 
<http://1skymn.usnpo.org/?resource=http://wwwmYdOtmn350mYdOtorg/minnesotas-t
ar-sands-fight-a-trip-to-the-pipeline/>Buy 
your ticket and RSVP here!

Spread the 
word: 
<http://1skymn.usnpo.org/?resource=https://wwwmYdOtfacebookmYdOtcom/events/6
79965402029171/>Facebook.

Please contact <mailto:Patty [at] MN350.org <mailto:Patty%40MN350.org>
>patty [at] MN350.org <mailto:patty%40MN350.org>  with any questions.

This is an exciting time to be doing this work together. If you are 
interested in staying in the loop around the tar sands issue, sign up 
for the MN Tar Sands google group or reply to this email! If you 
can't make the trip north on June 26 but are interested in going 
another time, let us know on the RSVP.

Together,

Kate and the MN350 Tar Sands Team