{"id":24580,"date":"2011-09-02T20:35:06","date_gmt":"2011-09-03T00:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=24580"},"modified":"2011-09-02T20:35:06","modified_gmt":"2011-09-03T00:35:06","slug":"over-1000-sit-in-at-white-house-top-activism-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/over-1000-sit-in-at-white-house-top-activism-stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,000 Sit-in at White House (+ Top Activism Stories)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Check out these top tar sands activism stories, followed by the most recent email from 350.org on this topic and more activism news:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Weekend Wonk: Bill McKibben in Conversation with Thom Hartmann<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. James Hansen Interview: Tar Sands, Jail \u2013 and the Energy Imbalance<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Ralph Nader: Tar Sands Pipeline Would Usher in “Corporate Dictatorship”<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Tar Sands Action Day 14: Canadian Native And American Indian Leaders Arrested During Protests On Indigenous Day Of Action<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. Tar Sands Action Day 13: Former Obama Campaign Staffers And Volunteers Arrested Outside White House<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. McKibben: Pipeline Decision Tells Us \u201cWhether It Would\u2019ve Made Much Difference If We\u2019d Elected Hillary Instead.\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Gore Pushes For Obama To Block Keystone XL Pipeline<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Center for American Progress on Keystone XL Pipeline Permit: It Is Not in the National Interest, Nor in Humanity\u2019s Interest<\/a><\/li>\n
  9. From Tim DeChristopher to Tar Sands Protests, the Environmental Movement Steps Up Civil Disobedience<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Now, 350.org’s email today:<\/h3>\n

    Dear friends around the world,<\/p>\n

    Remember that feeling Tahrir Square gave the globe earlier this year? Of hope, and peaceful revolution? There\u2019s a glimmer of that in Washington, DC right now.<\/p>\n

    As I type this, over 160 people are in front of the White House sitting in and standing tall against the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. They are continuing a historic wave of daily peaceful protests that began two weeks ago — It’s being called the biggest green civil disobedience campaign in a generation.<\/p>\n

    Let’s show the activists in DC that they have the support of a global movement. Stand in solidarity by signing and sharing\u00a0the petition to President Obama to say “Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline!<\/a>“<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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    There’s a good reason that activists are focusing on President Obama: he has the power to sign — or not sign — a permit that would allow the 2,700 kilometer pipeline to be constructed.\u00a0<\/strong>The pipeline would run\u00a0all the way from Alberta, Canada, down to the Gulf of Mexico, carrying nearly one million barrels of oil per day right through America’s heartland. The tar sands are among the most environmentally destructive projects on the planet, and contain the second-largest pool of carbon on the planet (after the oil fields in Saudi Arabia). One of the world’s leading climate scientists, James Hansen of NASA, has declared that burning all of the oil stored in Canada’s tar sands would be “essentially game over for the climate.” Those are strong words, and they deserve to be heeded.<\/p>\n

    In just 24 hours, we\u2019ll join our partners at a public rally outside of the White House, and deliver a giant petition signed by hundreds of thousands of people from around the world.\u00a0<\/strong>Your signatures will be added to a mega-petition from a strong coalition of organizations, including many of our closest allies. Will your name be on\u00a0the petition<\/a>\u00a0when we deliver it tomorrow?<\/p>\n

    The momentum from the campaign is inspiring — here\u2019s just a sample of the recent developments:<\/strong><\/p>\n