{"id":34172,"date":"2012-01-06T16:40:24","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T21:40:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=27534"},"modified":"2012-01-06T16:40:24","modified_gmt":"2012-01-06T21:40:24","slug":"show-time-make-sure-obama-doesnt-cave-to-big-oil-take-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/show-time-make-sure-obama-doesnt-cave-to-big-oil-take-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Show Time — Make Sure Obama Doesn't Cave to Big Oil! (Take Action)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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<\/a><\/p>\n Here’s an email Bill McKibben sent to US 350.org supporters who have been working on Keystone XL last night:<\/em><\/p>\n Just in case you thought there was anything subtle about the Keystone battle, you need to hear what the president of the American Petroleum Institute — the oil industry’s #1 front group — said yesterday: if the President doesn\u2019t approve the project there will \u201chuge political consequences.\u201d<\/p>\n So far the Obama administration is standing firm in the face of Big Oil’s bullying\u00a0<\/strong>—\u00a0the White House made it completely clear last month that if the oil industry and its harem in Congress forced a speeded-up review, it would lead to an outright rejection of the permit for the pipeline. We expect they\u2019ll keep their word.<\/div>\n 1- Let the president know you\u2019ve got his back when he rejects the pipeline.<\/strong>\u00a0Tell him that addressing climate change is the key to our future, and that you\u2019re glad he\u2019s not bending.<\/p>\n 2- Take the offensive against the oil industry.<\/strong>\u00a0If they\u2019re going to try and ram Keystone down our throats we\u2019re going to try and take away something they hold dear, the handouts that Congress gives them each and every year. They\u2019re the richest industry on earth, they\u2019re doing great damage to the planet — and they expect us to pay for it with our tax dollars.<\/p>\n
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