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Update: At 1:30pm CT, March 8, the debate and votes begin on the various Keystone XL amendments. Some will do great things like demand TransCanada uses American steel and not imported steel from India and ensure the oil stays in the United States. Other amendments will reverse the President's denial and approve the KXL pipeline for immediate construction.
Watch the US Senate floor debate at 1:30pm CT, click here.
Majority Leader Harry Reid said the Senate would vote on various amendments on the denied Keystone XL project. Things are moving fast. If we defeat this pipeline amendment, we've got a good shot at keeping Keystone bottled up in the future.
Keystone XL will raise gas prices in the Midwest and doesn't do anything to make our country more energy secure.
Don't just take it from us, take a look at this article from Bloomberg this week.
We want folks to call our Senators and send messages on Facebook and Twitter. Senators themselves don't always check it, but their staff do and social media is one tool they use to gauge public opinion on issues.
Sample Tweet (copy this message then hit the twitter button below):
Please vote today to protect our land and water, put an end to Big Oil demands for more profits @SenBenNelson @Mike_Johanns#nokxl
Sample Facebook (copy this message then hit the FB button below):
Please vote today to protect our land and water. KXL pipeline will raise gas prices in the Midwest and export oil while risking our water and property rights. Let's get started on clean energy that brings jobs to communities throughout Nebraska.
Senator Nelson
202-224-6551
Senator Johanns
202-224-4224
Comments
March 8th 2012
R.J. Miller - To any senators that may read this, I ask you in the interest of all Americans, please vote to approve the construction of this vital project. Those who oppose it simply don't understand the importance of it.
March 8th 2012
BEA NOBLE - Mr. Miller...you are not speaking in the interest of all Americans! How dare you imply that the citizens that oppose this disastrous pipeline are too stupid to understand the significance of having this dirty sticky oil cross our country. Bet it's not going across your land; bet you plan on profiting from it!!!
March 8th 2012
Michele Tilley - This bill is not in America's interest. The pipeline route couldn't be worse and traverses an area in Nebraska that is so delicate that a spill would be devastating to the region...not just the Nebraska Sandhills. It is imperative that we consider how this pipeline crosses our state carefully. PLEASE VOTE AGAINST the Keystone XL pipeline.