Call President Obama To Stop the Keystone XL pipeline!

President Obama is right now deciding if he will approve the Keystone XL pipeline — a calamitous project that would speed the consumption of environmentally devastating Canadian tar sands oil. Extracting and burning massive amounts of this oil will be "essentially game over" for the climate according to climate scientist James Hansen.

If President Obama grants a permit to the Keystone XL Pipeline, it will fast track the consumption of vast amounts of environmentally devastating Canadian tar sands oil, dealing a catastrophic blow to our chance of returning earth to a stable climate. He can stop it. And he must. It is President Obama's decision alone to grant or deny the permit required for construction. This is a make or break issue for his environmental record, and the President needs to know we're paying attention.

The Canadian tar sands are a carbon bomb. The 3rd largest oil field in the world, the difficult extraction and transportation of the tar sands oil ultimately produces up to three times the carbon emissions of traditional oil. (And extreme environmental devastation along the way.) The Keystone XL pipeline is the fuse to this bomb — a highway to swift consumption of this dirty, dangerous crude. As if that wasn't enough, it poses a massive spill risk in the six states along the pipeline route, including over the Ogallala Aquifer which provides up to 30% of our nation's agricultural water.

The administration's previous decisions on climate do not inspire confidence that they will deny the permit. Recently, the administration approved offshore oil drilling in the Arctic. They have opened vast new areas to coal mining, and late last year, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton even said that she was "inclined" to approve Keystone XL. But President Obama still has the final word. He does not have to negotiate with Congress or industry. As his State Department reviews the permit, the decision — which could have a devastating impact on the livability of our nation, and our world — is entirely in his hands.

We've lost too many climate fights already. We need a massive, historic show of pressure to make sure we don't lose this one. Please make a call today. Click here for an easy script and number to call.

Thank you for fighting for an oil-free future.

- CREDO Action from Working Assets