CREDO Action released the following statement in response to President Obama rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline:
“It took years and a level of activism not seen in at least a generation, but President Obama has heard the calls of the candidate Obama that Americans elected and re-elected to fight climate change,” said CREDO Climate Campaigns Director Elijah Zarlin.
“This is a massive victory that marks a tectonic shift from President Obama’s disastrous ‘all of the above’ energy strategy,” Zarlin continued. “This victory simply would not have been possible without the huge commitment of activists across the country, notably the nearly 100,000 people who signed the Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance, and were prepared to unleash the biggest wave of mass civil disobedience in a generation if necessary to protest a presidential approval.”
“This is a victory for committed grassroots activists, and for the entire planet,” Zarlin added.
MORE THAN 4 MILLION PETITION SIGNATURES: CREDO Activists have generated more than 4.3 million petition signatures in opposition to Keystone XL.
“It took years and a level of activism not seen in at least a generation, but President Obama has heard the calls of the candidate Obama that Americans elected and re-elected to fight climate change,” said CREDO Climate Campaigns Director Elijah Zarlin.
“This is a massive victory that marks a tectonic shift from President Obama’s disastrous ‘all of the above’ energy strategy,” Zarlin continued. “This victory simply would not have been possible without the huge commitment of activists across the country, notably the nearly 100,000 people who signed the Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance, and were prepared to unleash the biggest wave of mass civil disobedience in a generation if necessary to protest a presidential approval.”
“This is a victory for committed grassroots activists, and for the entire planet,” Zarlin added.
Click here to view an infographic on CREDO’s work to stop the Keystone XL pipeline.
97,000 ACTIVISTS HAVE SIGNED THE KEYSTONE XL PLEDGE OF RESISTANCE: More than 97,000 people have signed the Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance, committing to risk arrest in peaceful, dignified civil disobedience, if President Obama’s administration moves toward approving the Keystone XL pipeline. As part of the Pledge of Resistance, thousands of activists have been trained to lead or participate in direct actions where they would risk arrest.
97,000 ACTIVISTS HAVE SIGNED THE KEYSTONE XL PLEDGE OF RESISTANCE: More than 97,000 people have signed the Keystone XL Pledge of Resistance, committing to risk arrest in peaceful, dignified civil disobedience, if President Obama’s administration moves toward approving the Keystone XL pipeline. As part of the Pledge of Resistance, thousands of activists have been trained to lead or participate in direct actions where they would risk arrest.
MORE THAN 4 MILLION PETITION SIGNATURES: CREDO Activists have generated more than 4.3 million petition signatures in opposition to Keystone XL.
MORE THAN 500,000 PUBLIC COMMENTS: CREDO activists have submitted 511,000 public comments to President Obama’s state department in opposition to Keystone XL.
MORE THAN 40,000 PHONE CALLS IN OPPOSITION TO KEYSTONE XL: CREDO Activists have made 42,804 phone calls to the White House, the State Department, the EPA, Members of Congress and others in opposition to Keystone XL.
283 PROTEST VIGILS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 10,000 ACTIVISTS: Just 72 hours after the release of the State Department’s final environmental impact statement, CREDO organized 283 protest vigils in 49 states, with more than 10,000 total participants. It was the biggest, rapid-response, on-the-ground demonstration of Obama’s presidency to date.
CREDO Action, part of CREDO Mobile, is a social change network of 3.9 million activists, sending millions of petition signatures and more than 100,000 phone calls to decision-makers each year. CREDO Action members also participate in meetings, protests and other direct actions for progressive change. Follow CREDO on Twitter at @CREDOmobile.
MORE THAN 40,000 PHONE CALLS IN OPPOSITION TO KEYSTONE XL: CREDO Activists have made 42,804 phone calls to the White House, the State Department, the EPA, Members of Congress and others in opposition to Keystone XL.
283 PROTEST VIGILS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 10,000 ACTIVISTS: Just 72 hours after the release of the State Department’s final environmental impact statement, CREDO organized 283 protest vigils in 49 states, with more than 10,000 total participants. It was the biggest, rapid-response, on-the-ground demonstration of Obama’s presidency to date.
CREDO Action, part of CREDO Mobile, is a social change network of 3.9 million activists, sending millions of petition signatures and more than 100,000 phone calls to decision-makers each year. CREDO Action members also participate in meetings, protests and other direct actions for progressive change. Follow CREDO on Twitter at @CREDOmobile.
http://credoaction.com/press/obama-rejects-keystone-xl/
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