KXL Activists Blast Pro-Keystone Dems in Senate
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/05/05-2
Anti-pipeline activists have launched an offensive against the handful of Democratic Senators who may determine the future of the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in a vote slated for this week.
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Environmental groups are blasting the 11 Democratic Senators who have joined forces with the GOP in penning the pro-Keystone legislation. The group CREDO Action is calling on people to "hold your senator accountable—and urge them to stop empowering Republicans' anti-environmental attacks."
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"Canada is looking for a bailout from America," Kleeb continued. "They have invested in this really awful energy source, the tar sands. It is land-locked. First Nations communities up in Canada are blocking it on their coast. They thought they could get an easy pass through the heartland of America, we stood up to them." Kleeb added that the one group who hasn't stood up to them are "politicians."
