Take Action: Oil Pipelines Aren't Above the Law
- by: Sierra Club
- recipient: President Obama and Secretary Kerry
Enbridge — the Canadian pipeline company responsible for the largest-ever oil spill on U.S. soil — has come up with an illegal scheme to nearly double the capacity of its Alberta Clipper tar sands pipeline and bypass the legally-required environmental reviews.
Even more outrageous, the State Department has indicated that it will allow this scheme to move forward and look the other way while Enbridge blatantly circumvents the law.
Take action now to make Enbridge obey the law and ensure that their pipeline proposals face a comprehensive environmental review. Submit a public comment today!
Even more outrageous, the State Department has indicated that it will allow this scheme to move forward and look the other way while Enbridge blatantly circumvents the law.
Take action now to make Enbridge obey the law and ensure that their pipeline proposals face a comprehensive environmental review. Submit a public comment today!
Docket No. DOS-2014-0020
Dear Secretary of State John Kerry,
I recently learned that Enbridge has plans to immediately increase the flow of Alberta Clipper (Line 67) by diverting oil to the adjacent Line 3 pipeline just at the border crossing. Incredibly, the State Department has apparently acquiesced to this blatant attempt to circumvent the law.
I am shocked and dismayed that the State Department would allow Enbridge to circumvent the intention of our national environmental laws. The State Department must reverse this position and prevent any expansion of Alberta Clipper until it conducts its environmental review and makes a national interest determination.
The State Department should take a comprehensive approach in preparing the supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for the expansion of the Alberta Clipper tar sands pipeline. The SEIS must evaluate the cumulative climate change impacts of Alberta Clipper combined with the impacts of the pending Keystone XL proposal and other past, present, and foreseeable tar sands pipelines.
The National Environmental Policy Act requires that the cumulative impacts of projects be evaluated together, rather than in a vacuum. Yet so far, the State Department has evaluated each pipeline in isolation without ever analyzing the cumulative growth-inducing impact that will result from the entire network of tar sands pipelines. I urge the State Department to follow the law and evaluate the climate impacts of these pipelines together.
In addition, the State Department must evaluate the connected Line 3 pipeline expansion project in the same SEIS, and ensure that Enbridge does not increase tar sands crude imports on these pipelines until State finishes its review. If the State Department fails to stop the Line 3 connection scheme while the SEIS process is ongoing, it will make a mockery of agency's permitting process and undermine the administration's commitment to tackling climate change.
[Your comments will go here]
Sincerely,
[Your name]
Sign PetitionSign PetitionDear Secretary of State John Kerry,
I recently learned that Enbridge has plans to immediately increase the flow of Alberta Clipper (Line 67) by diverting oil to the adjacent Line 3 pipeline just at the border crossing. Incredibly, the State Department has apparently acquiesced to this blatant attempt to circumvent the law.
I am shocked and dismayed that the State Department would allow Enbridge to circumvent the intention of our national environmental laws. The State Department must reverse this position and prevent any expansion of Alberta Clipper until it conducts its environmental review and makes a national interest determination.
The State Department should take a comprehensive approach in preparing the supplemental environmental impact statement (SEIS) for the expansion of the Alberta Clipper tar sands pipeline. The SEIS must evaluate the cumulative climate change impacts of Alberta Clipper combined with the impacts of the pending Keystone XL proposal and other past, present, and foreseeable tar sands pipelines.
The National Environmental Policy Act requires that the cumulative impacts of projects be evaluated together, rather than in a vacuum. Yet so far, the State Department has evaluated each pipeline in isolation without ever analyzing the cumulative growth-inducing impact that will result from the entire network of tar sands pipelines. I urge the State Department to follow the law and evaluate the climate impacts of these pipelines together.
In addition, the State Department must evaluate the connected Line 3 pipeline expansion project in the same SEIS, and ensure that Enbridge does not increase tar sands crude imports on these pipelines until State finishes its review. If the State Department fails to stop the Line 3 connection scheme while the SEIS process is ongoing, it will make a mockery of agency's permitting process and undermine the administration's commitment to tackling climate change.
[Your comments will go here]
Sincerely,
[Your name]
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