Keystone Debate is Heating Up
Chief Jacqueline Thomas of the Saik’uz First Nation in British Columbia addresses rally of 35,000 opponents to tar sands pipelines. Washington, DC, February 17, 2013.
While ecologists and Indigenous peoples are increasing pressure on President Obama to deny a permit to the Keystone XL pipeline, Canadian government and oil industry executives are lobbying hard for its acceptance. This bulletin updates KAIROS’ analysis of the debate emphasizing the urgent need to prevent catastrophic climate change.
