#NoKXL

Okay people it's time to do some grass roots lobbying. For some unknown reason, Harry Reid is going to allow a vote on the Keystone Pipeline next Tuesday. So, we need to get busy for the next few days letting our Senators know how we feel about this issue. You can find contact information for all current Senate members here:  Senate.gov

The House of Representatives just approved it by a vote of 252-161.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/14/politics/house-passes-keystone-pipeline/

In case you don't have an opinion yet on this issue, here are a few links to sites that give you information about the proposed pipeline:  

Regarding the economics of it:  http://www.cnbc.com/id/102181913
 http://www.labor4sustainability.org/articles/5-reasons-why-the-keystone-pipeline-is-bad-for-the-economy/

Five myths debunked:  http://mediamatters.org/research/2013/02/14/5-myths-about-keystone-xl-debunked/192668

The dumbest debate:  http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/12/keystone-pipeline-is-d-c-s-dumbest-debate.html

The NY Times Index of articles:  http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/k/keystone_pipeline/index.html

Time to act, read up and then let your senators know how you feel about this critical issue.

Pat Taylor Fuller is an Editor for Progressive Democrats - Moving Forward, Not Back, and she has a blogspot named Pat's Commentaryhttp://pageposts1123.blogspot.com/