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From the Tulsa World, a map of recent spills. Yes, this dilbit is already making its way to Cushing, Oklahoma, where it is presently stored in tank farms.
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Comment by Tony Nuspl on September 28, 2011 at 10:02am
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A sub-group of the Tulsa Peace Fellowship is keen on environmental issues, and in particular, is very concerned about the proposed pipeline that will bi-sect the state of Oklahoma, pushing tar sands oil through a fragile pipeline. There has already been a major ecological disaster from a similar pipeline, with the gritty diluted bitumen moving through the pipeline causing it to heat, and burst and spill, contaminating a river; this happened near Kalamazoo, Michigan.
There have been other spills, including one near Cushing, Oklahoma.
Together with Citizens Action for Safe Energy (CASE, Tulsa), and the Tulsa chapter of Sierra Club, members of TPF will be going to public hearing this Friday, in Midwest City, Oklahoma.
They would love to see you join them! Details below.INFORMATION for people driving or riding to Midwest City on Friday, Sept 30, to the State Dept hearing on the Keystone XL pipeline:
PLEASE reply if you are interested in attending.
Whitney Pearson is handling reimbursement for carpool drivers - $ .25 per mile (For example, $58 round trip to Midwest City from Tulsa.) Please let her know of your carpool plans.We are trying to help arrange these from different locations, but need to know who's willing to drive, who needs a ride, where folks are coming from, etc. If any additional information is needed you can contact Whitney at (405)234-5522 or 405-826-0241.
a href="mailto:whitney.pearson@sierraclub.org" target="_blank">whitney.pearson@sierraclub.org>
Please contact Whitney for resources & advice about your 3-min comment to State Dept, about hospitality room, etc.
SUBJECT: KeystXL Whitney re Sept. 30 hearing
The Midwest City hearing starts at 4:30 pm, but we need some people to be there by 2:00 or even 1:00 pm
State Dept would like us to focus our 3-min. spoken comments on:
Is this pipeline in our national interest?
You may turn in typed comments at the hearing whether or not you speak.
Lapel stickers and green armbands will be available in MWC.
Red bumper sticker available (many) .
[State Dept. hearing Mon. in KS had approx 50% testimony from each side of the issue. Port Arthur TX hearing was less even. ]
Okla. Hearing location:
Reed Center Exhibition Hall
5800 Will Rogers Road
(East of Sooner Rd, south of SE 15th St.)
Midwest City OK73110
4:30 pm - 10:00 pm
For info on the Keystone XL pipeline see www.foe.org and http://dirtyoilsands.org .Also Sierra Club, NRDC, & many other environmental websites.
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