President Obama vetoed the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline last month and Republicans immediately began a campaign to force construction of the pipeline by any means necessary. With no limits on spending by industry action and corporate lobbyists in Washington D.C., it was clear industry is behind Republicans to force the TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline onto American soil. Not wanting to let Big Oil take over decision making in Washington D.C., groups came together to continue raising awareness of dangers a Tar Sands bitumen pipeline poses. Over 800,00 signed letters delivered to President Obama and the Senate, is a clear message that Americans are not interested in such a high risk industry plan as the Keystone XL pipeline.

Using pipelines to move tar sands bitumen sludge to refineries in Southern U.S. has a lot of people concerned. It is clear that any pipeline will have oil spills. With over 800,000 signed protest letters in a 24 hour period , President Obama has the support to block the pipeline.