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title: "24 Hours of Action on Keystone XL: Media Coverage"
date: 2012-02-15T20:52:07Z
modified: 2012-02-15T20:52:38Z
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excerpt: " From Noon Eastern Time on Feb. 13th to Noon Feb. 14th, the climate movement sent over 800,000 messages to the Senate against Keystone XL. Here is some of the media coverage of our incredible organizing blitz:"
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From Noon Eastern Time on Feb. 13th to Noon Feb. 14th, the climate movement sent over 800,000 messages to the Senate against Keystone XL. Here is some of the media coverage of our incredible organizing blitz:

Feburary 13, 2012

LA Times, “Activists Assault New Keystone XL Pipeline Bill”

[https://www.latimes.com/news/local/environment/la-me-gs-activists-assault-new-keystone-xl-pipeline-bill-20120213,0,288599.story](https://www.latimes.com/news/local/environment/la-me-gs-activists-assault-new-keystone-xl-pipeline-bill-20120213,0,288599.story)

Washington Post, “Senate GOP tries to restore Keystone pipeline.”

[https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/senate-gop-tries-to-restore-keystone-pipeline/2012/02/13/gIQAlje2BR\_story.html](https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/senate-gop-tries-to-restore-keystone-pipeline/2012/02/13/gIQAlje2BR_story.html)

Reuters, “Republican senators aim to add Keystone to highway bill”

[https://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/13/keystone-senate-idUKL2E8DDGZX20120213](https://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/02/13/keystone-senate-idUKL2E8DDGZX20120213)

Platts, “Senate Republicans try to tie Keystone XL approval to US highway bill”

[https://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Oil/6953147](https://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/Oil/6953147)

Post Media News (Ottawa Citizen, Montreal Gazette, etc.), “Green groups fight new bill tied to ‘zombie’ Keystone pipeline”

[https://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Green+groups+fight+bill+tied+zombie+Keystone+pipeline/6145806/story.html](https://www.ottawacitizen.com/business/Green+groups+fight+bill+tied+zombie+Keystone+pipeline/6145806/story.html)

Financial Post, “Keystone XL opponents aim for 500,000 signatures in one day”

[https://business.financialpost.com/2012/02/13/keystone-opponents-aim-for-500000-signatures-in-one-day/?\_\_lsa=a772cad6](https://business.financialpost.com/2012/02/13/keystone-opponents-aim-for-500000-signatures-in-one-day/?__lsa=a772cad6)

Guardian, “Keystone pipeline opponents fight on with petition challenge”

[https://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/feb/13/keystone-pipeline-petition](https://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/feb/13/keystone-pipeline-petition)

Huffington Post, Bill McKibben, “Keystone XL: Time for the Senate to Show Some Courage.”

[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-mckibben/keystone-xl-protests\_b\_1270368.html?ref=yahoo&ir=Yahoo](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/bill-mckibben/keystone-xl-protests_b_1270368.html?ref=yahoo&ir=Yahoo)

Huffington Post, Robert Redford, “24 Hours to Stop the Pipeline – Be the Solution”

[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-redford/keystone-xl-pipeline\_b\_1273232.html](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-redford/keystone-xl-pipeline_b_1273232.html)

International Business Times, “Keystone XL: Environmentalists Take Stand Against Senate with 24-Hour Petition Drive,”

[https://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297901/20120213/keystone-xl-pipeline-petition-envrionmentalists-senate-amendment.htm](https://www.ibtimes.com/articles/297901/20120213/keystone-xl-pipeline-petition-envrionmentalists-senate-amendment.htm)

TreeHugger, “Opponents of Keystone XL Aim for 500,000 Anti-Pipeline Pledges in 24 Hours”

[https://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/opponents-keystone-xl-aim-500000-anti-pipeline-pledges-24-hours.html](https://www.treehugger.com/fossil-fuels/opponents-keystone-xl-aim-500000-anti-pipeline-pledges-24-hours.html)

NRDC Switchboard, “24 Hour Challenge: Stopping the Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline: [www.StopTar.org](https://www.StopTar.org/)”

[https://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/sclefkowitz/24\_hour\_challenge\_stopping\_the.html](https://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/sclefkowitz/24_hour_challenge_stopping_the.html)

Care2, “Urgent! Action Needed To Stop Keystone XL Pipeline”

[https://www.care2.com/causes/urgent-action-needed-to-stop-keystone-xl-pipeline.html#ixzz1mItii](https://www.care2.com/causes/urgent-action-needed-to-stop-keystone-xl-pipeline.html#ixzz1mItii)

PlanetSave, “Half Million Emails to Senate in Coming 24 Hours? (on Keystone XL)”

[https://s.tt/15Fxx](https://s.tt/15Fxx)

OPB News, “Top Scientists Write Letter To Congress, Oppose Keystone”

[https://news.opb.org/article/top\_scientists\_write\_letter\_to\_congress\_oppose\_keystone/](https://news.opb.org/article/top_scientists_write_letter_to_congress_oppose_keystone/)

Vancouver Observer, “U.S. pipeline opponents take on Keystone XL with 24-hour petition blitz”

[https://www.vancouverobserver.com/world/united-states/2012/02/13/us-pipeline-opponents-take-keystone-xl-24-hour-petition-blitz](https://www.vancouverobserver.com/world/united-states/2012/02/13/us-pipeline-opponents-take-keystone-xl-24-hour-petition-blitz)

Business Insider, “Senate Trying To Sneak The Keystone XL Pipeline Onto Obama’s Desk Through An Unrelated Bill”

[https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-trying-to-sneak-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-onto-obamas-desk-through-an-unrelated-bill-2012-2](https://www.businessinsider.com/senate-trying-to-sneak-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-onto-obamas-desk-through-an-unrelated-bill-2012-2)

NewsMax, “Al Gore Urges ‘No’ Senate Vote on Pipeline”

[https://www.newsmax.com/US/gore-senate-vote-pipeline/2012/02/13/id/429303](https://www.newsmax.com/US/gore-senate-vote-pipeline/2012/02/13/id/429303)

The Nation, “Tell Your Senators: Reject the Keystone Pipeline”

[https://www.thenation.com/blog/166213/tell-your-senators-reject-keystone-pipeline](https://www.thenation.com/blog/166213/tell-your-senators-reject-keystone-pipeline)

ThinkProgress, “OccupyKXL: The 99 Percent Takes A Stand With 24 Hours Against Keystone”

[https://thinkprogress.org/green/2012/02/13/423901/occupykxl-the-99-percent-takes-a-stand-with-24-hours-against-keystone/](https://thinkprogress.org/green/2012/02/13/423901/occupykxl-the-99-percent-takes-a-stand-with-24-hours-against-keystone/)

Terra.Co, “Activistas denuncian esfuerzos de reactivar oleoducto de Keystone en Congreso”

[https://noticias.terra.com.co/internacional/activistas-denuncian-esfuerzos-de-reactivar-oleoducto-de-keystone-en-congreso,42948f4d68875310VgnVCM5000009cf154d0RCRD.html](https://noticias.terra.com.co/internacional/activistas-denuncian-esfuerzos-de-reactivar-oleoducto-de-keystone-en-congreso,42948f4d68875310VgnVCM5000009cf154d0RCRD.html)

February 14

Bill McKibben on the Colbert Report:

[https://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/408218/february-13-2012/bill-mckibben](https://www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/408218/february-13-2012/bill-mckibben)

Energy Collective, “Bill McKibben Talks Keystone XL on the Colbert Report”

[https://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/76488/mckibben-talks-keystone-xl-colbert-report-we-blew-half-million-messages-congress-6-](https://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/76488/mckibben-talks-keystone-xl-colbert-report-we-blew-half-million-messages-congress-6-)

Huffington Post, “Bill McKibben on Colbert Report Discusses Keystone XL Pipeline”

[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/bill-mckibben-colbert-report\_n\_1276338.html?ref=green](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/02/14/bill-mckibben-colbert-report_n_1276338.html?ref=green)

Boston.com, “Colbert Attacks McKibben, Demands ‘Apology’”

[https://www.boston.com/Boston/culturedesk/2012/02/colbert-attacks-mckibben-demands-apology/FzrglQhaqHi7XEoEbI8TbL/index.html](https://www.boston.com/Boston/culturedesk/2012/02/colbert-attacks-mckibben-demands-apology/FzrglQhaqHi7XEoEbI8TbL/index.html)

Rollingstone.com, “Bill McKibben on Colbert: The Undead Keystone XL Pipeline”

[https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/bill-mckibben-on-colbert-the-undead-keystone-xl-pipeline-20120214](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/blogs/national-affairs/bill-mckibben-on-colbert-the-undead-keystone-xl-pipeline-20120214)

National Journal, “Drive to Stop Keystone XL Nets 770,000 Signatures”

[https://influencealley.nationaljournal.com/2012/02/drive-to-stop-keystone-xl-nets.php](https://influencealley.nationaljournal.com/2012/02/drive-to-stop-keystone-xl-nets.php)

TriplePundit, “The Fight to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline Continues”

[https://www.triplepundit.com/2012/02/fight-stop-keystone-xl-pipeline-continues/comment-page-1/](https://www.triplepundit.com/2012/02/fight-stop-keystone-xl-pipeline-continues/comment-page-1/)

Mother Nature Network, “Senators Take Note … 500,000 signatures in 8 hours means you’re being watched”

[https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/politics/blogs/senators-take-note-500000-petitions-in-8-hours-means-youre-being-watche](https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/politics/blogs/senators-take-note-500000-petitions-in-8-hours-means-youre-being-watche)

Huffington Post, Frances Beinecke, “Americans send over 800,000 messages opposing the Keystone XL Pipeline in One Day”

[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/frances-beinecke/americans-send-over-80000\_b\_1279171.html](https://www.huffingtonpost.com/frances-beinecke/americans-send-over-80000_b_1279171.html)

FuelFix, “Senate GOP Seeks Vote on Keystone Amendment to Highway Bill”

[https://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/02/15/senate-gop-seeks-vote-on-keystone-amendment-to-highway-bill/](https://fuelfix.com/blog/2012/02/15/senate-gop-seeks-vote-on-keystone-amendment-to-highway-bill/)

TheHill, “GOP Revives Pipeline Push in Highway Bill”

[https://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/210465-republicans-revive-keystone-pipeline-push-on-highway-bill](https://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/210465-republicans-revive-keystone-pipeline-push-on-highway-bill)

The Hill, “Overnight Energy”

[https://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/210651-overnight-energy](https://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/210651-overnight-energy)

SustainableBusiness.com, “Over 800,000 Signatures Delivered Against Tar Sands Pipeline”

[https://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/23413](https://www.sustainablebusiness.com/index.cfm/go/news.display/id/23413)

TruthOut, “On the News With Thom Hartmann: As GOP Resurrects Keystone XL Pipeline, Environmental Activists Mobilize Online, and More”

[https://www.truth-out.org/news-thom-hartmann-gop-resurrects-keystone-xl-pipeline-environmental-activists-mobilize-online/13292](https://www.truth-out.org/news-thom-hartmann-gop-resurrects-keystone-xl-pipeline-environmental-activists-mobilize-online/13292)

National Catholic Reporter, “Activists Seek to to Counter Keystone revival in the Senate”

[https://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/activists-seek-counter-keystone-revival-senate](https://ncronline.org/blogs/eco-catholic/activists-seek-counter-keystone-revival-senate)