{"id":30229,"date":"2013-09-11T01:00:11","date_gmt":"2013-09-11T01:00:11","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-11-28T00:53:32","modified_gmt":"2013-11-28T00:53:32","slug":"i-think-were-nearing-end-game-keystone-xl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/350.org\/id\/i-think-were-nearing-end-game-keystone-xl\/","title":{"rendered":"I think we’re nearing the end-game on Keystone XL"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Friends,<\/p>\n

It feels to me like we’re getting close to the endgame on Keystone XL.<\/p>\n

Last week the Canadian government sent a letter to President Obama offering vague promises of reducing carbon emissions from the tar sands in return for the right to build the pipeline. Scientists and energy analysts quickly pointed out that this was nonsense — it’s as if you were to begin your diet with two dozen jelly doughnuts, or plan to quit smoking by buying another carton or two of cigarettes.<\/p>\n

I think this means the Canadians are getting a little desperate. They know the tide has turned against this pipeline in the U.S.<\/p>\n

We only arrived at this point because of the heroic work you’ve put in — a point that is made quite well by this video that I hope you’ll share around. <\/strong>It shows the beautiful work everyone has done for the past two years, and it’s an excellent energizer for this critical stage of the fight:<\/p>\n