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This week the big oil-fueled House of Representatives will vote on legislation to force approval of Keystone XL.
This is the first vote in the House about Keystone XL since last year’s election, and there are a few members of Congress who are still on the fence about the pipeline. One of them is Texas’s own Representative Ruben Hinojosa.
Even as they put pressure on President Obama, big oil is also trying to sneak the pipeline in through Congress, and this is our chance to push back. This legislation is expected to pass the House and probably won’t go anywhere after that, but denying big oil any new votes for the pipeline will send a key signal to the President that he must hold strong too.
Can you make a call to tell Rep. Hinojosa to stand up against Keystone XL? Click here to call: act.350.org/call/house-kxl-vote-5-21-13/
We have a tough fight on the pipeline ahead. The sooner we put the pressure on these key fence-sitters, the easier our work will be moving forward, and the stronger the signal will be to President Obama.
It looks like the vote is scheduled for tomorrow, and it’s our job to deny big oil and their allies in the House as many votes as we can between now and the roll call.
The best way to do that is to let your Representative know that their constituents expect them to reject the pipeline. Can you call Rep. Hinojosa?
I just messaged the Congressman on his Facebook page. Here is the page to hisemail. It’s an alternative to the phone call if you are feeling shy. Here is a sample message you can send:
Message: I urge you vote NO on H.R. 3, the Northern Route Approval Act, it will take the decision on the Keystone XL tar sands pipelines out of the hands of the President, and force construction of the project without needing any environmental permits. It overrides the authority of the State Department, EPA, and Interior, and is a giveaway to a foreign company that would no longer have to comply with our laws.PLEASE let me know if you make a call or write him a message/email! The folks coming to us for this action want a follow-up of how the calls went or if messages were responded to.
“Gerry the Green Sea Turtle is tempted by a lettuce leaf at Sea Turtle, Inc. in South Padre Island, South Texas”
Sometimes I think Gerry is going to have his revenge on all y’all for always tricking him with those greens. He just wants to eat and swim, wtf? #GerrysVengence
Crested Caracara by mallardg500 on Flickr.
MISSION, Texas (FinalCall.com) - Imagine every second of your day you are inhaling the air of contamination. Imagine continually seeing children being born mutated, disabled, sick, chemically disfigured or not surviving birth at all. You would then feel the pain of the residents of the deep southern Texas town of Mission.
Over nine years ago, Maria Ester Salinas uncovered one of the largest human and environmental disasters in the country.
“The President directs the eyes of the public to look overseas for weapons of mass destruction, but we know where they really are,” Ms. Salinas stressed. “The real weapons are here in the soil of our town, in his home state. They are right in America’s own backyard!”
Chicano Love Is Forever / Amor Chicano Es Para Siempre (Directed by Efrain Gutierrez)
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Me singing “Grítenme Piedras del Campo” by old school Mexican ranchero Miguel Aceves Mejía last night. I fucking represent.
Infographic: Growing Up American and Undocumented
Information design about undocumented students. Based on the research findings of Dr. William Perez, author of Americans by Heart: Undocumented Latino Students And The Promise of Higher Education. This research focuses on undocumented students’ academic and civic involvement throughout their academic years.
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My abuela’s take on tuna salad.
Lunch time!
This is all for me right?
My nose is runny because all of this food was on top of a pool of salsa verde. So delicious…
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