<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Vanessa Rule</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vanessarule@gmail.com">vanessarule@gmail.com</a>></span><br>
Date: Fri, Nov 30, 2012 at 1:36 PM<br>Subject: Re: [Climate-action] MCAN Discussion Forum Tar sands knocking on our door<br>To: Vanessa Rule <<a href="mailto:vanessa@betterfutureproject.org">vanessa@betterfutureproject.org</a>><br>
Cc: Boston Tar Sands Group <<a href="mailto:boston-tar-sands-patriots@googlegroups.com">boston-tar-sands-patriots@googlegroups.com</a>>, Somerville Climate Action <<a href="mailto:somervilleclimateaction@googlegroups.com">somervilleclimateaction@googlegroups.com</a>>, MCAN talk <<a href="mailto:mcan-talk@googlegroups.com">mcan-talk@googlegroups.com</a>>, "<a href="mailto:Climate-action@lists.occupyboston.org">Climate-action@lists.occupyboston.org</a>" <<a href="mailto:climate-action@lists.occupyboston.org">climate-action@lists.occupyboston.org</a>>, "<a href="mailto:350-massachusetts@googlegroups.com">350-massachusetts@googlegroups.com</a>" <<a href="mailto:350-massachusetts@googlegroups.com">350-massachusetts@googlegroups.com</a>><br>
<br><br><div dir="auto"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>Maybe some of you know, or have noticed, that when I send a date out, I pretty much systematically get it wrong. I'm taking measures to avoid doing this anymore. </div>
<div><br></div><div>In the mean time, the Tar Sands Northeast action will most likely take place on JANUARY 19th. (NOT 29th). </div><div><br></div><div>1/19/13 is the correct date (Saturday of MLK weekend.)</div><div><br>
</div><div>Vanessa<br><br><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Nov 30, 2012, at 10:00, Vanessa Rule <<a href="mailto:vanessa@betterfutureproject.org" target="_blank">vanessa@betterfutureproject.org</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Update from David Stember, Northeast Tar Sands Coordinator for <a href="http://350.org" target="_blank">350.org</a>. <b>Save the date for a major 350 New England Northeast Tar Sands Action that will most likely take place on January 19th, 2013 in Portland, Maine, where the Enbridge/Exxon pipeline ends.</b> The pipeline ends in Portland and it is from there that Canadian Tar Sands would find their way to global markets. Lets make sure New England prevents tar sands from ever getting to Portland.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">David Stember</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:david@350.org" target="_blank">david@350.org</a>></span><br>
Date: 2012/11/30<br>
Subject: Tar sands knocking on our door<br>To: <a href="mailto:350-vermont@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">350-vermont@googlegroups.com</a>, <a href="mailto:vt-tar-sands-action@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">vt-tar-sands-action@googlegroups.com</a><br>
<br><br><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">Hi all,</span><br style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div class="gmail_quote" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)">
<div link="blue" vlink="purple" lang="EN-US"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">I wanted to make sure you all heard that yesterday around 5 pm, Enbridge filed their application for the reversal & expansion of the rest of their Line 9 pipeline. Line 9 is the pipeline that runs between Montreal, Quebec, and Sarnia, Ontario – the reversal of it will enable tar sands to be sent all the way to Montreal, and then a reversal of the Portland-Montreal pipeline (majority owned by ExxonMobil) would enable tar sands to be sent all the way to Portland, Maine.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-CA">The cover letter is available online <a href="https://www.neb-one.gc.ca/ll-eng/livelink.exe/fetch/2000/90464/90552/92263/790736/890819/890501/A3D7I0_-_Cover_Letter_to_NEB_-_Line_9B_Reversal_and_Line_9_Capacity_Expansion_Project_Application.pdf?nodeid=890242&vernum=0" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">here</a>, and the application is available <a href="https://www.neb-one.gc.ca/ll-eng/livelink.exe/fetch/2000/90464/90552/92263/790736/890819/890501/A3D7I1_-_Line_9B_Reversal_and_Line_9_Capacity_Expansion_Project_Application.pdf?nodeid=890345&vernum=0" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">here</a>. See also the below announcement that was sent out via email; we haven’t been able to find it posted online.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-CA"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-CA">There are a number of response pieces that are happening/have already happened, and several Canadian media stories that have come out about it, and we'll be doing various press pieces starting today.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-CA"><u></u> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:'Times New Roman'"> </span></span><u></u><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-CA">Environmental Defence issued a short <a href="http://environmentaldefence.ca/articles/statement-gillian-mceachern-environmental-defence-campaigns-director-enbridge%E2%80%99s-application" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">statement last night</a>, and posted a blog: </span><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-CA"><a href="http://environmentaldefence.ca/blog/ontario-municipalities-step-protect-citizens-enbridge-files-line-9-proposal" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://environmentaldefence.ca/blog/ontario-municipalities-step-protect-citizens-enbridge-files-line-9-propos</a></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0.0001pt">The reality is that unless we stop this proposal VT is next in line for tar sands expansion. <span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)">So we will soon be announcing plans for a major January 19th action to convey a strong cross border response to this development,and start a louder more visible phase of opposing potential development of the Montreal / Portland line. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,73,125)" lang="EN-CA"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#1f497d">more to come </font></p><span><font color="#888888"><p class="MsoNormal">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:7.5pt"> </span></p></div></font></span></div></div><span><font color="#888888"><div><br></div>-- <br>David Stember<div>
<a href="http://350.org" target="_blank">350.org</a></div>
<div>New England Tar Sands Coordinator</div><div><a href="tel:802%20310%204880" value="+18023104880" target="_blank">802 310 4880</a> </div><br>
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