tarsands

Delawareans are in solidarity with the communities impacted by the tar sands on this two-year anniversary of the Kalamazoo oil spill. We learned last week that the Delaware City Refinery, located within Delaware's protected coastal zone, would be increasing its rail shipments of oil to include 100,000 barrels per day of Canadian tar sands. We joined together to watch the documentary film "An Evolving Legacy: Delaware's Coastal Zone Act", which according to Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands in 1971, speaking as Chairman of the World Wildlife Fund, "...was the first time in the world any community has won such a battle with international oil companies." Through this solidarity action, we are filled with hope that we can continue to win the battle with international oil companies - in Delaware, in Kalamazoo, and worldwide.

The Delaware City Refinery has announced that it is postponing its proposed $1 billion expansion in favor of the dirtiest oil on earth, the Canadian tar sands.

To encourage President Obama to deny the Presidential Permit for the tar sands Keystone XL Pipeline, thousands came to Washington D.C. and surround the White House, arms linked and bodies deep.

Vice President Joe Biden's visit to UD Campus was an opportunity too good to resist to spread the word about the tar sands and to put extra pressure on the White House to deny the Presidential Permit for the Keystone XL Pipeline.