September 9 was a historic day. The Obama Administration put a temporary halt to construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline in the area near the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota.
In the past few weeks thousands of people at Camp of the Sacred Stones stood up to attack dogs and intimidation. Hundreds of Native tribes across the continent have sent delegations and support. Thousands of people in solidarity across the country stood up against the oil corporations and won.
But the struggle continues to end the pipeline project altogether and also to stop new oil and gas leases that increase pressure for dangerous pipelines. We need your help.
Sign today to tell President Obama: Keep the fossil fuels from our public lands and waters in the ground at http://www.signforgood.com/keepitintheground/?code=peoplesaction.
Today communities in Louisiana are still reeling from last month’s historic rainfall and flooding.
Thousands of families’ homes and lives have been devastated by climate change along the Gulf coast, and across the country. Whole communities have been displaced and communities of color often face the biggest threat from the Gulf to North Dakota and coast to coast.
On September 20, the Obama administration is planning to again auction off our public lands and waters for fossil fuel development—this time, holding it online. This will make it harder for people to voice their concerns, and easier for oil and gas corporations to take our public resources for their profit.
The victory on Dakota Access Pipeline shows the power of protest and solidarity. It shows that when we act, we can win.
We must act along with frontline communities facing the direct effects of climate change, and of oil and gas extraction and transport. Obama wants to leave a legacy on climate change; let him know that that legacy begins with canceling future lease sales. It’s time to keep it in the ground.
Sign the petition to Obama: “Stop auctioning off our public lands and waters for corporate profit!”
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