[OKC] June 4: 1-5 p.m. Tar Sands Pipeline: Southern Plains Conference

[Harlan Hentges]

Center for Energy Matters is hosting a regional meeting at 1:00 p.m., June
4, 2010 at the Country Inn and Suites, 2415 South Meridian, Ave. Oklahoma
City.  (405) 605-8300 (3 miles north of the Will Rogers Airport). 

 

Citizens and governmental leaders in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas are being
denied an adequate opportunity to comment on the U.S. State Department's
report on the environmental impact of a huge pipeline that will carry
Canadian Tar Sand crude to the Gulf of Mexico.  

 

The pipeline will have huge impacts on the people and land in its path as
well as our energy future. The pipeline is huge - 3 feet in diameter -
carrying nearly 1 million barrels per day. Tar Sand Crude causes massive
destruction when mined, greater pollution when refined and emits more
pollutants when burned. 

 

The U.S. State Department needs to hear from people who live and work in the
environment being impacted most. So far it is virtually impossible to
comment effectively. The Draft EIS - 1600 pages long -- was released on
April 16, 2010. Only 10 business days later two pubic comment meetings were
held in Oklahoma: May 3rd I Durant and May 4th in Stroud. No other meetings
are planned in Oklahoma. The deadline for written comments is June 16, 2010.
This process has insured there will not be adequate opportunity for public
comment. 

 

The June 4th meeting will provide an opportunity for affected state, county
and local governments and individual citizens to receive and share
information and cooperate to submit comments before the June 16 deadline. 

 

CEM is inviting leaders of Native American Nations, Oklahoma, Kansas and
Texas, county commissioners, local leaders, farm organizations, domestic
energy producers, and environmental organizations. 

 

For more information contact RoseMary Crawford (405) 206-3979 (cell) (405)
844-3226(off.); RoseMary at AFMSystemsLLC.com. 

 

 

 

 

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