MR. PRESIDENT, PLEASE STOP TRANS CANADA FROM BUILDING THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE AND WE PLEAD WITH YOU TO REVERSE YOUR DECISION ON THE KEYSTONE CUSHING OKLAHOMA PIPELINE ROUTE THROUGH TEXAS, CARRYING TOXIC TAR SANDS TO THE GULF OF MEXICO. TAR SANDS ARE DANGEROUS TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO PEOPLE EXPOSED TO IT. TAR SANDS IS A HIGHLY VISCOUS BITUMINOUS OIL SAND SLUDGE DILUTED WITH FURTHER TOXIC AND SECRET COMPOSITION OF HYDROCARBONS TO AID THE FLOW THROUGH LEAK PRONE PIPES.THIS DILUTED BITUMEN "DILBIT" IS A PROVEN CARCINOGEN. THERE HAVE NUMEROUS PIPELINE LEAKS AND RUPTURES (KALAMAZOO RIVER 843,000 GALLONS) AND MOST RECENTLY NEAR TYLER TEXAS. THIS IS A MATTER OF GREAT IMPORTANCE FOR RESIDENTS NEAR THE PIPELINES AND TEXAS-WIDE WATER RESERVOIRS. MANY NATIVE FLORA AND FAUNA ARE ALSO AT RISK!



