veto any legislation allowing for construction of the XL pipeline whose tarsands oil will accelerate climate disruption.

The XL pipeline if constructed will bring vast amounts of dirty tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada to Texas, where it will be refined and exported. This pipeline will not facilitate energy independence but will lead to the burning of more fossil fuels, thus raising the level of CO2 in our atmosphere to unprecedented levels. 99% of scientists agree that the burning of fossil fuels, releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, is creating a greenhouse effect - resulting in climate disruption. This is already occurring as evidenced by more extreme weather, melting ice caps, rising sea levels threatening our coastal regions, and the threat of extinction to numerous species. Mr. President, vetoing this bad bill is vital and consistent with your identifying climate change as a major threat.