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Biological Diversity


Center for Biological Diversity

 

Keystone XL protest at White House Keystone XL is back.

TransCanada, the energy giant trying to bisect the United States with a reckless tar-sands pipeline, has submitted a new application to build Keystone XL.

We need you to take action by Monday to reject Keystone XL 2.0.

TransCanada rerouted the pipeline through Nebraska, but the new routes come with the same kind of dangerous consequences: dozens of projected spills and leaks, staggering greenhouse gas emissions and threats to rare species like whooping cranes, piping plovers and American burying beetles.

After massive public outcry, President Obama rightly rejected Keystone XL in January.

It’s time again to make sure this disastrous project doesn’t get off the ground.

The first deadline for comments on the construction permit is this Monday, July 30 — please, take action to tell the State Department that Keystone XL should get scrapped permanently.

Click here to find out more and take action.

If you have trouble following the link, go to http://action.biologicaldiversity.org/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=11197.

Please take action by July 30, 2012.

Donate now to support our work.

Read more about the Keystone XL project here.

Photo of Keystone XL protest at White House courtesy Flickr Commons/tarsandsaction.

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National Immunization Awareness Month … usa.gov


August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and with school just right around the corner, it is a good time to check that your kids are up to date on shots. Young kids have a series of shots required to protect them from measles, polio, chicken pox, and hepatitis, but preteens should have shots for a variety of illnesses, as well.

Check out these immunization resources to learn more about which shots are required for your child and get tips on how to reduce your child’s anxiety about getting shots:

 

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Whitehouse marks : The 22nd Anniversary – Americans with Disabilities Act


The White House marks the 22nd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which ensured that Americans with disabilities have the same basic rights and opportunities as everyone else, and establish America as a world leader on disability rights. July 26, 2012.More