12,000 Encircle White House In Protest of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline

12,000 Encircle White House In Protest of Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline: pToday, more than 12,000 people from across the United States and Canada gathered at the White House to call on President Obama to stop the TransCanada Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. After a rally in Lafayette Square addressed by elected officials, youth climate activists, environmental leaders, climate scientist James Hansen, religious leaders, Nobel Peace Laureate [...]/p~~~~thinkprogress.org~~~~