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<p>It's been pretty amazing in the last few days watching the <a href="http://www.tarsandsaction.org/">381 people who have been arrested </a>outside the White House - all part of the over 2000 people who are willing to face arrest in order to call on their president to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline and stand up to &quot;Big Oil&quot; .</p>
<p>The &quot;super-sizing&quot; of the Keystone Pipeline (to make it XL) would extend this pipeline from the tar sands in Alberta down to the refineries in Texas. </p>
<p>Needless to say this is the exact opposite of what responsible action to reduce CO2 emissions to the levels dictated by climate science would look like.</p>
<p>On Saturday August 27th at 2pm here in the Lower Mainland we are <a href="http://wildernesscommittee.org/event/no_pipelines_no_tankers_no_tar_sands">holding a rally</a>&nbsp; aimed to stop the activities that are causing climate chaos. Just as we oppose freeway expansions that drives the consumption of tar sands oil, we also need to oppose the expansion of all pipelines and tanker traffic that facilitate the expansion of the tar sands. </p>
<p>For those of you who don't live in Burnaby we are meeting at 1pm at the bus stop in front of Waves at Pender and West Hastings in Vancouver.&nbsp; When taking public transit to the rally in Burnaby you will, ironically enough, get off the bus at a gas station. It's a spot where there is a fork in the road between going up the mountain to the university (SFU) or down <a href="http://wildernesscommittee.org/take_action/route_plan_no_tankers_rally">Inlet Drive</a> towards the oil terminal.</p>
<p>We will converge at the Kinder Morgan oil terminal&rsquo;s front gate and show our solidarity with the tar sands Keystone XL pipeline protest in Washington, DC. </p>
<p>This is where our current pipelines meet with the tankers that are threatening Vancouver Harbour.&nbsp; It's going to be an empowering day where we will hear from local residents, artists, special guests and even statements from our friends in DC.</p>
<p>Finally we will come full circle and return in a group by bus. A fitting end to our day reminding us of the need to shift spending from freeways to public transit. </p>
<p>Join us to show support for those fighting climate change and pollution in Washington DC, while making clear your support for real solutions such as better public transit.</p>
<p>See you on Saturday. </p>