On behalf of the 185,000 registered nurses of National Nurses United, we endorse the request by Senators Barbara Boxer and Sheldon Whitehouse for an immediate, comprehensive State Department study on the human health impacts of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline project.
As the State Department must make a national interest determination on whether to approve the pipeline, NNU believes that a project that places the health and safety of Americans at substantial risk cannot possibly be in our national interest.
Therefore, we call on the State Department to issue an affirmative finding, prior to any final decision on the project, that that the Keystone XL pipeline will have no adverse health impact on the U.S.
PLEASE JOIN US AND TAKE ACTION TODAY!
Sing and share our online petition to Secretary Kerry calling for a Health Impact Study!
Click the image above of sign our online petition here >>
Read the full letter text to Secretary Kerry from the NNU RN council of presidents (PDF)
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Watch and share this fun new video of Nurses saying “Don’t Pipeline My Patients!”
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Please read and share this article from National Nurse magazine!
Communities across the country are being poisoned by toxic chemicals used in natural gas drilling that the energy companies want to keep top secret. What every RN needs to know about fraking, and how they must fight back against the industry.
Please read and share : “All Fracked Up”
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Other Appreciated Actions:
1. Read and Share 10 Reasons to Oppose the Keystone XL Pipeline
2. Do you know people whose health was impacted by tar sands or oil spills? If so, PLEASE SHARE STORIES
3. Follow us on twitter @NationalNursesUnited using the sample tweet below with the hashtag #NoKXL:
@NationalNurses say #DontPipelineMyPatients #NoKXL ~ Share their fun new video: http://youtu.be/KYDkGnpjdZI and Plz RT. Thx!
4. Listen to RN Katy Roemer talk about this on Nurse Talk Radio
5. Join the conversation on Facebook and share the image below!
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