Democracy Now March 22 2012 Comment from Marty Cobenais, IEN, during Interview with Bill McKibben
Channel: ienearth
Date: 22/03/2012

During Amy Goodman interview with Bill McKibbon regarding President Obama's approval of the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline, the impacts, consequences and a quote from Marty Cobenais, the Indigenous Environmental Network's pipeline organizer:

"President Obama is an adopted member of the Crow Tribe, so his fast-tracking a project that will desecrate known sacred sites and artifacts is a real betrayal and disappointment for his Native relatives everywhere," said Marty Cobenais of the Indigenous Environmental Network. "Tar sands is devastating First Nations communities in Canada already and now they want to bring that environmental, health, and social devastation to US tribes."

Much appreciation goes out to Amy Goodman, Democracy Now for continuing coverage of Indigenous, environmental, social, cultural, and human rights issues. This segment was borrowed in order to highlight the continuing battle against the Keystone XL pipeline, the Alberta tar sands, the most destructive fossil fuel project on the planet, and related issues as outlined by Bill McKibben, 350.org Founder.