Keystone XL/tar sands pipline has it's own url at us dept of state - with lots of info:

[The Straight Story]

http://www.keystonepipeline-xl.state.gov/clientsite/keystonexl.nsf?Open

U.S. Department of State Documents

Hide details for Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)--click on triangle to see all sectionsFinal Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)--click on triangle to see all sections

The FEIS may also be viewed at these library locations: FEIS Library Locations (27 kb)
FEIS Cover Letter (35 kb)
FEIS Cover Sheet (11 kb)
FEIS Title Page (35 kb)
FEIS Table of Contents (446 kb)

How To Get Involved

The U.S. Department of State (DOS) has issued for public review the final environmental impact statement (final EIS) for the Keystone XL Project. The Notice of Availability of the final EIS will be published in the Federal Register on September 2, 2011.

Following the release of the final EIS for the proposed Project, Executive Order 13337 calls on the Secretary of State, or her designee, to determine if issuance of a permit to the applicant would serve the national interest. DOS will consider a wide range of factors, including environmental, economic, energy security, foreign policy, and pipeline safety concerns, in making its decision on the application. As part of the review and analysis of the national interest, DOS will hold a series of public meetings to solicit comments on the subject. Meetings will be held at the following dates, locations and times:


Monday September 26, 2011 Monday September 26, 2011
Bob Bowers Civic Center
3401 Cultural Center Drive
Port Arthur, Texas 77642
4:30 pm – 10 pm

Kansas Expo Center
1 Expocenter Drive
Topeka, Kansas 66612
12 pm – 8 pm
Tuesday September 27, 2011 Tuesday September 27, 2011
Dawson Community College
Toepke Center Auditorium
300 Community Drive
Glendive, Montana 59330
4:30 pm – 10 pm

Pershing Center
226 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, Nebraska 68508
12 pm – 8 pm
Wednesday September 28, 2011
University of Texas
Lady Bird Johnson Auditorium
2313 Red River Street
Austin, Texas 78705
12 pm – 8 pm


Thursday September 29, 2011 Thursday September 29, 2011
Best Western Ramkota
920 West Sioux Avenue,
Pierre, South Dakota 57501
12 pm – 8 pm

West Holt High School (in the Sand Hills region)
100 N. Main Street
Atkinson, Nebraska 68713
4:30 pm – 10 pm
Friday September 30, 2011
Reed Center Exhibition Hall
5800 Will Rogers Road
Midwest City, Oklahoma 73110
4:30 pm – 10 pm


Friday October 7, 2011
Washington, District of Columbia
To be announced via website and public notice


DOS will also accept written comments beginning on the date the final EIS is issued (August 26, 2011). In order to ensure that comments are processed and considered before the decision is made on the permit application, all comments must be submitted by midnight on October 9, 2011 (Washington D.C. time).

Comments can be submitted by the following methods:

DOS Comments Page: Make a Comment
E-mail at: [e-mail];
USPS mail at: Keystone XL Project NID, P.O. Box 96503-98500, Washington, D.C. 20090-6503; or
FAX at: 206-269-0098

[NYC_SKP]

1. Hoping Progressives in Texas, OK, ND, etc., Will Attend the Public Hearings, Raise Hell...

I've attended a number of Public Hearings and these are one way to make our voices heard.

K/R