Latest updates  Deerfield Rallies For Climate Change  Nolan
Bishop ’13 protests the Keystone Pipeline in Washington, DC on
February 17, 2013.  Twelve Deerfield students and three faculty
members traveled to the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to
participate in the February 17 “Forward on Climate” rally.  The
rally, which drew thousands of people from across the United
States and Canada, advocated for President Obama to reject the
Keystone XL Pipeline proposal that would deliver oil from the
Alberta tar sands, roughly the size of Florida, to refineries in
the U.S.  With the capacity to channel approximately two
trillion barrels of oil, the Keystone XL Pipeline raises the
issue of environmental safety as well as corporate profits and
foreign relations with Canada.  The approval of this Pipeline
project, which would transport 700,000 barrels of crude oil a
day, would destroy habitats and water reserves. This project has
galvanized major opposition from the general public and key
figures such as Bill McKibben,