John --

Since our coalition delivered a letter three weeks ago urging all of the Democratic presidential candidates to take the "NoKXL Pledge," we've received an amazing response -- with TEN candidates taking the pledge so far:

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (8/13/19)
Gov. Jay Inslee (8/13/19)
Sen. Bernie Sanders (8/14/19)
Tom Steyer (8/15/19)
Sec. Julian Castro (8/19/19)
Mayor Bill de Blasio (8/19/19)
Sen. Cory Booker (8/27/19)
Admiral Joe Sestak (8/28/19)
Mayor Pete Buttigieg (8/28/19)
Sen. Kamala Harris (8/29/19)

But... did you notice one big name missing from that list?

We reached out to all of the Democratic candidates -- but we haven't heard anything back yet from former Vice President Joe Biden and his team.

Later today, CNN is hosting a seven-hour live "Climate Crisis Town Hall" that will feature interviews with ten of the top Democratic contenders -- including Vice President Biden, who will be interviewed during the event by CNN's Anderson Cooper tonight at 7pm CT.

Tell CNN's Anderson Cooper to ask V.P. Biden about the NoKXL Pledge during today's "Climate Crisis Town Hall" LIVE TV event:

Click-to-tweet: "Hey @andersoncooper @AC360! Please ask V.P. @JoeBiden why he hasn't signed the #NoKXLpledge yet, at the @CNN #ClimateTownHall? bit.ly/nokxlpledge #Biden #JoeBiden #HonorTheTreaties #ActOnClimate #NoKXL #NoDAPL #StopLine3 #tarsands #WaterIsLife #ClimateDebate"

Not on Twitter? Add your name to the petition urging Joe Biden and all the 2020 candidates to take the NoKXL Pledge.

Click to tweet: "Will @JoeBiden take the #NoKXLpledge, and stand with farmers, ranchers, Tribal Nations and everyday Americans who want a livable climate for our grandchildren? bit.ly/nokxlpledge #ClimateTownHall #NoKXL #NoDAPL #StopLine3 #ActOnClimate @CNN @andersoncooper #Biden #JoeBiden"

Our pressure will continue to mount on the remaining few candidates who have not yet signed the pledge, and we urge Vice President Joe Biden, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Rep. Beto O'Rourke, Andrew Yang and the others to stand with farmers, ranchers, Tribal Nations and everyday Americans who care about a livable planet for our grandchildren who have been fighting together to stop KXL for nearly ten years.

The NoKXL Pledge:

If a Democratic president is elected, we ask they pledge to take executive action on Day One in office to revoke Trump's issuance of pipeline permits-by-presidential-fiat for the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, and immediately restore a true "climate test" for further review by federal agencies (Army Corps, FERC) of these projects -- and all new energy projects -- like Enbridge's Line 3 tarsands pipeline, fracked gas pipelines in Appalachia, and vast expansion plans for LNG exports.

We further ask candidates to end eminent domain abuse, and to honor our treaties with sovereign Tribal Nations.

Thanks for standing with us.

Mark Hefflinger, Bold Alliance
NoKXL Pledge Coalition

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