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Last week, the Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association wrote to Liberty Mutual CEO, David Long, to demand that Liberty Mutual immediately cut ties with the Keystone XL pipeline.
This is major. Without insurance, Keystone XL can’t legally be built. The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association represents the leaders of sixteen sovereign Tribal Nations whose land, water, and treaty rights are threatened by the Keystone XL pipeline.
Liberty Mutual has a clear choice: Listen to the leaders of sixteen Tribal Nations, or stand with the fossil fuel industry and TC Energy ― the corporation behind Keystone XL.
Can you sign this Indigenous Environmental Network petition calling on Liberty Mutual CEO, David Long, to drop Keystone XL and meet with tribal leaders?
As the Great Plains tribal leaders made clear in their letter to Liberty Mutual CEO, David Long, the Keystone XL pipeline is a threat to the treaty rights, culture and way of life of the Great Plains tribes ― and it would endanger wildlife, including endangered species, and be catastrophic for the fight against climate change.
The Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Association is demanding two things:
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Liberty Mutual immediately end its relationship with the Keystone XL pipeline project.
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Liberty Mutual CEO, David Long, meet with Indigenous leaders to talk about Liberty Mutual’s support of the tar sands sector overall.
Without the support of insurance companies like Liberty Mutual, Keystone XL cannot be built. Can you sign this petition calling on Liberty Mutual to drop Keystone XL and meet with Great Plains tribal leaders?
We know that Liberty Mutual has issued a $15.6 million bond to TC Energy, providing essential insurance coverage for construction of the pipeline. Liberty Mutual is also insuring the equally devastating and racist Trans Mountain tar sands pipeline.
It’s time for Liberty Mutual to make a choice. Either they stand with the Tribal Nations and people fighting for a livable planet ― or they stand with the toxic tar sands companies putting profit over planet and people.
Please sign the Indigenous Environmental Network petition today ― and then take a minute to amplify this news by sharing IEN’s tweet here.
Wopida tanka eciciyapi do!
Sincerely,
Dallas Goldtooth
Indigenous Environmental Network
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Established in 1990, The Indigenous Environmental Network is an international environmental justice nonprofit that works with tribal grassroots organizations to build the capacity of Indigenous communities. I EN’s activities include empowering Indigenous communities and tribal governments to develop mechanisms to protect our sacred sites, land, water, air, natural resources, the health of both our people and all living things, and to build economically sustainable communities.
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