Wisconsin Tar Sands Tour

press release: On 7:00pm, April 4th, in Science Hall room 180, UW-Madison, the Sierra Club - John Muir Chapter and the UW-Madison Sierra Student Coalition will be hosting a tar sands tour stop on campus to raise awareness about one of the dirtiest fuel sources in the world.

The Wisconsin Tar Sands Tour is a tour of speakers from the Sierra Club and MN350 to eight different University of Wisconsin system campuses. The tour will educate students and community members on the issue of tar sands pipelines in Wisconsin and provide workshops to begin planning next steps that can be taken on, or off campus. For more information about the Wisconsin Tar Sands Tour Stop in Madison, contact Rachel at rdbecker2@wisc.edu.

Watchparties

In addition to the in person tour stops, the April 6 stop at UW-Stevens Point will be livestreamed via GoToWebinar for campuses and communities who cannot attend any of the tour stops in person. Information for watchparties can be found at tinyurl.com/TarSandsTourWI

Tar Sands Pipelines in Wisconsin

One of the largest tar sands pipelines in the world (larger than the proposed and rejected Keystone XL tar sands pipeline) cuts through the heart of Wisconsin. This pipeline is called Enbridge’s Line 61, and carries up to 1.2 million barrels of tar sands oil per day. In addition, Enbridge has recently announced that they plan to “twin” this pipeline and build another in that pipeline corridor.

For more information about the Wisconsin Tar Sands Tour as a whole or tar sands in Wisconsin, please contact Cassie Steiner at cassandra.steiner@sierraclub.org or call (608) 256-0565.

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Founded in 1892 by John Muir, the Sierra Club is America’s oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization. The Sierra Club’s mission is to explore, enjoy, and protect the wild places of the earth; to practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out those objectives. The Sierra Club – John Muir Chapter is made up of 15,000 members and supporters working to promote clean energy and protect water resources in Wisconsin. Find out more at www.sierraclub.org/Wisconsin

The mission of the UW-Madison Sierra Student Coalition is to encourage students to explore, enjoy, and work to protect the wild places of the Earth by providing a forum for environmental education, discussion, and action.