We Are All Downstream

Evergreen Peace explored pipelines and their impact on our water resources for Earth Day 2017. Pipeline incidents can contaminate our waters, with little hope of complete clean up. Learn more by following the links. We also have resources you can download and print on oil and water conservation.

"If the oceans are toxic, the clouds are toxic, the rain is toxic, the corn is toxic, and so are our children's tears."
Miriam Therese MacGillis, OP

Pipeline Spills and Problems

Nearly 9 million gallons of crude oil have spilled from pipelines in the United States since 2010.
While transporting oil by rail results in more spills, incidents via pipeline typically result in releasing more barrels of crude oil into the environment.
Pipeline oil spill recovery is better on land than water: 70% recovery land, 30% recovery rivers and other water crossings
Tar sands oil is more dangerous to transport (Dakota Access and Keystone XL).

Learn more about the pitfalls of pipelines

Reduce Our Dependence on Oil

Pipelines will continue to be built as long as demand is there.
814 million gallons of oil are consumed every day in the U.S. (=19.4 million barrels)
We need to use alternative sources of energy.

Learn ways to reduce reliance on petroleum products

Water is Life

The Ogallala aquifer is one of the largest in the world and the largest in US. It is imperative to crop production. We all need to be concerned about pipeline risks to water and our connectedness to food.
Our bodies are 80% water at birth and 60% as adults. The human brain is 75% water.
Rivers are the blood of our earth. All water is precious.

Learn more about rivers and pipelines.

Conserve Water

While it looks like the planet's surface is covered mostly in water, the fact is there is very little water on this planet when you compare it to the size of the planet as a whole.
Many water conservation methods seem small, but as a collective, they can make a difference.
The average American family uses more than 300 gallons of water per day.
You can make smart food decisions to help conserve water.

Learn ways to conserve water.

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