catastrophe. climate scientists are virtually unanimous that we have nine years to cut our fossil fuel emissions in half in order to keep global warming at 1.5 degrees celsius, no higher than that if we want to avoid catastrophe. even the conservative international energy association that usually supports new fossil fuel development is saying no, this is it. we cannot, cannot do any more development, no more drilling, fracking, or mining of new fossil fuels. we can t even burn what we have already developed. because we re going in the wrong direction. fossil fuel emissions are rising, and we have to cut them in half. otherwise it s a catastrophe. otherwise, we re compromising the future of our children and grandchildren. this pipeline would bring double the amount of tar sands oil from canada, as tara said, across pristine land, under water that is very, very precious and pure.