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If constructed, the Keystone XL pipeline would transport oil 1,980 miles from Hardisty, Alberta to Arthur, Texas. The U.S. State Department supports the project; environmentalists oppose it, citing previous spills in an existing pipeline from Alberta to Illinois.

Sean Avery of the New York Rangers is part of that opposition, tweeting links to blogs and videos that contest the pipeline and using his website to urge action against its approval by the Obama administration:

The proposed Keystone XL Pipeline would carry toxic, sludgy tar-sands oil 1,700 miles from Alberta, Canada to Texas. If approved, it would carry as much as 900,000 barrels of oil each day across more than 70 rivers and streams and other sensitive wildlife habitat. The Canadian energy company seeking permission to build the pipeline claims it will produce no more than a single leak in 7 years but the existing Keystone pipeline has already leaked a dozen times in just one year of operation. A single spill could be catastrophic to species in the Keystone XL Pipeline’s path.

Protests have been ongoing at the White House, including a sit-in on Tuesday that saw actress Daryl Hannah arrested. Through Thursday, 843 people had been arrested through Thursday during the two-week protest, including Lois Lane herself, Margot Kidder.

On Thursday, a source told Puck Daddy that Avery was coming to Washington D.C. on Friday to “get arrested protesting the oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S.”

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By Greg Wyshynski – Yahoo Sports