Hello, Friends. Have you been to Montana? Eben’s Godparents (our best friends) live in Montana and since Mr. Sweet Greens and I both grew up in Utah, we have been lucky enough to spend a lot of time in Montana. Montana is the perfect outdoor recreation location with fantastically clear water and out-of-this-world skies. If you have ever been to Yellowstone National Park or through one of the 120 National Scenic Byways that wind through Montana, then you can understand why I am so smitten with Montana and the “west” in general. That is part of the reason why the following information that I have to share with you is so important to me.
Highway 12 is one of these 120 National Scenic Byways – it’s a windy mountain two-lane road that passes through the national forests and along Lewis and Clark’s historic route. This pristine, beautiful byway could be permanently and hugely impacted by the introduction of ExxonMobil’s “megaloads” program – a succession of hundreds of HUGE (200 foot long, three story high) trucks that carry refining equipment to Alberta, Canada’s dirty tar sand fields.
Whether or not, Exxon believes that their “megaloads” program will have no impact on Montana or Idaho – they are wrong! Can you imagine if there was an accident? How can they guarantee that this would not happen? Not to mention the huge impact that this “program” would have on rural residents, ranchers, outfitters, and guides – not to mention the environment, wildlife and natural beauty that Highway 12 has to offer.
We are already well aware of ExxonMobil’s capacity to hide the truth, when they lied about how far the Silvertip pipeline was buried under the Yellowstone River, the amount of time that the spill lasted and their assurances that flood waters could not impact the pipeline. And if Exxon’s trucks are allowed on Highway 12, other companies are sure to follow – making Highway 12 a permanent industrial corridor. I would say that alone qualifies as a huge impact!
Please join me and the 7,000 people in the Rocky Mountain region and across the country by signing this environmental petition in opposition of Exxon’s mega-haul program.
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