Media Advisory-U.S. Tar Sands Decision-Makers to Meet with Canadian First Nation and Environmental Leaders in Washington

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 25, 2011) - Two Canadian First Nation Chiefs and Canadian environmental leaders will provide a media briefing, sponsored by Congressman Steve Cohen, to discuss the U.S. proposal for the Keystone XL pipeline and the new reality of Canada's majority government. The briefing will follow meetings with senior officials in the Obama administration and comes just two days after a House subcommittee hearing on a controversial Republican bill that would force the administration to make an early decision on permitting the proposed Keystone XL pipeline.