From: Douglas Grandt answerthecall@me.

com
Subject: If you don't concede, you will be compelled (Reformatted)
Date: November 29, 2017 at 11:39 AM
To: Darren W. Woods Darren.W.Woods@ExxonMobil.com, William (Bill) M. Colton William.M.Colton@ExxonMobil.com,
Jeffrey J. Woodbury jeff.j.woodbury@exxonmobil.com, Susan K. Avery, PhD savery@whoi.edu, Suzanne M. McCarron
Suzanne.M.McCarron@ExxonMobil.com, Max Schulz max.schulz@exxonmobil.com

Native leaders and grassroots organizations are leading the fight against the Keystone XL Pipeline, following approval
from Nebraska's Public Services Commission for an alternative route for the pipeline. (Photo: Rainforest Action Network)

Dear Darren, Bill, Jeff, Susan, Suzanne and Max,

You are in gaged in a battle you will ultimately lose.

You would be wise to concede, otherwise you will be compelled to cease-and-desist by the
masses.

Please read the following article published November 22 which explains my statement (above)
and the following quote:

This fight is important not only for those who live along the pipeline, but also for how our
country can become less dependent on fossil fuels, and we can move towards the protection
of our planet.

Start now leading the petroleum industry on a global basis to schedule the retirement of all
refineries at a rate of one refinery per week, in equitable way such that we have a managed,
predictable reduction in fossil fuel extraction production and combustion.

Sincerely yours
Doug Grandt

Native People and Allies Pledge to Stop Keystone XL

By Judith Le Blanc | Common Dreams | Bit.ly/Dream22Nov17
Published November 22, 2017 by Our Future (Bit.ly/Future22Nov17)
Photo credit: NOKXLpromise.org

Im in Lower Brule, South Dakota, where elected tribal officials, spiritual leaders, Native
grassroots organizations, youth groups, and traditional womens societies have gathered with
non-Native farmers, ranchers and others affected by the Keystone XL pipeline. That project to
carry tar sands from shale fields in Canada to the Gulf of Mexico threatens our water, our
livelihoods and our sacred sites.
We were together Monday when we heard the news Nebraskas Public Services Commission
gave approval to an alternative route for the pipeline.
Yes, we were sad, and angry. But within minutes, we went from being sad to being strategic.
That decision opens a new terrain to continue the fight to prevent the building of KXL, and it can
be stopped if we build on the strong relationships between Native leadership and non-Native
farmers and ranchers. We can leverage the power of organized prayer in a values-led
campaign that puts Mother Earth above profit-hungry fossil fuel corporations.

What We Learned in Standing Rock

Many of us are veterans of Standing Rock. We learned so much during those long, cold months
at the Oceti Sakowin camp, in our struggle to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.
We won at Standing Rock, even though the oil is now flowing. Because over 400 tribes came
together to stand with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe for their sovereign, moral and inherent
right to protect the Missouri River and Mother Earth.
Native peoples have a unique role to play in building a movement that defends the planet, and
in creating a future where we all can live in healthy communities.

Joining Our Struggle

What began as a struggle to protect the Standing Rock Sioux Tribes water supply and sacred
sites grew into an international movement to protect the water for the 17 million people who live,
work and play along the shores of the Missouri. Along the way, we were joined by by thousands
more from all around the world.
As we believe, were all related, and that all we do in life, and nature has an impact on every
one of us.
So the mood at our gathering today is that in the present, we can act on the wisdom and
knowledge of our ancestors, and protect future generations from destruction if we work
strategically. We must lead with love for humanity, for community and for Mother Earth.
We must plan and organize, not just politically, but also with the prayers that will give us the
strength and courage to do what we need to do to stop this pipeline. Tribal leadership and
Native communities are the keys to winning this struggle.

TransCanada Knows
The truth is that TransCanada, the pipelines builders, arent happy. Nebraska allowed their
project to proceed, but they didnt get what they wanted. A new route means TransCanada has
to decide if the costs of proceeding are worth it.
TransCanadas investors must face questions of the viability of building a pipeline that has been
fought for years as oil prices have dropped. Quarterly earnings come out December 9, and their
shareholders meet on December 15. According to the New York Times, they still havent
decided whether they will proceed with building the pipeline.
The price of oil is still low. And the movement we started at Standing Rock succeeded in the
divestment of $5 billion from the Dakota Access Pipeline. City governments, union pensions
and individuals were convinced by the power of the Oceti Sakowin Camp that it was immoral to
have their money fund that pipeline. We can do the same with Keystone XL, and
TransCanadas investors know it.

What We See
So what we see here in Lower Brule is that all up and down the new proposed route, there are
possibilities to challenge the building of Keystone XL.
Sadly, were also gathered near where 210,000 gallons are leaking from the Keystone 1
pipeline. TransCanada has proven that theyre not prepared to deal with this kind of calamity,
nor can they protect the precious aquifer and wells that are critical for ranching, irrigating crops
and drinking water.
The movement to stop Keystone XL has momentum, because it is grounded in the Indigenous
practices of living in harmony with nature. Ourstrategy and tactics are rooted in the inherent
responsibility of indigenous communities to do whatever is necessary to protect the land, water
and air from destruction.

Our Power Has Grown

Response to this weeks KXL permit decision comes out of years of united resistance between
Native and non-Native landowners. Our power has grown since Standing Rock. People now
understand that if we build unity, if we build a movement with compassion for Mother Earth and
concern for Humankind, we can win the hearts and minds of a broad cross section of people in
this country.
And if we beat Keystone XL, we can disrupt the pro-fossil fuel campaign coming from the White
House. We will signal an unmistakable challenge to all those running for office in states where
American Indians are concentrated that the Native vote is the swing vote, which will be
mobilized all the way from prayer camps to the voting booth.
Theres a very keen awareness that this fight is important not only for those who live along the
Theres a very keen awareness that this fight is important not only for those who live along the
pipeline, but also for how our country can become less dependent on fossil fuels, and we can
move towards the protection of our planet.

A Family Reunion
So here in Lower Brule, were holding a family reunion: veterans of the first successful KXL
fight, the Standing Rock family, with newcomers, Natives with non-Natives. Strategizing, sharing
stories and renewing our shared commitment to protecting the sacred from desecration by fossil
fuels has made us even stronger.
But the coming battles are going to be new, not like the ones in the past, and will demand all our
strength. The traditional indigenous practice is that you must respond to adversity with courage,
humility, compassion and love of community as we always have.
The NO KXL movement is being built from a spiritual starting point thats rooted in the traditional
Lakota, Dakota culture and origin stories, in the grassroots and in sovereign treaty rights that
have been so often ignored.

Wherever You Are

Together with our allies like 350.org, Greenpeace, and Rainforest Action Network, we Promise
to Protect the Sacred. So if the need arises, if we have exhausted all local avenues, when we
need assistance, people from all over the world will be called to come to Nebraska and South
Dakota to physically stop the building of this pipeline.
Wherever you are, please take a moment to remember think about how you can be a part of
this historic movement to stop Keystone XL.
Native peoples have a legal, moral, spiritual and inherent right to be caretakers of the planet.
The sacred teachings of our cultures reflect the resilience that has brought us this far, by
prioritizing kinship, reciprocity and community building. Its about preserving relationships and
living in balance, with all things natural, human and animal.

Judith Le Blanc is the Field Director for Peace Action, the largest grassroots peace group in the
US. jleblanc@peace-action.org

commondreams.org/views/2017/11/22/native-people-and-allies-pledge-stop-keystone-xl

ourfuture.org/20171122/native-people-and-allies-pledge-to-stop-keystone-xl