The best takedowns of TransCanada’s very dumb tweet:

Today, TransCanada — builders and promoters of both Keystone XL and the Energy East tar sands pipelines — had this to say about their commitment to protect the environment:

Then the internet took over. The response… was not kind. But it was kind of funny!

Bill McKibben had this to say:

Maybe my favorite tweet ever. I sure hope no one thinks up any clever replies. #kxl https://t.co/aLpmYucxnx

— Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) May 25, 2015

Others wondered if it could have been a joke?

Has @TheOnion taken over @TransCanada twitter account? #nokxl

— Jane Fleming Kleeb (@janekleeb) May 25, 2015

But no, it was real.

This is from an actual Twitter-verified account: https://t.co/TLuQ5bTfVi

— Drew Gilmore (@dotsandlines) May 25, 2015

Other excellent snark followed:

Thanks? https://t.co/z4JUBVkdMX

— Joe Bailey (@joebailey7) May 25, 2015

Hard to imagine a dumber thing to say. About anything. Ever….Still trying…Nope. Nothing dumber. Ever. https://t.co/dnr7hj3kW3

— Michael Gaston (@Gastonacts) May 25, 2015

I… I don't think that's it… 😕😕😕 https://t.co/AoCZOzqSGu

— molly katchpole (@mollykatch) May 25, 2015

Safety!

@TransCanada Yeah, that's a great place for them. What could *possibly* go wrong with oil pipelines running under rivers?

— Brian (@bridoc) May 25, 2015

Flawless reasoning!

Just like BP protects the Gulf of Mexico by drilling beneath it? https://t.co/ydROmUMGDv

— David Turnbull (@david_turnbull) May 25, 2015

Big Oil knows best!

Yep, burying pipelines below water eliminates all risk! https://t.co/xitMGb5Tan pic.twitter.com/UeFeQdX6Se

— Karthik Ganapathy (@kartpath) May 25, 2015

That’s how you clean things, right?

@TransCanada That's just like how I clean my house by sweeping all the dirt under the carpet.

— James McLaren (@JamesHMcLaren) May 25, 2015

Perhaps if we communicate with them via hockey, they’ll understand…

.@TransCanada try protecting the net by pulling your goaltender at the start of the first period.

— Mike Sandmel (@mikeysandmel) May 25, 2015

This friendly tweeter was looking for more environmental tips:

@TransCanada Thanks for the inspiration! Can I also protect children by adding mercury & arsenic to their food? Pls send more helpful tips.

— Alex Lenferna (@al_lenferna) May 25, 2015

Burying your head in the sand is probably safer than burying TransCanada’s pipelines… but it won’t help the climate either:

@TransCanada And burying your heads in the sand too, apparently.

— Twyla (@Indigenia) May 25, 2015

They clearly didn’t see it coming, either:

Who could have predicted this tweet would not go over well https://t.co/UQvlBfwVWM

— Lauren Strapagiel (@laurenstrapa) May 25, 2015

The real message here is clear: TransCanada is in denial — about their impact on the climate, and about the feasibility of their absurd pipeline plans. Let’s stop Keystone XL and Energy East — with tweets and whatever other tools we need:

Reason 89 to say #NoKXL, #EnergyEast: #TransCanada feels it's helping enviro by "burying pipelines below riverbeds" https://t.co/08E7aJupGL

— Mike Hudema (@MikeHudema) May 25, 2015