dakota access pipeline

Water Cannons Fired at Water Protectors, Hundreds Injured

Water Cannons Fired at Water Protectors, Hundreds Injured

Hundreds of water protectors were injured at the Standing Rock encampments Sunday evening when law enforcement blasted them with water cannons in freezing temperatures. The attacks came as water protectors used a semi-truck to remove burnt military vehicles that police had chained to concrete barriers weeks ago, blocking traffic on Highway 1806. Water protectors’ efforts […]

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    Thousands Unite in Solidarity With Standing Rock

    Thousands Unite in Solidarity With Standing Rock

    Thousands of people protested in North Dakota and outside Army Corps of Engineers offices, banks and energy companies in different parts of the country after indigenous leaders and climate activists called for a national “day of action.” Amazing pictures coming in of huge Standing Rock protests in Chicago, SF #NoDAPL pic.twitter.com/J6sneHdZd8 — Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) […]

    Army Corps to Engage Standing Rock Sioux on Dakota Access Pipeline

    Army Corps to Engage Standing Rock Sioux on Dakota Access Pipeline

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it would delay a decision on granting an easement to Energy Transfer Partners for the Dakota Access Pipeline. Standoffs between the Water Protectors and law enforcement over the Dakota Access Pipeline continue in the area that has become ground zero for opposition to a $3.7 billion […]

    Bill McKibben: What’s Next? Solidarity With Standing Rock, Nov. 15

    Bill McKibben: What’s Next? Solidarity With Standing Rock, Nov. 15

    So, the question everyone’s asking me this week is: What now? I don’t have a great answer—the Trump saga will play out over time, and we’ll be learning how to resist as we go along. But resist we will. 'Trump's Election Is a Disaster' by @StefanieSpear of @EcoWatch: https://t.co/jjnWs7tWQX#GameOverForClimate — Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) […]

    Trump’s Personal Investments Ride on Completion of Dakota Access Pipeline

    Trump’s Personal Investments Ride on Completion of Dakota Access Pipeline

    Donald Trump’s surprise election win has encouraged Energy Transfer Partners’s Kelcy Warren, the CEO of the parent company of Dakota Access LLC, which is building the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). In an interview with CBS This Morning, Warren said he is “100 percent” confident that the president-elect will help the company finish the project. The […]

    Trump Victory Renews Keystone XL Pipeline Fight

    Trump Victory Renews Keystone XL Pipeline Fight

    TransCanada said it is formulating plans to persuade the incoming Trump administration to approve construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which President Obama rejected last November. 'Trump's Election Is a Disaster' by @StefanieSpear of @EcoWatch: https://t.co/jjnWs7tWQX#GameOverForClimate — Prof Michael E. Mann (@MichaelEMann) November 9, 2016 Trump has in the past said he believed that […]

    Norway’s Biggest Bank Is ‘Reconsidering Its Participation’ in Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline

    Norway’s Biggest Bank Is ‘Reconsidering Its Participation’ in Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline

    By Andy Rowell The protests by First Nations against the North Dakota Pipeline are beginning to rattle the funders behind the highly controversial scheme. This means that the pipeline that once seemed unstoppable is increasingly looking vulnerable. https://www.facebook.com/EcoWatch/videos/1333980263281574/ We have news that one of the banks behind the scheme is reconsidering its involvement. On Monday, […]