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Another Major Norwegian Investor Divests From Dakota Access Pipeline

Another Major Norwegian Investor Divests From Dakota Access Pipeline

Odin Fund Management, one of Norway’s leading fund managers, announced Thursday that it sold $23.8 million (243 million NOK) worth of shares invested in the companies behind the Dakota Access Pipeline. ©Lori Panico SpareBank 1, one of the financial institutions that offers Odin Funds, said that they have strong ethical standards for their investments and […]

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    Why I’m Going to Standing Rock for Thanksgiving

    Why I’m Going to Standing Rock for Thanksgiving

    This Thanksgiving, I’m going to Standing Rock with a delegation of more than 50 people from across the U.S. to cook and serve dinner for 500 Water Protectors, as a small way to give back to Native Americans on our national day of thanks. Looking back on history, Native Americans saved the lives of newly […]

    Largest Bank in Norway Sells Its Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline

    Largest Bank in Norway Sells Its Assets in Dakota Access Pipeline

    The largest bank in Norway, DNB, announced Thursday that it has sold its assets in the Dakota Access Pipeline, accounting for 10 percent of the total funding for the project. The $3.8 billion pipeline project is now entering its final stretch. More than 80 percent of the pipeline has already been constructed. Earlier this month, […]

    Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline Continues Despite Army Corps Delay on Permit Decision

    Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline Continues Despite Army Corps Delay on Permit Decision

    At approximately 3 a.m. Nov. 16, independent media makers from Digital Smoke Signals spotted a horizontal drill at the highly militarized drill site next to the Missouri River. [facebook https://www.facebook.com/DigitalSmokeSignals/videos/10155435988914746/ expand=1] This sighting comes two days after the Army Corps statement made on Nov. 14. The Army Corps alerted Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) that “Construction […]

    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) […]