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    383,000 Gallons of Crude Oil Spill in North Dakota

    383,000 Gallons of Crude Oil Spill in North Dakota

    By Jake Johnson Environmentalists were outraged but not at all surprised to learn Thursday that the Keystone pipeline sprung yet another massive leak, this time spilling 383,000 gallons of crude oil in North Dakota. “I wish I could say I was shocked, but a major spill from the Keystone pipeline is exactly what multiple experts […]

    Water Protectors Are Prepared for Battle. Join Us.

    Water Protectors Are Prepared for Battle. Join Us.

    By Winona LaDuke For the past seven years, the Anishinaabe people have been facing the largest tar sands pipeline project in North America. We still are. In these dying moments of the fossil fuel industry, Water Protectors stand, prepared for yet another battle for the water, wild rice and future of all. We face Enbridge, […]

    Trudeau Government Approves Trans Mountain Expansion a Day After Canada Declares Climate Emergency

    Trudeau Government Approves Trans Mountain Expansion a Day After Canada Declares Climate Emergency

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that his government would once again approve the expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline, which would triple the amount of oil transported from Alberta’s tar sands to the coast of British Columbia (BC). The decision comes a day after Canada’s House of Commons passed a non-binding resolution declaring […]

    People Power Can Stop the Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline in Minnesota

    People Power Can Stop the Line 3 Tar Sands Pipeline in Minnesota

    By Collin Rees We know that people power can stop dangerous fossil fuel projects like the proposed Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline in Minnesota, because we’ve proved it over and over again — and recently we’ve had two more big wins. In Oregon, a powerful coalition of tribes, landowners and activists has been resisting […]

    Who Is Gov. Tim Walz and Why Is He So Important for the Climate?

    Who Is Gov. Tim Walz and Why Is He So Important for the Climate?

    By Rachel Rye Butler We’ve only got 10 years to work on the climate. But, thankfully the Green New Deal is pushing and shoving its way through Congress — putting elected leaders and presidential candidates to the test to show us whether they’re actually serious about climate action. And while climate champions like Rep. Alexandria […]

    Two Pipelines Shut Down After 43 Barrels of Crude Leak into Missouri Soil

    Two Pipelines Shut Down After 43 Barrels of Crude Leak into Missouri Soil

    Parts of two pipelines owned by controversial Canadian pipeline companies remained shut down Thursday following the discovery of a leak near St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, CBC News reported. Both TransCanada‘s Keystone pipeline and Enbridge‘s Platte pipeline run parallel to each other through the area. The Keystone pipeline, which carries 590,000 barrels of crude oil […]