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Much more than usual for a weekend. Have to #standup to these pipelines. Things are getting weird in pipeline country  Something to fight yet again -  Business, labor leaders join to ask Congress to roll back regulations Kinder Morgan pipeline could reignite oilsands political battles Environment Canada offers to cover costs of pipeline's climate change research  LaDuke: Allowing out-of-state representation for water protectors is the right call Biased article, shows Stevens doesn't quite get it -  Pipelines prove the growing divide among environmentalists Wild rice waters a big reason Indian tribes oppose Enbridge pipeline project Dominion denies plans for pipeline to extend to SC  Gov. Cuomo, stop this gas pipeline Posted after 6:30 pm pst Adorers 'disappointed' in dismissal of lawsuit against pipeline, plan to appeal - Global Sisters Report

Please watch: Naomi Klein's Speech to Labour Conference  and share! At Line 3 pipeline hearing, it's environment vs. jobs Urgent: this is our last chance to speak out & #StopLine3. Add your name to say NO to tar sands pipelines today Energy East approval is up to federal government, minister reminds New Brunswickers Roberts: Make America grope again Enbridge Line 3 dicussion to be held at M State Oct. 5 | The Fergus Falls Daily Journal Just saying - Why Canada’s friends abroad need to get over Justin Trudeau Counterinsurgency on the Reservation: A return to Standing Rock Part 1 Police used private aircraft in Standing Rock no-fly zone  In Photos: Water Protectors Return to Standing Rock—This Time for Healing Federal lawsuit says Texas pipeline firm 'strong-armed' landowners, protesters

The battle over Keystone XL and the future of food on one farm Local View: PSC, say no to Keystone XL Podcast -  Closing Arguments Filed with PSC on Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Route Tribal Head Who Led Dakota Access Pipeline Fight Voted Out | North Dakota News | US News Spill reminds  state of what  can happen Colorado Says 430 Pipelines Failed Leak Test After Explosion | Colorado News | US News Letter from NC Warn Regarding Fracked Gas Pipelines, Methane Emissions Applies Just As Well to Virginia Columbia nuns' religious-freedom lawsuit to stop gas pipeline is thrown out in federal court At pipeline activists' court hearings, a plea for the planet FERC Responds to Sabal Trail Push Back, Releases Draft Supplemental EIS

Michael Foster shut down the Keystone pipeline: When did we stop thinking about what comes after? TransCanada, Keystone XL opponents defend final points before commission decides future of project JPMorgan is facing a new environmental battle over tar sands funding Environmental group asks court to recognize Colorado River as a person FOIA: How Police Convinced the FAA to Put a No Fly Zone Over Standing Rock Crooks -  North Dakota State Regulators and Energy Transfer Partners Find Novel Way Out of Dispute Washington state regulators deny permit for largest U.S. coal terminal Fighting for the environment is fighting for civil rights Posted after 7:25 pm pst Far Apart, Same Struggles: Northwest Tribes Meet With Panamanian Indigenous Leader

Does Minnesota really need a new oil pipeline? Private property home to growing initiative opposing proposed Enbridge pipeline I was yesterday as well, angered that is, when first reading about this, but who am I to say something? - Tribal leader irked by state deal with Dakota Access builder Pipeline suit defendants seek more time .@janekleeb and t he unlikely alliance that could stop Keystone Protecting Land And The Environment Can Be Deadly How Environmental Racism Affects Indigenous Communities in the USA Shooting bullets at a hurricane @SocialistViews Sierra Club challenges Sabal Trail Okeechobee pipeline extension Posted after 6:30 pm pst Tribal leader irked by state deal with Dakota Access builder Pull Together BC

Not much makes me angrier; no, this is NOT okay -  Feds move ahead with oil and gas leases on southern Utah lands rich in ancient Puebloan ruins , via @sltrib WTH! North Dakota settles with Dakota Access pipeline builder - ABC News Tiny House Warriors Take A Stand - WORT 89.9 FM Enbridge Line 3 pipeline debate shifts to public hearings Trump's EPA: Who cares about environmental racism? What Equal Pay Day Looks Like For Native American Women Week ahead: Lawmakers eye new hurricane relief package Northwest tribes face uncertainty in looking at D.C. The revolution will be tweeted: Social media has unleashed the everyman. Private property home to growing initiative opposing proposed Enbridge pipeline Posted after 6:25 pm pst Tribal court injunction prevents vote on constitutional amendments

Noticing different news sources are posting articles posted by others on subsequent days, thus the apparent repetition for a couple articles here. Still not expecting much today. Everyone appears to be focused on the embarrassing behavior of that guy in the White House who appears to be too little of an individual to do the big job it is.  Enbridge Line 3 pipeline debate shifts to public hearings - ABC News Goodbye, For Now, To A Vital Source For Native American News City Water Building collection, 'Oil   Water,' sheds light on gun, water issues Now it’s a war on pipelines One Relatively Unknown Federal Agency Will Play A Big Role In Trump’s ‘Energy Dominance’ Agenda Posted after 6 pm pst Perspective | The civil rights and Vietnam protests changed America. Today, they might be illegal. Standing Rock: Why I Went - Commentary by Leon Worden Reader's View: Editorial wrong on pipelines, oil

For all who participated on the call-in day to prevent budget cuts to the EPA, many thanks.  As usual not much in the morning on a Saturday. Perhaps later.  Virginia Landowner Invites Local Politicians Onto Property to Witness Mountain Valley Pipeline Surveyors Now it’s a war on pipelines Energy East is a pipe dream in a carbon-constrained world /via @globeandmail Pure ignorance on display again -  Alberta Leadership Candidate Proposes Oil Pipeline to Arctic As World Aims to Get Off Oil Activists tie themselves to Enbridge property in Bemidji Chevron, Rocky Mountain Power reach deal on oil spill costs

If you're a US resident, please consider taking action described in yesterday's post, opposing any cuts to the EPA budget. All the info you need is included there. Many thanks in advance.  Canada's Standing Rock Willie Nelson is no stranger to benefit concerts UB looks forward to upcoming Buffalo Humanities Festival (McKibbens Keynote Speaker) Phillips 66 Partners acquires Dakota Access Pipeline stake and more for $1.7B Protesters demand Environmental Impact Study for Bayou Bridge, LOGA reacts Justin Trudeau shows again why Canada has a better leader than we do—here's why Ohio Increases Fines Against Pipeline Developer to $2.3M Standing Rock Healing: An Inside Look WTH! This is so wrong on many levels! No excuse! At the bottom -  Friday News Update (9/22) Police Militarization Is a Threat to Tribal Sovereignty Love and hate politics Actor and Activist James Cromwell on the Consequence of ‘Doing Nothing’  Activists Push Los Angeles to Hold It...

Tomorrow is a call-in day. If you live in the US, please take part, and perhaps tweet about your action if you have a Twitter account. Here's all the information you need: Event Name: YOUR REPRESENTATIVE and SENATORS: Save the EPA! WHEN: September 22nd (all day) WHERE: Your Phone! WHAT: Save the EPA Call In Day! Fossil fuel companies like Exxon can’t be trusted to act responsibly. We’ve seen it time and time again -- from Exxon Valdez to Deepwater Horizon. These companies will do anything they can to get out of cleaning up their messes. We need the EPA to keep these companies in check: to monitor compliance, issue fines, order cleanups, and take polluters to court. Right now, Congress is debating whether to slash the EPA’s budget by more than 30%. We need Congress to stand up for the EPA and our communities! Make a quick call into Rep. XXX’s office TODAY and urge him/her to stand up for the EPA! Do the same for your Senators as well. A toll free number for Congress...

I had most of this earlier today, but neglected to post. My apologies. That's what happens with multitasking I guess. Analysis | The Energy 202: FERC is up and running again. That means Trump gets more of the pipelines he wants North Dakota settles with Dakota Access pipeline builder - ABC News  Ohio Increases Fines to $2.3M Against Pipeline Developer | Ohio News | US News Santa Barbara City Council Passes ‘Socially Responsible’ Investment Policy  Native Americans won a vital battle at UN 40 years ago – they need help again 'Lost gas': Pipelines known to leak methane Or so they say -  Calgary firm develops new technology to detect and possibly prevent pipeline leaks Construction begins on Atlantic Sunrise Letter: Aboriginal opposition to pipelines worth a listen New report details just how toxic Trump's environmental agenda has been thus far Exclusive: Trump's pick to head FERC represented these FERC-regulated energy companies Trans Mountain...

Why oil sands protesters and companies both get it wrong Even in Alberta, views on oil are changing : Steward Trump’s policies put the most vulnerable Americans in danger This is what an incompetent does - Trump’s Response to Climate-Related Disasters: Open America’s “Crown Jewels” to Oil Drilling Young Adults Are Fighting to Stop the Line 3 P ipeline  in Minnesota City Council adopts resolution supporting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, clean water and energy It’s about more than Standing Rock Bears Ears is sacred to Native Americans. But heritage isn't all equal for Trump | Julian Brave NoiseCat City council hones in on local environmental concerns Mark Ruffalo’s Non-Profit Got a Nod for Work Against the Dakota Access Pipeline Posted after 8 pm pst Still Fighting at Standing Rock Co-producer of ‘Beyond Standing Rock’ explains Native American rights to library patrons Tepee summonses amount to harassment, Ramapough attorney argues

Next to nothing Sunday, so I'll wait till tomorrow to post. "May" IMHO is not good enough - Santa Barbara Council to Take Up Socially Responsible Investment Strategy, May Switch Banks From 9/18 John Phipps: Power Line Problem is Broader Infrastructure Issue - News | Agweb.com Via @stateimpactpa: Conflicting decisions on pipelines frustrate industry, landowners  FERC overrules New York permit denial for Millennium gas pipeline  Citing Sabal Trail Ruling, Sierra Club Challenges Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Pipelines Pipeline panel just can’t grasp the obvious State Recommends Michigan Tech to Lead Line 5 Risk Analysis @MichiganTech Over 100 Community And National Groups Protest FERC's Promotion Of Trump's Dirty Energy Agenda  Posted after 9 pm pst Eastside CA Assembly Race: Foul Smell of Money from Big Oil has Set Off Some Alarms

TransCanada, Keystone XL opponents submit final arguments to group charged with evaluating project Protesters to celebrate power of nonviolent resistance in Hardwick  Border wall prototype action heats up Peacemakers in Worcester encouraged to hold on to their beliefs  Native view: Water protectors have little choice but civil disobedience Tribes fighting pipeline drop appeal but battle continues Cortez student receives Pinhead Institute Internship

This land is (still) their land. Meet the Nebraskan farmers fighting Keystone XL Tribal Chairmen's Association meet to hash out plan of action regarding  Keystone XL Pipeline 'This Blessed Earth': Farm family faces future with optimism and worry The pillow, the sword and the pipeline: the scoop that unraveled Energy East EDITORIAL: National Energy Board  needs overhaul Amy Goodman: Trump backs pipelines to disaster Trial For Woman Accused In DAPL Protest Shooting Moved To Fargo Car-ramming: The signature move of the American fascist @AJEnglish  ACLU to Grant Awards to Standing Rock Tribe Chairman and Lakota Water Protector for Protest Against Pipeline, and Constitutional Law Professor West Virginia revokes approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline as legal terrain shifts North Carolina Hits the Brakes on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline  Posted after 6:30 pm pst Louisiana's floating pipeline protest camp prepares to take on 'the black snake' Hist...

Ensuring catastrophe: the price of climate denial Enbridge pipeline protesters lock down site in Wisconsin The end of anonymity? Trump and the tyranny of the majority | openDemocracy Protest against gas pipelines draws about 20 in Virginia Beach Richmond Police Say 19 Arrested During Anti-Pipeline Protest | Virginia News | US News Controversial $180M pipeline clears last major hurdle in Pinelands vote Pinelands Commission approves South Jersey pipeline, construction could begin soon Posted after 6:25 pm pst Ensuring Catastrophe: Climate Denial’s Price Pipeline opponents plan flotilla on Lower Spectacle Pond 100 protest cases close in late summer Pipeline protesters lock down site in Superior FEmn Fest kicks off this weekend with music, art, workshops and more Melody Walker Brook and Mike Plante: Abenaki Tribal Statement Regarding Indigenous Peoples’ Day How Man-made Earthquakes Could Cripple the U.S. Economy

New Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Isn’t Worth the Risks, Minnesota Officials Say  Burgeoning legal movement pits land owners against pipelines A year later, Dakota Access pipeline protests changed people  'Not invisible anymore': Standing Rock a year after pipeline protests EDITORIAL: Stand with them, Sac State Lawsuits Mount Against US Government to Save Grizzlies from Trophy Hunters Momentum Building to Stop Gas Pipelines Colorado outlines new pipeline rules after fatal explosion Meadowlands gas pipeline plans criticized by environmentalists Donald Trump push on Keystone Pipeline upsets those concerned about safety of transport Faith leaders protest pipelines statewide (VA) 10 arrested in pipeline protest at Tennessee Gas headquarters High Court renews INEOS Shales injunctions West Virginia files to revoke permits for a massive natural gas pipeline Report questions need to build new pipelines from Alberta oilsands Posted after 6:30 pm pst Red Fawn Fa...

Very little today. State better off without Enbridge oil pipeline, Dayton agency says Editorial: Pipeline victm of overreach ​Survey finds fewer Canadians hold positive views of pipelines  Corporations Have Legal Personhood, But Rivers Don’t? That Could Change Will Enbridge's Line 3 become the Next Keystone XL?

Environmental justice overlooked in Dakota pipeline saga, legal expert says Trump plan to use only U.S. steel in pipelines will raise prices and cause layoffs Activists Build Tiny Houses To Defend Against Oil Pipeline Trump administration erodes environmental protections  Port: Can we expect political extremists to attack the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Project Now? Does property destruction advance progressive social change? Two prehistoric Indian sites found in path of FM diversion route Building bridges: Kevin Kickingwoman fosters healing, understanding Native Americans at UCLA celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day naming "The Last Guardians": The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice in Ecuador Indigenous network calls for more Communion support Posted after 6:20 pm pst Anti-pipeline activists across the country unite to #StopETP Enbridge Line 3 project pits company against safety concerns against renewed water activism

Most focus is on Hurricane Irma it seems. Hope all are safe. Maybe more later. First Nation’s tiny house symbolizes resistance to pipeline As Hurricanes Intensify, So Does Resistance to Big Oil in the Gulf Watch: Jessica Chastain on How Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Affected the Making of Woman Walks Ahead This Law Firm Is Both Representing Dakota Access Owner and Suing Its Security Firm Native Youth “Paddle to Protect” Minnesota’s Water from Another Enbridge Pipeline Protesters are looking to build houses on the Trans Mountain pipeline route

Enbridge Line 3 project pits company's safety concerns against renewed water activism TransCanada May Abandon Energy East Tar Sands Pipeline John Ivison: Trudeau's Liberals have kept all the pipeline promises they intended to keep   Petroleum Pellets Could Make New Pipelines Unnecessary - Geek.com   Energy-East-pipeline-in-face-of-stricter-NEB-review-process Native Youth “Paddle to Protect” Minnesota’s Water from Another Enbridge Pipeline Pipeline foes to stage protests Saturday