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STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/28/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Standing Rock Sioux pledges support for pipeline protests Acting EPA Head Andrew Wheeler stops by Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, discusses environmental impacts of industry Conservation Groups Sue Zinke, BLM Over Oil And Gas Leases near Dinosaur National Monument Judges question 'rewriting' of rules in pipeline cases Augusta County Farm Bureau votes to oppose Atlantic Coast Pipeline Federal judge sides with Atlantic Coast Pipeline over property owners Pipe Dreams: Energy East proved just how difficult Indigenous consultations can be Listen: 'Change is a choice that can start with you' is the underlying theme in Raye Zaragoza's politically charged anthem 'American Dream' Posted after 6:48 pm pdt An area being sacred to people should be enough to protect an area   What’s Next For Utah’s Bony Treasures?

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/27/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Construction on Keystone XL pipeline set to begin Standing Rock Sioux pledges support for pipeline protests Standing Rock Sioux Pledges Support For Other Pipeline Protests Third federal defendant sentenced from DAPL protest How to Research the Corporate Forces Behind Pipeline Protest Criminalization Pipeline reporting bills head to House FERC OKs Potomac pipeline rehearing Feds want closed door hearing for pipeline spy allegations Keystone XL Pipeline Upcoming Havasupai Intertribal Gathering at Red Butte set for early October 'Indian Country Conversation' set for Friday

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/26/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

KXL Pipeline Developer Plans to Start Construction in 2019 BS Draft EIS linked here - State Department releases draft SEIS for latest Keystone XL route - Oil & Gas Journal Environmentalists ask Minnesota PUC to reconsider Enbridge pipeline project Environmentalists ask Minnesota regulators to reconsider Enbridge’s proposed Line 3 pipeline replacement project  In Pennsylvania, no oversight of where some pipelines can be built  Keystone XL construction to begin next year, but indigenous activists vow to keep fighting Eagle Spirit pipeline has advantages over Trans Mountain: Helin (via JWNenergy.com) Land-transfer advocates seek authority instead of ownership @highcountrynews Mashpees Open For Pop Group Portugal. The Man Prayer Walk Looks to Raise Concerns Surrounding KXL - The Glasgow Courier  In the Desert Southwest, Young Leaders Are Reimagining What a Climate Conference Can Be ‘They Saw Us as a Threat When All We Wanted Was Fair Treatment’ ...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/25/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

4th Circuit halts pipeline work in national forest land KXL Pipeline Developer Plans to Start Construction in 2019 Tribal chairman: 'Struggle' over Keystone XL to begin soon Court blocks work on portion of Duke Energy-backed pipeline to hear appeal AFN national chief suggests moving Trans Mountain pipeline route  Latest oilsands mega mine proposal a reality check for Alberta’s emissions cap Justin Trudeau’s balancing act on climate change  Judge Rejects Request To Bring National Monument Lawsuits To Utah

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/24/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Keystone XL pipeline developer plans to start construction in 2019 Enivronmental (sic) review clears way for controversial Keystone XL route Keystone XL saga enters second decade This bird’s eye view of America’s most polluted sites will break your heart Human-caused climate change severely exposes the US national parks Keystone XL pipeline's alternative route would have minimal impact, State Department says Drilling interest remains strong in Wyoming as other basins face challenges New Alberta refinery proposal shows China has not given up on the oilsands Bears Ears, Grand Staircase lawsuits will stay in D.C., as judge rejects Trump administration motion to move them to Utah , via @sltrib Meetings set on shrinking two national monuments in Utah  The Wilderness Society Statement: Federal judge rules that Bears Ears and Grand Staircase lawsuits will stay in DC Courts Keystone XL pipeline construction to start in 2019 Andrew Scheer thinks he...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/23/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Bay Area protesters urge Chase, Wells Fargo customers to close accounts Keystone Pipeline gets green light from State Department Column: Commissioners' pipeline vote sends bad message  Letter: Pipeline threatens nature's classroom  Posted after 7:14 pm pdt Zinke must change direction and support conservation Energy Policy’s Impact on the Manufacturing Sector

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/22/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Trump Administration Releases Sham Review on Keystone XL via @commondreams Know about Kavanaugh accuser, Keystone XL pipeline route, Ordering opioids online Is Energy East still in the pipeline? /via @globeandmail Canada Orders New Review Of Trans Mountain Pipeline In Bid To Revive Project | OilPrice.com Pipeline opponents join in song on Applachian Trail COMMENTARY: A disappointing lack of clarity and urgency on Trans Mountain pipeline expansion  Honoring Public Lands in the Trump Era

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/21/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Advocacy Groups Vow to 'Protect the Protest' as Government and Corporations Challenge First Amendment Rights via @commondreams One of the largest oilsands mines ever proposed advances to public hearings Bayou Bridge -  "They’re completely devastating this area,” said a commercial crawfisherman. Greed is killing Alaska's salmon habitat – but we can still save it | Kim Heacox Canada orders new regulatory review of Trans Mountain oil pipeline Trudeau government gives NEB 22 weeks to review Trans Mountain | CBC News  Pipeline Leaks 63,840 Gallons of Produced Water in North Dakota Here come the lies from the state gov't. Let's call this what it really is, BS -   Keystone XL pipeline route would not harm environment: State Dept.  Is Energy East still in the pipeline? /via @globeandmail Reexamining presidential power over national monuments Coconino Voices: The effects of uranium mining on Navajo lands "They’re completely devastating thi...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/20/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Trump's "energy dominance" agenda arrives in Colorado with BLM's plan to sell oil and gas leases across record-sized swath of Colorado 'Treating protest as terrorism': US plans crackdown on Keystone XL activists "There’s a level of anxiety and fear because we don’t know what’s going to happen"  Tom Boyer Hosts First Meet and Greet of Write-in Campaign - The Glasgow Courier  Andrew Scheer tells Trudeau to invite Energy East 'back to the table' Dakota Access pipeline developer defends racketeering claims Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Set Fires Ahead of Camp Shutdown  Analysis | A brief history of ‘It was not clear what Trump meant’ As Mariner East 2 pipeline nears completion, a Cumberland County resident frets about the dangers  Trespassing charge against pipeline protester taken under advisement Pipeline leak causes major spill on western ND rangeland Louisiana Pipeline Protesters Charged With Felonies Thanks to Hars...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/19/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

The Time is Now: Comment on Draft Bears Ears Management Plan Tougher Laws On Pipeline Protests Face Test In Louisiana Work on pipeline in West Virginia county halted by judge Impacts from Florence raise concerns from pipeline opponents Feds allow Atlantic Coast pipeline construction to resume - constructconnect.com Bayou Bridge pipeline: Regulators 'arbitrary, capricious' about safety, lawyers argue The Lake Powell Pipeline OPINION: Albertans are buckling up for a throwdown over pipelines, oilsands and Trans Mountain | CBC News  Posted after 6:06 pm pdt Louisiana Pipeline Protesters Charged With Felonies Thanks to Harsh New Laws Fall events at SUU Tanner Center

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/18/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Ballot Initiative Supporters Say Modern Mines Still Pollute via @FlatheadBeacon The country’s busiest oil and gas office has a plan for more drilling - @highcountrynews Utah's Mormon Republican establishment is backing Trump's assault on public lands Line 3 pipeline protesters block bridge near Bemidji Cumberland County criticizes Mariner East 2 pipeline builder for dodging safety questions  FERC allows construction to resume on Atlantic Coast Pipeline  via @UtilityDive Enbridge raises bids to roll up North American pipeline subsidiaries | The Guardian WV MetroNews – Workers return to Atlantic Coast Pipeline construction State board weighs Lake Powell Pipeline financing questions Legislators here update on Mountain Valley Pipeline project Ottawa looks at having retired judge help guide Trans Mountain pipeline review process | CBC News  BLM hosts public meetings for Draft Bears Ears National Monument plans  A national monument dismantled...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/16-9/17/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Aging pipelines lead to deadly explosions across America via @staradvertiser Whitehead: MVP Southgate Extension a Pipeline Too Far Turning the Tide on Gas Plants via @earthjustice 9/17 The Aftershocks of the DAPL Standing Rock Protests Are Still Ongoing Atlantic Coast Pipeline gets green light after federal agencies issue new permits Landowners oppose oil pipeline before Iowa Supreme Court  Trans Mountain pipeline plan coming by end of month, possibly guided by former judge: source /via @globeandmail US FERC issues draft EIS for Driftwood LNG, associated pipeline - Oil & Gas Journal Twenty-Five Zones Along Shell Falcon Pipeline Are at Risk of Explosions If and when construction on Trans Mountain pipeline begins, unions stand to benefit over contractor shuffle Scary IMO -  Only 11 Percent Of Pennsylvania's Natural Gas Pipelines Are Mapped For The Public Worker Deaths Are Yet Another Reason to Resist Oil Pipelines #care2 Opinion | Scheer and Cons...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/15/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Not much today. Maybe later.  Column: The conundrum of the Canadian oil differential The private intelligence firm keeping tabs on environmentalists Praying both of these bills are passed - Braid: Liberals' own bill could kill Trans Mountain pipeline Standing Rock Sioux Considers Lake Oahe Bridge Idea | North Dakota News | US News Standing Rock Sioux consider Lake Oahe bridge idea The private intelligence firm keeping tabs on environmentalists Hurricane Florence: Hazardous Sites At Risk via @earthjustice

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/14/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Hey, Army Corps of Engineers—Show Us Your Work in Your DAPL Report via @nrdc Fort Belknap backs state in bad actor case over Zortman-Landsky pollution The private intelligence firm keeping tabs on environmentalists Pipeline that exploded in Pennsylvania part of push to build fracking-reliant petrochemical network - NationofChange Review | A relentlessly dark indictment of global capitalism Expanding the Pipeline for Progressive Talent via @thenation Pipeline work continues on Bent Mountain as storm approaches, angering opponents 10 Environmental Groups to Follow in the Fight Against Climate Change Posted after 6:08 pm pdt Land defenders at Spirit of the Buffalo camp seek to stop Line 3 pipeline | rabble.ca via @AddThis Trump condemned over plans to allow drilling near national parks

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/13/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Navajo group takes protest against coal-fired power plant to Manhattan The caribou guardians After Fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline, Standing Rock Activists Want to Green The Rez Landowners sue Bayou Bridge Pipeline over land seizure Pipeline in Hurricane Florence’s Potential Path Poses Added Danger Southern Nevada water agency to appeal ruling against pipeline project

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/12/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Native Groups Sue to Stop Keystone XL Native American Tribes File Lawsuit Seeking To Invalidate Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Tribes sue administration over Keystone XL Pipeline  Offshore, not out of mind Jack Mintz: Pipelines and NAFTA could start war between Trudeau and the provinces Death on the Dakota Access Gold seekers are flooding into the Yukon and wreaking havoc on its rivers Oil pipeline protesters shut down state PUC meeting 'We've waited a long time for this:' Iowa Supreme Court to decide fate of Dakota Access pipeline Supreme Court hears arguments in landowners pipeline lawsuit against Iowa Utilities Board Landowners oppose oil pipeline before Iowa Supreme Court Oil and Gas Boom Generates Dangerous Jobs at the Dakota Access Pipeline  (Democracy Now video) Trump’s Friends Get Rich Off Oil Boom As Industry Limits Info on Pipeline Worker Injuries & Deaths  (Democracy Now video pt. 2) Season of Creation – A Native American Voice on Los...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/11/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Climate summit protesters demand a place for indigenous voices in the room South Dakota residents oppose Minnesota wind farm proposal   Navajo activists converge on New York City to send anti-coal message to billionaire investor Native American Tribes File Lawsuit Seeking To Invalidate Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Overnight Energy: Trump reportedly set to weaken methane rule | Exxon appeals climate case to Supreme Court | California commits to 100 percent clean energy | Tribes sue over Keystone XL pipeline Iowa Supreme Court to Hear Controversial Pipeline Case Native American Tribes are Suing the Trump Administration to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline 'Major Victory': Landowner's Legal Challenge Halts Construction of Bayou Bridge Pipeline in Louisiana Judge sets hearing in Bears Ears monument case as tribes, environmentalists demand notification of potential mining , via @sltrib        Oil-Spill Risks from Bayou Bridge Pipeline Highlighted in New ...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/10/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Rosebud Sioux and Fort Belknap file suit against Keystone XL Tribes: Trump illegally approved oil pipeline from Canada Agreement halts pipeline on 1 Louisiana tract What a crock!  Gas explosion rocks western Pennsylvania community - ABC News  Pipeline in fatal blast had a dime-sized hole in it Southern Nevada Water Authority expected to appeal pipeline plan ruling Bayou Bridge Pipeline halted by property rights challenge McFeely: What do Native Americans have to lose with Cramer? A lot Posted after 9:20 pm pdt Navajo Travel to NY to Protest Coal Plant Another good article about shutting down NGS in a NY paper -  Navajo Nation protests coal plant purchase Landowners Celebrate Halt to Louisiana Pipeline Construction 

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/8-9/9/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Sounds a lot like that orange buffoon occupying the White House -  Trudeau blames ‘bogged down’ process for stalled pipeline developments / via @globeandmail Q5:  Ponca Nation councilwoman to speak at OSU    Pipeline company found guilty in California's worst coastal oil spill in 25 years Tailgate aims to prevent Keystone XL pipeline Even under a drill-friendly Trump, pipeline battles rage on in the US, too AMS divests from fossil fuel companies including Enbridge, Inter Pipeline Posted after 6:07 pm pdt New technology provides impetus for Lake Oahe bridge proposal Many steps. One journey.

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/7/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Climate change protest blitz targets local action in face of Trump hostility Trump opens up popular Minnesota wilderness area to mining The company that runs the trans-Alaska pipeline is cutting workforce by 10 percent Activists protest controversial Algonquin pipeline PG&E Plan to Clear Hundreds of Trees for Pipeline Project Sparks Controversy Indigenous groups have specific, measurable requests that could save pipeline The de facto veto on building pipelines in Canada - Macleans.ca Dispatch From L’eau Est La Vie Camp: Water Protectors Not Backing Down After Arrests in Louisiana Trump can’t stop insulting Native Americans.  Posted after 6:17 pm pdt Title should say SHOULD not COULD -  Guilty verdict in pipeline spill could have industry repercussions  Future of resource development hangs on getting right response to Trans Mountain ruling: Trudeau

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/6/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Greed appears to be in play here as usual -  Suncor CEO says company won’t approve more oil production expansions without progress on pipelines  ACLU: Government plotted to surveil, disrupt Keystone XL protesters Agencies maneuvering to preempt political protest Civil Liberties Group Raises Concerns Over Potential Surveillance of Pipeline Protestors The Drilldown: Ottawa not ruling out appeal or legislative options on Trans Mountain The Fight to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Continues—in the Bayous of Louisiana via @thenation Tribe Says Army Corps Stonewalling on Dakota Access Pipeline Report, Oil Spill Risk  First Nations and Farmers Are Marching Across Iowa to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline Review of Keystone XL Expected by Year's End | 2018-09-06 | Natural Gas Intelligence If you want the truth about the arrests in Louisiana, read this -  Forcible Arrest of Water Protectors at Illegal Pipeline Construction Site in Louisiana Why Have So Many...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/5/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

US accused of planning crackdown on  pipeline protests Is the government planning a crackdown on Keystone XL protesters? Interesting interview included on SoundCloud included about midway -  What's 'meaningful consultation?' Squamish Nation, Indigenous lawyer weigh in on Trans Mountain's future | CBC News  Colorado River Flows Drop By 15 Percent Over Last 100 Years Activist-backed study reveals safety risks from pipelines in Delaware, Chester counties Greenpeace wants Dakota Access racketeering suit dismissed Marchers Raise Awareness for Dakota Access Pipeline Supreme Court Case Empty Bias  Briefs -- DAPL Review | Line 3 Agreement | 2018-09-05 | Natural Gas Intelligence Musician and Photographer Randy Blythe on Being an Active Participant in the Planet’s Sustainability | PDN Online Two tree sitters join fight against Mountain Valley Pipeline Columbia nuns take gas pipeline case to U.S. Supreme Court, plan solar project Pipeline derailed, so i...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 9/4/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Is the Government Planning to Surveil Keystone XL Protesters? GlobalData: North America to contribute 44% of global crude oil pipeline additions until 2022 How the Trans Mountain pipeline became a political dumpster fireplace – Macleans.ca Protests over Dakota Access Pipeline in Iowa  Civil liberties groups sue US over pipeline protest plans Corps feckless study -  Corps again finds no significant environmental impacts from DAPL @NAShaleMag Indigenous Activists Win “David vs. Goliath” Victory as Court Rejects $4.5B Trans Mountain Pipeline Resisting the Rage That Paralyzes: Rebecca Solnit Writes of Organized Anger Minnesota says Enbridge lacks insurance coverage for pipeline that will end in Superior Lawsuit Could Shut Down Controversial Great Lakes Pipeline Groups sue US over plans for Keystone XL pipeline protests Kinder Authorized to Start Up Pipeline to Serve Sabine Pass LNG Terminal Third Circuit Tosses Pa. Environmentalists' Challenge to Pipelin...