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STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 11/1-11/2/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Renews Legal Challenge Against DAPL Work camps, traffic concern residents along Keystone XL route Lumbee Tribe member and legal scholar will speak on Indigenous rights in the United States County board of zoning appeals denies Atlantic Coast Pipeline storage yard request Keystone XL Pipeline Issue Before Nebraska Supreme Court  Yet-to-be-discovered dinosaur fossils may be at risk after Trump slashed the size of Grand Staircase , via @sltrib Stacking the Deck? House Democrats Say GOP Giving Industry Too Much Influence On Capitol Hill Navajos head to polls in potentially historic county race Sioux Tribe Files Complaint In US Court On Dakota Pipeline Environmental Re-Assessment - UrduPoint  Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Renews Legal Challenge Against DAPL via @earthjustice Water protectors file class action suit over DAPL Canadian Line 3 Energy Forum on Indigenous Involvement Neglects Native Activists TransCanada to proceed with $1.5...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/31/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Keystone XL pipeline back in court. Here are the questions you should be asking FERC Commissioner: Pipeline debates must consider climate change Banks renew Enbridge credit facility for pipeline projects Trump plans final rallies in Missouri, one of nation’s tightest Senate races Mention of consultation? Just doublespeak BS -  Kinder Morgan issues Environmental, Social and Governance report Northwest rises up against pipeline challenger  Challenge to Keystone XL pipeline route goes before the Nebraska Supreme Court  Two Years After Standing Rock, Another Oil Pipeline Faces Tribal Opposition

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/29-10/30/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Remember the Antiquities Act Trump despised when he shrank Utah’s Grand Staircase and Bears Ears? Well, he just used that law to create a monument. , via @sltrib Raye Zaragoza Stokes the Spirit of Protest With 'Driving to Standing Rock' Video: Premiere Tell Minnesota's Governor to take bold action and #StopLine3 Zinke's own agency watchdog just referred him to the Justice Department Main contractor on Atlantic Sunrise, Mariner East gas pipelines declares bankruptcy Clean energy is the future, not more gas pipelines Meet the man fighting to preserve rural Utah lands Posted after 6:49 pm pdt The Native Americans suing Trump over their sacred national parks Morton County Sheriff, TigerSwan Face Lawsuit For Blocking Water Protectors’ Travel And Assembly During DAPL Construction

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/27-10/28/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

From the frontlines of climate change resistance Prince George pipeline explosion means you’ll pay more for produce: greenhouse association  Commentary: While courts deliberate the future of national monuments, development must wait , via @sltrib Beyond the attack ads: Here are the candidates' stands on issues in the Mia Love vs. Ben McAdams race , via @sltrib Keystone XL looms large in low-profile Nebraska race  ACLU Seeks Federal Info On Training To Deal With Expected Keystone XL Protests Keystone XL looms large in low-profile Nebraska race

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/26/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Why Canadian Tar Sands Oil May Be Doomed Work camps for pipeline construction concern residents along South Dakota route Reflections on Standing Rock and Our Queer Mother Earth Energy Transfer: New Name, Same Oil Spills and Violence Against Protesters  via @truthout (published in another source yesterday) A Pipeline, a Protest, and the Battle for Pennsylvania’s Political Soul Panel Issues Approval for Enbridge Pipeline Residents Speak Out Against Mountaineer Gas Pipeline and Rockwool at Public Hearing in Shepherdstown In depth -  TigerSwan, County Sheriff Sued Over Road Blockade During Dakota Access Pipeline Protests Farmer says Dakota Access Pipeline is destroying his land

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/25/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Butte County considers amending temporary campground ordinance KXL Pipes Arrive in Anticipation of Next Year's Construction - The Glasgow Courier  Environmentalists Say Leaked Trump Memo Reveals Govt. Efforts to Keep People in the Dark - Citizen Truth via @citizentruth Energy Transfer: New name for pipeline company, but same spills and violence against protesters, says Greenpeace report Spectra/Enbridge AIM pipeline protesters to testify on Wednesday WV MetroNews – Public Service Commission takes public comment on proposed pipeline extension Such BS, this claim - ‘National monuments kill people’ — S. Utah commissioner’s comments draw criticism after park ranger shot a Navajo , via @sltrib Potential closure of coal-fired power plant brings dramatic change for Navajo Nation | Cronkite News

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/24/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

The CEO behind the Dakota Access Pipeline just gave a ton of money to Ted Cruz First Nation To Shun Any Trans Mountain Pipeline Review | OilPrice.com Community to host its own meeting on proposed Atlantic Coast Pipeline storage yard Trump Administration Approves Offshore Oil Drilling Project in the Arctic Posted after 9 pm pdt Water ceremony kicks off protest against shale gas and petrochemical industries Zinke and Trump Are Ignoring the Public @outsidemagazine

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/23/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

How Five Climate Activists Shut Off the Equivalent of 15 Percent of US Oil New Mexico man sentenced in Dakota Access pipeline protest Lawsuit filed over highway shutdown during pipeline protest Putting The Brakes On: Transportation Department Rolls Back Oil Train Regulation Virginia approves Atlantic Coast Pipeline, expected to bring thousands of jobs First Nations, environment groups say latest energy board pipeline review flawed - NEWS 1130 via @NEWS1130 Pipeline opponents blast Trans Mountain re-approval plan  Did Ryan Zinke Try to Fire His Department’s Inspector General for Investigating Him? Zinke or swim: Ryan Zinke’s messy week  What the Heck Happened at Interior This Week? @outsidemagazine An Alaskan village is falling into the sea. Washington is looking the other way. Next Minnesota governor will face big pipeline decision

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/22/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Company takes step toward boosting Dakota Access capacity Controversial Kentucky Pipeline Conversion Project Scrapped Construction of Duke Energy-backed Atlantic Coast Pipeline receives approval from final state Mariner East 2 pipeline work falls further behind schedule With politicians on its side, pipeline company ratchets up intimidation campaign Dozens protest Mountain Valley Pipeline in Raleigh County 3rd water-crossing permit suspended on Mountain Valley Pipeline > Appalachian Voices  Nuns take pipeline appeal to U.S. Supreme Court Act Now: Defend Bears Ears National Monument! | via @pewenvironment #StandWithBearsEars #MonumentsForAll Potential Closure Brings Change For Navajo | Fronteras Keystone XL informational meeting planned in Philip  The water around a Utah uranium mill is growing more polluted. What does it mean for the nearby town? , via @sltrib Conservative Lawmakers Are Attempting to Steal the Votes of Thousands of Native Americans...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/20/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Dakota Access Pipeline expansion takes step forward Virginia regulators grant key approvals to Atlantic Coast pipeline, clearing the way for construction Outdoor clothing company that said Trump ‘stole’ Bears Ears endorses Democrats Guerilla Shareholders Shut Down Energy Company Meeting The water around a Utah uranium mine is growing more polluted. What does it mean for the nearby town? via @sltrib Northern Michigan scene of latest fight over pipelines

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/19/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

The Drilldown: TransCanada preps for Keystone XL construction Dakota Access expansion takes step forward TigerSwan case costly for North Dakota regulatory board 'Making Sacrifices for All of Us,' Indigenous Water Protectors Arrested at Pipeline Company's Shareholder Meeting via @commondreams Peace House to honor a Standing Rock leader Indigenous Writers & Activists on Indian Child Welfare Act & Ongoing Struggle for Native Sovereignty Time to Shut PSE's Fracked Gas Project Down! Kinder Morgan Cancels Fracked Liquids Pipeline Plan, and Pursues Another  Ranking Member Grijalva Pushes for Answers On Interior Dept. Weakening of Public Access to Endangered Species Records

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/18/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Trump admin. wants to make it easier to frack and mine in national forests via @NationofChange Landowners’ lawsuit over Dakota Access goes to appeals court 2 pipeline protesters arrested after interrupting Energy Transfer Partners meeting at Dallas hotel Watch 'Peacekeeper' documentary from Naples native, filmmaker on the big screen  FAIR: Why Coverage of Indigenous Issues Is So Lousy  Kinder Morgan Cancels Controversial Pipeline Plan From Appalachia, and Pursues Another A Great Lakes Pipeline Dispute Points To A Broader Energy Dilemma  Virginia’s pipeline projects and the aura of inevitability National Park Service to hold public meetings on Transcanyon Pipeline Eighth Circuit Hears Fight Over Pipeline Land Deals  As Trans Mountain stalls, TransCanada begins preliminary work on Keystone XL Inside the new battle for the American West Protesters Arrested At Energy Transfer Partners Meeting Pipeline protesters arrested in Dallas are 'making sa...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/17/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

The mega oilsands pipeline you’ve never heard of   Energy Transfer Partners’ Security Team Sinks Water Protectors’ Boats via @truthout Navajo Democrat Could Shift Political Balance In Bears Ears County Great Lakes Pipeline Dispute Highlights a Broader Energy Dilemma Iowa regulators question whether Dakota Access pipeline has enough insurance to protect against an oil spill Why Companies Must Manage Environmental, Social and Governance Risks  Advisory council asks Northam to stop pipeline work, but governor passes A Great Lakes pipeline dispute points to a broader energy dilemma Editorial, 10/17: Feds must listen to Nebraskans on Keystone XL Editorial: Watermeier, Schram worthy candidates for Public Service Commission Giant sections of the Mountain Valley Pipeline washed onto an opponent’s land. Can he keep them?

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/16/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

8th Circuit to hear unfair-tactics claim against DAPL developer  Bayou Bridge Pipeline Meets Resistance from L'eau Est La Vie Camp How Economic Inequality Harms the Environment  (need subscription to read most of article) Despite Lingering Land Dispute, Bayou Bridge Pipeline Is Nearly Complete Poetry, pipelines and politics: An interview with Indigenous author Eden Robinson Dipping BC temperatures raise fears after pipeline explosion  Scandal-Ridden Ryan Zinke Has Fired the DOI Inspector General @outsidemagazine 'They're billin' us for killin' us': activists fight Dakota pipeline's final stretch

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/13-10/14/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Enbridge says it will begin B.C. pipeline cleanup but gives no timeline Utah files to support Trump’s diminished national monuments @highcountrynews Utah House Democratic Caucus urges Secretary Zinke to cease work on national monuments Inside Utah's Anti-Public Lands Agenda via @pacificstand Officials broach idea of charging for National Mall protests 10/14 Landowner's Lawsuit Over Dakota Access Goes to Appeals Court Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Picks And Chooses Which Parts of Her Life to Highlight – But Here's What She Left Out Enbridge to begin building road to access pipeline explosion site in B.C.  Note links to do so at the end of the article .  Lake Powell Pipeline probe is still on, and public comments are due

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/12/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Tribes write letters opposing Keystone oil pipeline Another pipeline fight brewing in South Dakota Minnesota judge dismissed charges midtrial against 3 pipeline activists Landowner's lawsuit over Dakota Access goes to appeals court Anti-Terrorism Laws Increasingly Used to Target Indigenous Activists Inside Utah's Anti-Public Lands Agenda

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/11/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Risk of power outages in Puget Sound after Canadian pipeline explosion cuts off natural-gas supply Natural gas pipeline rupture suspends Waste Management service in most of King, Snohomish counties Pipeline explosion forces First Nation to evacuate Turn up the heat and take long showers, but pipeline rupture still may raise gas prices  Long, worthwhile read. Don't forget the video about half way through. It is frightening that a state, Louisiana, would put pipelines over people -  The Quiet but Furious Nationwide War Against Pipelines Oil pipeline opponents advance in Pine Ridge president race The National Park Service is seeking public comment on the Transcanyon Water Distribution Pipeline environmental assessment until Nov. 10. Want to Fight Climate Denial? Tell a Story  Knew this was coming so no surprise - shameful -  Ottawa has no duty to consult with Indigenous people before drafting laws, Canada's top court rules | CBC News  Final Corps...

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

115 arches were left out of the reduced Bears Ears and Grand Staircase national monuments. A University of Utah team is creating a digital archive to ‘preserve’ them ., via @sltrib Only protecting places in his home state - unconscionable! Zinke announces mining ban near Yellowstone @highcountrynews 'It was huge': Enbridge gas pipeline ruptures, sparking massive fire and evacuation north of Prince George, B.C. FortisBC warns pipeline explosion could lead to dip in natural gas supply Pipeline explosion near Prince George forces about 100 evacuations from First Nation community Eco-groups launch campaign against Canadian line financing  

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

Here’s Why A Judge Acquitted Enviro Activists Accused Of Sabotaging Oil Pipelines Risk of power outages rises in Puget Sound after Canadian pipeline explosion cuts off natural-gas supplies Minnesota judge dismisses case against oil pipeline 'valve turners' Minnesota judge tosses charges midtrial against pipeline activists Feds okay gas flow through pipeline from Columbiana County to Michigan Federal Court Vacates Corps Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline Canada's pipeline paralysis hits Trudeau hard Native Youth Activists Speak Out Against Oppression During Indigenous Peoples' Day Weekend

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/8/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Weighing LNG Canada’s environmental pros and cons Case dismissed against climate activists who shut down oil pipelines Judge Dismisses Case Against 3 Activists Who Tried Shutting Down Enbridge Pipelines Most in depth -  Activists Who Shut Down Pipelines Win an Unlikely Victory: A Judge Who Will Hear Them Out [Update: And Acquit Them] Brief read -  Minnesota: Water Protectors’ Encampment Challenges Line 3 Pipeline How Harvard’s investments exacerbate global land and water conflicts State Department to meet, take public comment on Keystone XL Pipeline 

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/7/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

As Canadian pipeline plans falter, more oil is moving by rail — prompting familiar fears These Activists Say Sabotaging Pipelines Is Legally Justified Because Humanity Hangs in the Balance - In These Times Dinniman accuses Sunoco of botching pipeline work via @delcotimes Only his home state - this guy needs to be fired -  Zinke Extends Mining Ban Near Yellowstone, Protecting Land in Home State  Interior Secretary Zinke approves ban on new mining claims near Yellowstone via @billingsgazette WATCH: Less Than 30 Vaquitas Remain. Sea Shepherd Is Determined to Save World's Most Endangered Marine Mammal A must read -  Letter From Indigenous Activists The Eagle and The Condor: From Standing Rock With Love

10/6 - Why We Should Vote in November 2018

Why We Should Vote in November 2018 October 6, 2018 I texted most of the day today for a couple orgs to get people out to vote. Don't ask me how many texts I sent. I have no clue other than it was several thousand. Why mention this? I kept hearing misconceptions about the vote coming up, how there are people out there who actually believe their vote doesn't count, that the electoral college will negate it. So I did spend some time with these people, trying to educate them about the truth of the matter. I found it necessary to do so or these folks would be playing into the hands of the GOP. That's what not voting does. We've already seen how this works. Part of my explanation boiled down to this. Those who believe this don’t understand two things: The electoral college comes into play for presidential elections only. I'm sure they're thinking of the last presidential election in 2016. So I informed them that 44.37% (102,731,399) did NOT vote at a...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/6/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Very little today. Everyone's eyes must have been on the vote for the Supreme Court. If anymore shows up later, I'll add.  Climate change rarely mentioned in Missouri Senate race Second pipeline breaks at Grand Canyon South Rim Ancient potato that has survived in the wilds of southern Utah for nearly 11,000 years makes its dinner debut , via @sltrib A Federal Court Just Upheld an Oceanic National Monument Obama Created New Pipeline Opens a Door for This Natural-Gas Producer Protect Colorado's public lands from destruction

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/5/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Opinion: Canada's tar sands pipeline plan threatens Bay Area Week 89: If You're Reading This, Ryan Zinke Probably Thinks You're Un-American via @nrdc Red Tide Plagues Both of Florida's Coasts For First Time in Decades Court upholds Obama’s Atlantic Ocean national monument Grijalva Looks for More Oversight If Democrats Win House

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/4/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Keystone XL begins moving into Montana TransCanada Begins Construction on KXL Pipeline  Sacred corn harvesting to happen in Neligh How Alberta is getting away with running deceptive ads on Trans Mountain Great Lakes 'At Risk' From Plan to Replace Aging Enbridge Pipelines, Environmentalists Argue Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction Permit Revoked by Federal Court Why the Trans Mountain fight is over more than just a pipeline ​ Ottawa won’t appeal TMX ruling; restarting Indigenous talks (via JWNenergy.com) Standing Rock activist faces prison after officer shot him in the face Posted after 6:15 pm pdt Report: Judge's decision on Dakota Access pipeline likely months away  Louisiana: Water Protectors Slow Bayou Bridge Pipeline Construction A secretive provision in air travel bill would let cops ‘disrupt’ private drones Judge’s decision on Dakota Access study likely months away  Bring your own water to the “Each Day, Water” installation in Poughkee...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/3/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Trudeau government relaunches consultations with indigenous groups in a bid to get the Trans Mountain pipeline built Gov. Rick Snyder, Enbridge reach deal for oil pipeline tunnel under Straits The Latest: Advocacy groups clash over oil pipeline deal Court blocks gas pipeline construction Mountain Valley Pipeline stumbles again Atlantic Coast Pipeline staging yard vote returns to county Board of Zoning Appeals Shell's LNG investment and the renegotiation of Nafta show Canada is open for business again. But neither is likely to help the troubled Trans Mountain pipeline Pipeline opponent chains self to crane to slow construction of Bayou Bridge  LNG Canada project called a ‘tax giveaway’ as B.C. approves massive subsidies Posted after 7:35 pm pdt Sacred places key in Bears Ears management plans Not Happy with Zinke

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/2/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

Conservation and Tribal Citizen Groups Sue Trump Administration for Gutting BLM Waste Prevention Rule Save us the smugness over 2018's heatwaves, environmentalists | Matt Hern and Am Johal Take Action: Don't Increase Oil Tankers on the West Coast 'Amidst Keystone XL Fight, Nebraska Farmers Give 10 Acres Back to the Ponca Nation' via Civil Eats  No surprise. They want her seat in the senate. Don't let them have it !  Commentary: NDGOP rips Heitkamp over absence during violent #NoDAPL...  North Dakota GOP unleashes new line of attack on Heitkamp Documentary Showcases Local Activist  Northwestern University Invites You to Join Us on Indigenous Peoples' Day Indigenous Activists Win Two Legal Battles to Protect their Land In Nebraska, resistance and negotiation along Keystone XL pipeline

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 10/1/ STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE./Ecosystem Attack

​Enbridge is said to eye long-term deals on biggest oil pipeline (via JWNenergy.com) Lisa Sette Gallery to host exhibit inspired by Bears Ears National Monument A Setback for Trump's Plan to Slash Public Lands House Dems want to stop new management plans for Utah’s shrunken Bears Ears, Grand Staircase monuments, citing lawsuits , via @sltrib Funding for U.S. land acquisition program expires in Congress