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If you live in the US, please consider the following: I participated on a webinar tonight with Alaska Wilderness League and do have something to ask of all of you if you have the time. Please call your representatives in Congress ASAP, asking them to become original cosponsors of this bill that has not been introduced yet during this session. Rep. Huffman (D-CA) is the author of this bill: Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act. If you'd like to see the text of the bill you can find it  here:  https://www.congress.gov/…/115t…/house-bill/5911/cosponsors… . AWL would like to see a minimum of 150 original cosponsors. It will be reintroduced soon. Let's get it done. Even though quite a few representatives signed on as original cosponsors last year when it was introduced in committee, that doesn't mean they're still cosponsors. It's something they would have to do again. So my ask is simple. If they haven't, please ask them to sign on, and if they have...

Groundwater is an 'environmental time bomb' Climate Victory! A Major US County Voted for a Moratorium on New Fossil Fuel Infrastructure Indigenous struggle is  key to a Green New Deal California couldn't care less about Trump's opposition to stricter pipeline rules   via @MotherJones TransCanada Pursuing Water Permits For Pipeline Construction Exxon, Plains All American to start on Texas pipeline How police, private security, and energy companies are preparing for a new pipeline standoff   by @willparrishca, @AlleenBrown PG&E Violated Criminal Probation in Deadly 2010 Pipeline Explosion in San Francisco: Judge  via @ktla Indigenous complaints about pipeline builder to be probed by government, police - constructconnect.com via @ConstructConnx Just Days Left to Avert Colorado River Water Crisis. Can States Make a Deal? Judge rules that Grayeyes does indeed live in Utah, affirms Navajo Dem’s spot on San Juan County Commission...

Court weighs challenge to FERC on Mountain Valley Wet'suwet'en complaints about pipeline builder to be probed by government, police | CBC News  Analysis | The Energy 202: Montana's forests once helped blunt climate change. Now they contribute to it. Monument-Shrinking Decisions Warrant Investigation, New Committee Leader Says Ancient Rock Arches Sing Songs  via @howstuffworks Steven Rinella, Star Of Netflix Hunting Series, Talks Public Lands The ‘Erin Brockovich’ town is still toxic (and nearly abandoned)

This administration is a clear and present danger to the world - past time to stop their actions -  Trump rollbacks for fossil fuel industries carry steep cost Environmental groups attack federal approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline  via @roanoketimes FERC lies just like that guy in the WH does - Climate impacts are 'virtually unknowable ' - FERC Pipeline plans rankle Hill Country landowners 

Guest Column: Citizens are real heroes in fight against pipeline  via @delcotimes Commentary: Lake Powell Pipeline is a scam we can’t afford , via @sltrib Trans Mountain pipeline work destroyed salmon habitat, scientist says - 660 City NEWS via @660News Fault lines of intervention  via @dna

Enbridge's timeline to build new $2.6 billion pipeline still in limbo Pipelines opponents question Governor Wolf's pro-environment stance Violence Against Indigenous People Is Rising Across the World Foster: Wins and losses on the environment  via @newsjournal Canada’s Oil Sector Squeezed Out By Infrastructure Woes - The Fuse Haskell Student Activists March to City Hall Defeat the (IM)PURE Act

Law officers respond to suit over pipeline protester injury Oregon Again a Battlefield for Fracked Gas Pipeline and Jordan Cove LNG Terminal Stand up fight back -  Trump administration eyes action to limit states' powers to block pipelines Nathan Phillips, Yalitza Aparicio and the Long History of Media (Mis)representation of Native Peoples (Guest Column) via @thr Remainder of Mariner East 1 pipeline shut down as sinkhole investigation continues  via @PHLBizJournal Douglas County disagrees with court's decision regarding Jordan Cove pipeline permit  via @nrtoday For the love of outdoors, we need the Land and Water Conservation Fund  via @courierjournal

Keystone XL Developer Requests Pre-Construction Work Continue - The Glasgow Courier  Native Youth Alliance Atchafalaya Advocates Ask Federal Judge to Block Bayou Pipeline as Floodwaters Rise via @earthjustice Community, commitment and cords of wood get Michigan water protectors through winter Pipeline operator Enbridge admits 'equipment malfunction' was factor in Newport gas outage  A group of scientists is urging Gov. Tim Walz to join them in opposing Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline project. Environmentalists claim that the Potomac Pipeline could impact drinking water  via @MoCoSentinel Zinke and BLM lands in Montana  via @missoulian Fire-Induced Storms: A New Danger from the Rise in Wildfires via @YaleE360 This corrupt government needs to be stopped NOW - How Trump Plans to Gut NEPA, a 50-Year-Old Environmental Law Where Have All the Auris Medical Holding AG (EARS) Bears Gone?  via @KYMA News Trump eyes action to limit states' po...

U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear challenge of Mountain Valley Pipeline  via @roanoketimes Overnight Energy: Polls highlight growing worries about climate change | Watchdog asked to probe recall of furloughed Interior workers | Canada allows preliminary work on Keystone XL DA investigating 'hired muscle' at Mariner East pipelines Jackson County asks state to deny pipeline permit Via @WRAL: Cooper Administration rebuffs investigators, won't let employees cooperate on pipeline inquiry  Morning Briefing: Sunoco pipeline shut down after latest sinkhole; Rally for furloughed workers; Phillies great Halladay gets Hall call  via @delcotimes A Native American Journalist Defends Her Own Voice  via @npquarterly 'Despicable': Wells Fargo Bashed for Plans to Cash In on Global Climate Crisis - via @commondreams As Grand Canyon National Park celebrates centennial, climate change is putting its wildlife at risk

There's a lot of misinformation about what happened on the mall on Friday, especially in Republican leaning states. There is never any excuse for the way the students acted. I posted links about that yesterday. There's another today on Democracy Now. Something to consider adding to your reading list, a new book that was published this month, The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer. Keystone XL Pipeline Cleared To Start Work In Canada On the Water-Starved Colorado River, Drought Is the New Normal  via @YaleE360 Frightening with not only the drought but the heat -  On the Water-Starved Colorado River, Drought Is the New Normal  via @YaleE360 Pipeline rights secured by firm behind gas export at Jordan Cove  via @DailySentinelGJ Enbridge Gas Pipeline Explodes in Ohio Judge Halts Seismic Testing Permits During Shutdown Nathan Phillips: I Was Afraid of the Mob Mentality of MAGA Students  via @truthout

Commentary: No good reason to roll back Utah’s roadless rules , via @sltrib Indigenous People's March in Washington, D.C. aims to increase optimism amid division Native American man says he tried to ease tensions at National Mall  via @theoaklandpress Viral standoff between a tribal elder and a high schooler is more complicated than it first seemed The Power of Nathan Phillips’s Song  @voguemagazine One Planet: The evolution of environmental justice activism in the US Native American says he tried to ease tensions at Mall  via @CElocal

Murder of indigenous people sparks first-ever march on Washington  LNG's unforeseen consequences Coal Ash Is Contaminating Groundwater in at least 22 States, Utility Reports Show  New billboards call attention to Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women  King County Poised to Lock Out Fossil Fuels   via @Sightline's @Eric_deP Indigenous people protest for their rights in Washington  via @Y7News There is hope -  He thought he avoided criminal charges, but now a second prosecutor is looking into the San Juan County clerk after he attempted to oust a Navajo candidate , via @sltrib Uranium depleted of radioactivity can still pose human risk, researchers say  via @azds Top stories: last wild caribou in the lower 48, glowing brains, and ancient fossils under threat At Indigenous Peoples March, different reservations, same stories | Cronkite News - Arizona PBS First Indigenous Peoples March takes place in Washington DC  via @newsinthe...

Chase Iron Eyes Explains Friday's Indigenous Peoples March on Washington     via @IndianCountry The bones of Bears Ears Scientists sue to protect Utah monument—and fossils that could rewrite Earth’s history N.C. Native American couple to speak at national Indigenous Peoples March on Friday Native Americans take power  via @NationofChange Boone County landowner wins $250,000 in pipeline lawsuit

10,000 expected for first Indigenous Peoples march in D.C.  via @billingsgazette The women fighting a pipeline that could destroy precious wildlife Native Americans Take Power: The new wave of indigenous elected officials  Radical American Activists Flock To Migrant Caravan In Tijuana  via @KPBSnews Pipeline wars arrive at Supreme Court. What's next? Pipeline worker's obscene message draws response from Chesco D.A.  via @wcdailylocal Seattle pipeline protesters show solidarity with Canadian First Nation Indigenous Energy Summit to tackle pipeline ownership, leadership issues  via @nationalpost Trump has opened up Utah’s Grand Staircase to coal mining, why has no one taken him up on it yet? , via @sltrib RCMP concerned Indigenous rights advocates will gain public support: new study Indigenous groups hurt by Canada’s oil-price crunch are expressing interest in the pipeline Justin Trudeau’s government bought from Kinder Morgan last year Enbrid...

EPA Administrator Nominee Andrew Wheeler Lobbied the Trump Administration on Bears Ears - via @commondreams Trump shrank this national monument to spur a mining boom – but will those lost protections yield real profits?  Have always been against uranium mining, something this ignorant guy in the WH doesn't even think about - after all it doesn't affect him directly SMH -  Uranium workers can face illnesses decades later. Many workers don't know that help is available.   via @cstribune Please listen - change is needed -  Shooting past stereotypes: Photojournalist challenges expectations with contemporary images | CBC Radio  Not that I believe they are but this is written by a Republican whose ideas are misconstrued. -  Why are the Democrats so Afraid of Ryan Zinke? via @FlatheadBeacon The National Seashore and our no-frills president  9 Things You Need to Know About the Pipeline Blockade in B.C. North Dakota officials ask judge to dismi...

Keystone XL Project Needs More Attention from the Legislature | Radio 570 WNAX Jordan Cove pipeline and terminal still in the works, and still controversial  The West’s Great River Hits Its Limits: Will the Colorado Run Dry?  via @YaleE360 Damn well better not -  North Dakota officials seek dismissal of road closure suit Analysis | The other ‘collusion’: For decades, Congress has been gifting its powers to grateful presidents    Trump's wilderness deal will decimate the "most important wildlife refuge in all of Alaska"  via @MotherJones Sierra Club to host program on Utah's Red Rock Canyonlands Jan. 21 The Canadian company behind the Keystone XL pipeline wants to get back to work on pre-construction steps of the project.

This is Not Over: Statement from Unist'ot'en Camp | Last Real Indians Utah jumps into lawsuits over President Trump shrinking Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments Grijalva backs Bishop over current acting Interior Secretary  - concerning because of Bishop's fossil fuel connections. How well does Grijalva really know Bishop?  Standing Rock, the sequel: Canadian tribe battles pipeline land grab — RT World News Defeated Hennepin County Sheriff Rich Stanek hints at possible run at his old job Democrat: Keystone XL developer should pay into cleanup fund Baawating Water Protectors make art with a message (5 photos)

Federal attorneys may miss Keystone XL hearing Despite shutdown, Keystone XL hearing to be held The Latest: Rosebud president seeks collaboration with state Judge allows tribes to challenge Corps' Dakota Access study  Authorities in British Columbia Arrest 14 People Protesting Pipeline @nowthisnews Pipeline battle puts focus on Canada's disputed right to use indigenous land Convoys of pipeline protesters slow traffic on Ontario's busiest highway First Nations, RCMP reach deal in northern B.C. pipeline impasse  The winds are changing in NM, just in time for this family's health - Earthworks Land approval denied for pipeline project “Shameful” Trudeau Accused of Violating First Nations Rights Over Gas Pipeline - via @commondreams

Shutdown shouldn't stop Keystone XL Pipeline hearing, attorneys say  Trying to disguise selves? - TransCanada, company behind Keystone XL pipeline, changing name to TC Energy Donald Trump’s promise to build a wall along the Mexican border is keeping him from honoring some of his other high-profile pledges People Across Canada Protest to Oppose Oil Pipeline Construction on Indigenous Lands ‘You're A Liar And A Weak Leader,’ Trudeau Told At Chaotic B.C. Town Hall Pipeline Protesters Found Guilty of 2016 Trespass Talks continue to break impasse over pipeline construction in northern B.C. Wet’suwet’en conflict echoes bitter oilsands battles — only this time it’s natural gas Oil drillers, nature lovers get access to public lands despite shutdown  Oil rigs may draw protests, but Colorado's pipelines could get pinched by Democratic lawmakers United Nations instructs Canada to suspend Site C dam construction over Indigenous rights violations Screw Sen. Lee - a...

Inside the Long, Hard Fight to Stop the Bayou Bridge Pipeline Don’t let Trump and his wall divide us Analysis | Pipeline conflict tests how Trudeau will balance energy, environment, indigenous rights Protesters overflow Medford pipeline hearing PW exclusive: Document reveals effort to buy silence of American Indian tribes on Atlantic Coast Pipeline Useless lip service from PM, no action -  Trudeau rules out visit to B.C. pipeline protest site Glavin: Pipeline protests – how politicians got it all wrong We Desperately Need the Green New Deal @outsidemagazine Trial in lawsuit over Dakota Access pipeline begins in Boone County  Kenneth Green: Canada's dashed 'energy superpower' dream

Energy Transfer Opens Mariner East 2 Pipeline Amid Hazard Worries, Investigation Native American tribes still fighting Dakota Access pipeline Podcast -  A land defence camp opposing the Line 3 tar sands pipeline  My Country No More exclusive on Independent Lens PBS: One woman fights Big Oil Deep in Bears Ears Country Pipeline Protesters Hold Up Trudeau’s Remarks To Indigenous Leaders TransCanada hopes to start construction on Keystone XL pipeline by June U.S. government says shutdown shouldn’t stop Keystone pipeline hearing  Algonquin pipeline protesters guilty of trespassing, but judge spares them punishment Rallies held in support of anti-pipeline protesters arrested in northern B.C.  We can all learn from Wet’suwet’en laws

Judge allows tribes to challenge Corps' Dakota Access study  Only good thing to come out of #TrumpShutdown - Shutdown could delay offshore drilling plan  Letter: Can we have Bears Ears back? , via @sltrib Historic Day In San Juan County As Majority Native American Commission Takes Office Land defenders on heightened alert one year after Trump shrinks U.S. monuments Climate Refugia: Safe Havens for Vulnerable Species

Very little today. I suppose the focus is on the egregious shutdown for a silly wall that will do nothing but appease the vanity of a buffoon who doesn't ever consider consequences of his actions. He has absolutely no right to use federal workers as pawns. He's a heartless asshole.  Around the nation B.C. Indigenous group anticipating RCMP action at anti-LNG pipeline camp

White Earth and Red Lake join with DoC to appeal Pipeline Activist seeks dismissal from pipeline racketeering lawsuit Chairman calls Burgum's surprise decision to display tribal flags 'monumental' Why the Climate Change Message Isn’t Working  via @yesmagazine Environmental Groups Pleased, Surprised at Hogan Chester County DA's office to appoint special prosecutor in Mariner East pipeline ​ Trans Mountain expansion not expected to resume before Alberta provincial election  (via JWNenergy.com) Save our Chincoteague Ponies, Stop the Pipelines Atlantic Coast Pipeline Sues Nelson after Floodplain Variance Denial His legacy of destruction maybe - nothing more. This guy should NEVER hold another public office: Outgoing U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke defends legacy as he leaves, via @s ltrib The Mountain West News Bureau's Year In Review 57 state community groups: We are heading into an environmental crisis. Murphy must take decisive action. Nati...

North Dakota’s Burgum hits optimistic note in State of State U.S. activists helped migrants in Mexico during border clash Create a Land Management Plan for Bears Ears 'Critical infrastructure,' the ultimate zombie bill, must die Maryland blocks access across Western Maryland Rail Trail for gas pipeline  NJ attorney general: Federal judge erred in PennEast Pipeline ruling Nebraska Native American girl: I am expected to stay quiet. I am expected to fail. Greens Cheer BPW Vote on Potomac Pipeline, But Project May Not Be Dead It's Thursday, January 3 and the Potomac Pipeline just got voted down

Ryan Zinke Scribbles About His Public Lands Legacy as National Parks Devolve Into Chaos Oil And Gas See Regulatory Windfall Under Trump The most fascinating understudied place in the world Traveler's View | Things We'd Like To See In 2019 For The National Park System  Dakota Access pipeline developer slow to replace some trees via @mprnews  TigerSwan loses bid for attorney fees in North Dakota case North Dakota Legislature to convene with reinstated tribal, judicial addresses Standing Rock’s Surprising Legacy: A Push for Public Banks Governor Hogan Rejects Fracked-Gas Pipeline Permit, Changing His Tune 

Edmonton's top stories of 2018: No. 1 Pipelines, pipelines and pipelines Mariner East 2 pipeline goes into service Dakota Access pipeline developer slow to replace some trees Twelve Uplifting Stories From Indigenous Peoples in 2018 The Native American Healer Reviving the Medicine of Her Ancestors