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Governor Bullock, stop the Keystone XL Pipeline now  via @missoulian Dakota Access Should Keep Permit Despite Legal Flaws, Feds Say How to Combat Climate Depression  via @NewYorker US Pipeline Projects Move Forward Amid Covid-19 Crisis IEA: World on track for largest drop in emissions ever recorded Coos Bay mayor estimates a reopening  between the middle and end of May Hays County commissioners say if Kinder Morgan wants pipeline permit back, they have to follow these rules Permian Basin natural gas pipeline opposed for air quality concerns, analysis questioned  via @CCurrentArgus Opinions & Observations: Another problem with gas pipelines: digging in the wrong places  Attorney General files two excavation violation lawsuits in Cerro Gordo Just another example of him working behind the backs of Americans to get what he wants to please the fossil fuel industry. -   Trump seizes on pandemic to speed up opening of public lands to indust...

Covid-19 is closing Canada's carbon-intensive oil sands for business Disaster capitalism: Coronavirus crisis brings bailouts, tax breaks and lax environmental rules to oilsands  via @ConversationCA WTH? As deforestation surges, Brazil moves to weaken indigenous and environmental safeguards  via @UE Why No Uranium Mine is Safe for the Grand Canyon Region  (Adobe Acrobat File) It's a battle between two foundational parts of Wyoming Public land managers discuss closure decisions and plans for re-opening  via @SmokyMtnNews Officials ask Michiganders for help protecting national forests from vandalism Democrats seek to curb White House spending powers after Ukraine, border wall disputes  via @politico Links posted beneath this line posted here on 4/30 ----------------------------------------------------- Keystone XL Is Back, and Threatening Indigenous People All Over Again by Drew Costley in @OZM  Updated: The Nation Goes the Way Montan...

US seems return of wetlands permit nixed in pipeline case Scientists say enjoy the clean air while it lasts PIPELINES: Chatterjee defends how FERC treats protesting landowners  via @EENewsUpdates Pipelines, transmission lines impacted by hold on federal stream permits U.S. Court Ruling Could Threaten Pipeline Projects With Delays As usual the BLM not working for the people -  Federal Plans Put Public Lands Across the West at Risk  via @pewtrusts Guest Post: Protect our public lands from the consequences of this recession  via @COIndependent New Drone Footage Shows Damage From Trump’s Wall in Remote Arizona Wildlands San Juan County won't participate in Bears Ears travel planning effort We Need Healing From Our Oil-Addicted Society - CounterPunch.org by @NatCounterPunch Links posted beneath this line posted here on 4/29 ----------------------------------------------------- Court To Hear Appeal Over Federal Pipeline Permitting Decision Cor...

PIPELINES: Court battle could upend 'Kafkaesque' FERC approvals  via @EENewsUpdates Not surprising at all -  Energy Transfer racks up more violations on Revolution pipeline via @PittsburghPG FEDERAL AGENCIES: Energy projects in chaos after permit shutdown  via @EENewsUpdates US delays oil pipeline approvals after environmental ruling  BP gives further details of Alaska business sale  via @OffshoreTechMag Oil industry battle to open up Alaska wildlife refuge takes a hit from Wall Street | Red, Green, and Blue Morgan Stanley won't support Arctic exploration, drilling He's always blaming someone or something isn't he? What a tool! - EGEB: As US banks pull out of Arctic drilling, Trump blames the 'radical left' via @electrekco Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Tossed Out By Judge  via @The Ring of Fire Network Protest in Missoula against Keystone pipeline  via @missoulian As usual this WH guy is full of shit. This is what we see when HE...

Section of LaSalle Line closing for a week for pipeline work Trans Mountain, LNG Canada say they're on track despite pandemic Still? Asking b/c it reminds me of part of the epilogue from Terry Tempest Williams's book, Refuge that dealt with Mercury, NV -     Nevada fight over bombing range pits tribes vs. U.S. Navy  via @bmtenterprise Loveland's largest natural area will open to the public Friday Spending $ on the wall in no way makes up for the WH guy's lack of leadership. Instead it emphasizes his inability to lead, a portrait of a loser. -  Democrats call for halt to border wall construction during pandemic  via @tucsonstar This is not acceptable - Border wall threatens sweeping varietiy of wildlife, federal officials say  via @tucsonstar How likely is an oil spill if the proposed Trans Mountain pipeline goes ahead? Trump Gives His Friend A $7 Million Contract To Build 800 Feet Of Border Wall  via @The Ring of Fire Network BLM ...

As is the usual, little on the weekend. Should more show up, I'll post.  Watch the videos included here -  The 50 Biggest Moments in American Environmentalism Since the First Earth Day US Judge Halts Tar Sands Pipeline, Citing Ecosystem Impacts of Water-crossings Citigroup announces ban on financing Arctic drilling  via @NationofChange This is BS! So they continue the wall using funds that could be helping ppl during this pandemic & steal equipment docs & nurses need. Something very wrong with this picture. -  Despite critics' outcry, border wall construction goes on via @newsjournal Report: Energy Dominance Puts Other Public Land Uses at Risk It's clearer than ever: We need our parks and green spaces Important to look to see who will be involved in this meeting -  Coronavirus virtual town hall meeting in Tehama County on Monday Dangerous to the people living at the bottom of the Grand Canyon as well as anyone living in close proximity t...

Montana judge cancels needed Keystone XL permit  via @fctimes The Emperor Kenney’s New Clothes   via @TheTyee  Never having been a fan of Peabody, this is fine with me plus I know the negative effects of coal -  Coal crunch, COVID-19 wipe out 300 mining jobs in one day  via @WyoFile The pandemic is battering oil-state economies  via @highcountrynews Breaking down the Amazon: how deforestation could drive the next pandemic Just say no -  Energy Transfer Asks For Permission To Turn Pipelines To Oil Storage | OilPrice.com  Will they act responsibly once they begin looking at them? That is the question here - US delays approving oil pipelines after environmental ruling WTH?   Mountain Valley says pipeline still on track despite issues with permit program  via @roanoketimes B of A the only big bank still invested. What the hell is the matter with them? @SenDanSullivan is full of shit as is @realDonaldTrump Wall S...

Lives are on the line, & SD Gov. Kristi Noem has not issued a shelter-in-place order. It’s time for common sense in a pandemic: stop non-essential business, halt evictions & suspend power shutoffs. Tell the Governor to step up ! @lakotalaw Citi will stop providing financial services to thermal coal-mining companies over the next 10 years via @business US delays approving oil pipelines after environmental ruling Keep removing the drilling permits - love seeing this! - Hays County revokes permits for Kinder Morgan pipeline - Austin Monitor United States Judge Cancels Keystone XL Oil Permit Due to Pipeline's Effect on Endangered Species COVID-19: Virtual route hearings set for Trans Mountain pipeline US delays approving oil pipelines after environmental ruling Bankruptcy Looms Over U.S. Energy Industry, From Oil Fields to Pipelines Listen to the common sense that is revealed in this conversation -  The Fight Against Minnesota’s Line 3 Pipeline: Bill McKib...

Acting irresponsibly as always, putting people's lives at risk because he continues to fail while addressing #COVID19 - President Trump: “We will begin to reopen our national parks and our public lands.” Earth Day marks 50 years of attention to public lands  via @romenewstribune OIL AND GAS: 'A big deal': Keystone XL ruling could threaten other pipelines  via @EENewsUpdates The Road to Reopening via @FlatheadBeacon They were there when the modern environmental movement began. As Earth Day turns 50, they say the planet's problems have gotten worse  Addressing the Maintenance Backlog on Public Lands  via @americanhiking US judge cancels permit for Keystone XL pipeline from Canada Call for Nominations for the Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committee Opinion: On Earth Day, let's consider the health of our planet and of Colorado  via @coloradosun Bureau of Land Management seeking nominations for Bears Ears National Monument Advisory Committe...

This #EarthDay2020 I am working to #ProtectTheArctic because dangerous oil drilling will have devastating impacts, generating extensive carbon emissions, worsening climate pollution, and harming communities already bearing the brunt of #climatechange. NBC's Today examines the challenges Navajo Nation faces as COVID-19 spreads This Earth Day, Stop the Money Pipeline via @thenation Coronavirus stimulus money will be wasted on fossil fuels  via @voxdotcom Border wall construction brings crowds, and COVID-19 anxiety, into Arizona towns   via @highcountrynews Could an Innovative Reforestation Program Help Stem Climate-Change-Fueled Wildfires Worldwide Pandemic isn't slowing Trump's border wall ambitions  via @msnbc Trump forces Army General to talk about  border wall during coronavirus briefing Below this line articles posted 4/22 -------------------------------------------- Now we need to go after the other banks -  Citigroup dumps Arctic oi...

Every time I see an article focusing on KXL being stopped, I'll post. This is what's best for both ppl & wildlife. The price of oil is in the toilet. There is NO need for anymore pipelines. These pipelines attack the health of Mother Earth, wildlife and us. Yes, I will continue to repeat that as well. We know many benefits for all of us exist when these pipelines are stopped.  -  Good news for Earth Week: Planet-killing Keystone XL pipeline blocked again | Red, Green, and Blue  Keystone XL would cross Rosebud, legal actions seek to stop construction Remember those “cute” commercials for Liberty Mutual? Instead of saving money, they’re killing Mother Earth.   If your insurance is through this company please consider changing insurance companies -  Op-Ed: Big Insurance Is Climate’s Quiet Killer  via @RollingStone Climate Crisis: KXL Roadblock, BP Spill at 10, and Dems Stand Down on Green Stimulus via @therealnews Energy Journal: Carbon captu...

Sunday is usually light. Maybe more later. The updates may not come till tomorrow. Still I will post them should they arise.  Yes, there is a connection - So many benefits to owning an electric car  via @pentictonherald Reader's View: Build windmills, not pipeline, on Line 3 route | Duluth News Tribune COLUMN: Pegasus Pipeline, by any other name, is dangerous Peckman: The pipeline should be stopped  via @roanoketimes Where do U.S. Senate candidates stand?  At the expense of wildlife? Hell no! Besides the damn thing doesn't work. How many times has it been breached? Common sense 2 sheets to the wind? - 'Kiss jaguars goodbye' in Arizona if border wall cuts off access from Mexico   via @tucsonstar This is NOT acceptable under any circumstances. Habitat at risk because of the White House's Village Idiot attempting to please his ignorant base? Hell no! -  Triumph and tragedy: Trump’s border wall expands   via @highcountrynews That White Hous...

Trans Mountain pipeline work proceeds with COVID-19 restrictions They're right, all who want this work stopped for good reason, esp. with how fast #COVID_19 is spreading. TC Energy claims they're keeping this in check.  Tribes press judge to halt Keystone XL work to protect communities from virus More in-depth article than one posted yesterday. Tongass National Forest: Wolf hunt may have killed 95% of wolves on Alaskan archipelago Fire Pendley!  BLM releases plan opening public lands in western Colorado to drilling, and not everyone is happy with it  via @denverpost To Rebuild Our Towns and Cities, We Need to Design a Green Stimulus SJMA hopes to pursue wilderness efforts safely amid pandemic  Should Public Lands Remain Open During the Coronavirus Crisis Never forget what the GOP are after, something not in our best interests - Congressional candidates debate Utah land use issue Tribal leaders say pandemic has drawn attention to pr...

Cheyenne River Tribe stays hopeful on halting Keystone XL pipeline  This is how the current WH guy is really working against everyone but the fossil fuel industry -  How the Laws That Earth Day Inspired Have Benefited Us Al l via @YaleE360 Federal Court Nullifies Clean Water Act General Permit for Pipelines and Other Linear Projects Should Public Lands Remain Open During the Coronavirus Crisis? DNR tips on finding public land close to home | Detroit Lakes Tribune Letter: We Need Public Lands Now More Than Ever  via @tucsonstar Voices: Bernhardt is hurting Montana’s chances of an economic recovery His big beautiful wall is failing just like he is. He continues with his false claims as well. -  Smugglers sawed into Trump’s border wall 18 times in one month in San Diego area, records show  Someone has his priorities backwards but this isn't surprising -  Sorry Hospitals, Trump’s Border Wall Is Getting Another Half-Billion Dollars  via...

Have you signed up for Earth Day Live (4/22, 4/23, 4/24)?  Important infrastructure energy project? For TC Energy's deep pockets maybe. Screw their greed.  The Keystone XL pipeline was a dealt a setback with a judge’s ruling that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers improperly issued a permit for the project.   via @business Overnight Energy: Democrats say stimulus should not bail out fossil fuel industry | Court rules for scientists barred from EPA boards | New setback for Keystone XL pipeline Judge cancels key permit for Keystone XL pipeline Water authority shelves controversial Las Vegas pipeline project This is more than likely the reason why that orange doofus in the White House has attempted to do away with the Clean Water Act.  Keystone XL pipeline loses its Clean Water Act permits  via @csmonitor Not people?  Keystone XL Pipeline Permit Canceled Because Of Fish | OilPrice.com Tribes press judge to halt US-Canada pipeline as work star...