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STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 6/15 / STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE

One judge, Boasberg actually, had the gumption to make this ruling against DAPL yesterday, finally his 91-page decision, finally standing up for what's right. Time for a close reading. Oil is stil flowing, but now there's a small chance to stop it. ETP has still mad no statement.  News released worldwide.  Will this recent decision weigh in on Keystone XL, enough to stop this pipeline?  Comments can still be made re: Keystone XL as well as Line 3. Remember the latter is NOT fixing a pipeline but laying another. Most of the articles linked below connect to this latest decision.  Judge Delivers Blow To Trump Administration In Dakota Access Fight Judge orders redo of Dakota Access pipeline environmental review Activists claim Dakota Access Pipeline's permit invalid in Iowa, request halt of oil shipments Judge Orders Redo of Dakota Access Pipeline's Environmental Review BBC News - Dakota Access Pipeline needs more review, judge says Judge orders review of...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 6/14 / STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE

One question of many questions remain unanswered, this particular one that keeps coming up with most of the pipelines: just how does eminent domain refer to pipelines that will be shipping oil to the coast, none of it being used in the US but instead shipped to other countries? That does nothing to improve the lives of any one living in the US unless of course you want to count the fossil fuel companies. If you ask me and even if you don't, it's a crock! Experts: Keystone XL pipeline power lines will hurt cranes The Koch brothers & Trump: The men who sold the world Goldman Sachs-backed firm invests big in shipping tar sands by train along Keystone XL route ISG reviews pipeline inspection The Spirituality of Standing Rock How Photography Shapes Our View of Native Americans Pipelines and Battle Lines You might want to read at least a couple of the articles published below this one, their titles making them the obvious choices: Wells Fargo gives city an unethic...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 6/13 / STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE

Keystone XL pipeline would imperil whooping cranes, natural resources, experts for Sierra Club and Bold Nebraska say Goldman Sachs-backed Firm Invests Big in Shipping Tar Sands by Train Along Keystone XL Route TransCanada wants pause in US review of Upland Pipeline Activist prepared to take Dakota Access oil pipeline protest case to trial Entire Cities Are Cutting Ties With Wells Fargo for Its Support of the Dakota Pipeline @alternet Martin should abandon protester legislation Banks must stop funding dirty oil Berkeley artist sculpts 'Monumental Stand for Standing Rock' It’s the oil, stupid: Why Democrats must block Trump on infrastructure Posted after 6:15 pm pst  Follow Up: About That Big Award to the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe for Clean Energy B elieve them? Dakota Access Pipeline: We have $50 million in liability insurance Hearing reveals strong divisions about Enbridge Line 3  Release pipeline protest reports 

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 6/12 / STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE

Still very little this morning. For those watching what's going on with Bears Ears, Zinke acted as we all knew he he would. His "memo" is linked in this article: Zinke: Bears Ears monument boundaries need to change. Another article about the decision revealed today: Interior secretary recommends Trump consider scaling back Bears Ears National Monument . NRD C is also stepping up. Please see Bears Ears Falls Victim to Trump's Attack on Monuments . Sta y tuned to action you can take to # StandWithBearsEars. Interesting that Vicki Granado is not identified as the spokesperson for DAPL considering she was the spokesperson for ETP - Dakota Access Pipeline reprimanded by Iowa regulators over liability insurance  Natural gas industry brings a fake grassroots group to East Coast pipeline fights 28 major banks warned not to finance Trans Mountain pipeline expansion Indigenous, Green Groups Warn 28 Banks Against Funding Canada's ‘Dirty Oil’ Kinder Morgan Pipeli...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 6/11 / STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE

Everyone's attention these days seems to be more diverted, on what that guy in DC will do next.  While attention needs to be given to his reckless actions, we also need to pay attention to what's important to us, stopping these pipelines. Fines For DAPL Violations Over Artifacts And Trees Would Be An Insignificant Fraction Of The Cost [Opinion] Letter: Protect Arctic refuge from drilling  Northern Minnesotans concerned over proposed Line 3 replacement pipeline Private Security Firm TigerSwan Targeted Standing Rock Protesters Pipeline poker: How the Trans Mountain expansion project could play out in B.C.  Posted after 6:25 pm pst Festival opposing pipeline projects draws hundreds to Elmwood Park

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 6/9 / STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE

Another Reason to Halt Rover Pipeline: It's a Climate Disaster - another pipeline connected to ETP, and their sloppy practices Nebraska Keystone XL Pipeline Decision Expected This Fall  Kinder Morgan plans work all along Trans Mountain line, starting in September Oil is now flowing through the Dakota Access pipeline, but the fight over the project continues , @yayitsrob writes  MAPPING DAPL Private Security Firm TigerSwan Targeted Standing Rock Protesters Analysis | The Energy 202: What the Dodd-Frank rollback could mean for energy companies Boys and Girls State helps prepare students to become future leaders ‘Daughter Water’ walks the area: Rally set for Sunday in Bemiji Erin Schrode's Plan to Run for Congress Podscast: Sacrifice Zones: Fossil Fuels Lay Waste to Iconic Landscapes  Posted after 6 pm pst  Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Receives Award Named After Progressive Leader Henry Wallace @alternet  Standing Rock looks to renewable ene...

STOP DAPL & ALL PIPELINES 6/8 / STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE

It seems Standing Rock getting this award and investment is the big news today. Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Receives Prestigious Award + $1 Million Investment to Transition Away From Fossil Fuels Shorter article about the same topic as the one before it: Tribe That Led Pipeline Fight to Embrace Renewable Energy | Illinois News | US News Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Receivea Inaugural Henry A. Wallace Award and Pledge of $1 Million to Support Tribe's Transition to Renewable Energy Navajo man seeks Senate diversity, challenges Hatch Yakama Nation to commemorate Treaty of 1855 "This State Is on the Front Lines": Floridians Mobilize Against Sabal Trail Natural Gas Pipeline Who is Reality Winner? Details About the Woman Accused of Leaking Top Secret Intelligence Andrew Wolvin: We need to refresh listening skills  Lobbyists, industry lawyers were granted ethics waivers to work in Trump administration Study says 'faulty assumptions' behind case for Trans ...