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If you're a US resident, please consider taking action described in yesterday's post, opposing any cuts to the EPA budget. All the info you need is included there. Many thanks in advance.  Canada's Standing Rock Willie Nelson is no stranger to benefit concerts UB looks forward to upcoming Buffalo Humanities Festival (McKibbens Keynote Speaker) Phillips 66 Partners acquires Dakota Access Pipeline stake and more for $1.7B Protesters demand Environmental Impact Study for Bayou Bridge, LOGA reacts Justin Trudeau shows again why Canada has a better leader than we do—here's why Ohio Increases Fines Against Pipeline Developer to $2.3M Standing Rock Healing: An Inside Look WTH! This is so wrong on many levels! No excuse! At the bottom -  Friday News Update (9/22) Police Militarization Is a Threat to Tribal Sovereignty Love and hate politics Actor and Activist James Cromwell on the Consequence of ‘Doing Nothing’  Activists Push Los Angeles to Hold It...

Tomorrow is a call-in day. If you live in the US, please take part, and perhaps tweet about your action if you have a Twitter account. Here's all the information you need: Event Name: YOUR REPRESENTATIVE and SENATORS: Save the EPA! WHEN: September 22nd (all day) WHERE: Your Phone! WHAT: Save the EPA Call In Day! Fossil fuel companies like Exxon can’t be trusted to act responsibly. We’ve seen it time and time again -- from Exxon Valdez to Deepwater Horizon. These companies will do anything they can to get out of cleaning up their messes. We need the EPA to keep these companies in check: to monitor compliance, issue fines, order cleanups, and take polluters to court. Right now, Congress is debating whether to slash the EPA’s budget by more than 30%. We need Congress to stand up for the EPA and our communities! Make a quick call into Rep. XXX’s office TODAY and urge him/her to stand up for the EPA! Do the same for your Senators as well. A toll free number for Congress...

I had most of this earlier today, but neglected to post. My apologies. That's what happens with multitasking I guess. Analysis | The Energy 202: FERC is up and running again. That means Trump gets more of the pipelines he wants North Dakota settles with Dakota Access pipeline builder - ABC News  Ohio Increases Fines to $2.3M Against Pipeline Developer | Ohio News | US News Santa Barbara City Council Passes ‘Socially Responsible’ Investment Policy  Native Americans won a vital battle at UN 40 years ago – they need help again 'Lost gas': Pipelines known to leak methane Or so they say -  Calgary firm develops new technology to detect and possibly prevent pipeline leaks Construction begins on Atlantic Sunrise Letter: Aboriginal opposition to pipelines worth a listen New report details just how toxic Trump's environmental agenda has been thus far Exclusive: Trump's pick to head FERC represented these FERC-regulated energy companies Trans Mountain...

Why oil sands protesters and companies both get it wrong Even in Alberta, views on oil are changing : Steward Trump’s policies put the most vulnerable Americans in danger This is what an incompetent does - Trump’s Response to Climate-Related Disasters: Open America’s “Crown Jewels” to Oil Drilling Young Adults Are Fighting to Stop the Line 3 P ipeline  in Minnesota City Council adopts resolution supporting Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, clean water and energy It’s about more than Standing Rock Bears Ears is sacred to Native Americans. But heritage isn't all equal for Trump | Julian Brave NoiseCat City council hones in on local environmental concerns Mark Ruffalo’s Non-Profit Got a Nod for Work Against the Dakota Access Pipeline Posted after 8 pm pst Still Fighting at Standing Rock Co-producer of ‘Beyond Standing Rock’ explains Native American rights to library patrons Tepee summonses amount to harassment, Ramapough attorney argues

Next to nothing Sunday, so I'll wait till tomorrow to post. "May" IMHO is not good enough - Santa Barbara Council to Take Up Socially Responsible Investment Strategy, May Switch Banks From 9/18 John Phipps: Power Line Problem is Broader Infrastructure Issue - News | Agweb.com Via @stateimpactpa: Conflicting decisions on pipelines frustrate industry, landowners  FERC overrules New York permit denial for Millennium gas pipeline  Citing Sabal Trail Ruling, Sierra Club Challenges Atlantic Coast, Mountain Valley Pipelines Pipeline panel just can’t grasp the obvious State Recommends Michigan Tech to Lead Line 5 Risk Analysis @MichiganTech Over 100 Community And National Groups Protest FERC's Promotion Of Trump's Dirty Energy Agenda  Posted after 9 pm pst Eastside CA Assembly Race: Foul Smell of Money from Big Oil has Set Off Some Alarms

TransCanada, Keystone XL opponents submit final arguments to group charged with evaluating project Protesters to celebrate power of nonviolent resistance in Hardwick  Border wall prototype action heats up Peacemakers in Worcester encouraged to hold on to their beliefs  Native view: Water protectors have little choice but civil disobedience Tribes fighting pipeline drop appeal but battle continues Cortez student receives Pinhead Institute Internship

This land is (still) their land. Meet the Nebraskan farmers fighting Keystone XL Tribal Chairmen's Association meet to hash out plan of action regarding  Keystone XL Pipeline 'This Blessed Earth': Farm family faces future with optimism and worry The pillow, the sword and the pipeline: the scoop that unraveled Energy East EDITORIAL: National Energy Board  needs overhaul Amy Goodman: Trump backs pipelines to disaster Trial For Woman Accused In DAPL Protest Shooting Moved To Fargo Car-ramming: The signature move of the American fascist @AJEnglish  ACLU to Grant Awards to Standing Rock Tribe Chairman and Lakota Water Protector for Protest Against Pipeline, and Constitutional Law Professor West Virginia revokes approval of Mountain Valley Pipeline as legal terrain shifts North Carolina Hits the Brakes on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline  Posted after 6:30 pm pst Louisiana's floating pipeline protest camp prepares to take on 'the black snake' Hist...