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Why now is the time to connect the pipeline fights
By moving to a network of local campaigns, it’s possible to support both the Green New Deal and keep carbon in the ground.
Environmental defender murdered in Mexico days before vote on pipeline project
"This is a political crime for the human rights defense that Samir Flores Samir and the FPDTA carried out against the [project] and for people's autonomy and self-determination."
Energy Transfer pipeline projects on hold in Pennsylvania after string of...
“There has been a failure by Energy Transfer and its subsidiaries to respect our laws and our communities. This is not how we strive to do business in Pennsylvania, and it will not be tolerated.”
Oil spill shuts TransCanada’s Keystone Pipeline in same county where ‘paper-thin’...
The cause of the spill is not yet clear and investigators have not yet confirmed its precise location.
At least 66 killed as pipeline explosion rocks Central Mexico
"What happened here should serve as an example for the whole nation to unite behind the fight that the president is carrying out against this ill."
Conquest by pipeline in British Columbia
The struggle to preserve their lands, water, languages, cultures and way of life is seen as existential by many Indigenous communities here in Canada as across the country’s southern border in the United States.
Canadian police block journalists from covering indigenous pipeline protest
“The provincial and federal governments must revoke the permits for this project until the standards of free, prior and informed consent are met."
Dakota Access Pipeline company misses deadline to plant 20,000 trees along...
"This really is not as much about the monetary amount as it is about awareness and influencing future behavior."
Michigan Gov. signs bill to keep Line 5 pipeline flowing
"We are deeply disappointed Gov. Snyder approved legislation that will keep oil pumping through the damaged Line 5 Pipeline for another decade or more."
Energy Transfer, banks lost billions by ignoring early Dakota Access Pipeline...
“Unfortunately, the companies and financiers behind DAPL presumed that compliance with national laws was sufficient for the project to move forward on Sioux territory rather than abiding by international human rights standards.”
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Could Trump’s Iran fiasco be America’s Suez crisis?
The U.S. war on Iran today, but similarities in the larger context, suggest that the United States is facing the same kind of “end of empire” moment that the British Empire faced in that historic crisis.
Trump DOJ subpoenas reporters after Iran war leaks trigger escalating clash with the press
The Trump administration has reportedly issued subpoenas targeting journalists and news organizations over Iran war reporting, intensifying concerns that the Justice Department is being used to expose confidential sources and pressure outlets covering national security issues
Wow! Losing the war PLUS losing the peace – the frenzy of fiascos ravage...
What other blundering buffoons ever lost a war (of choice), then willfully lost the peace via threats, phony bluffs and tin-ear, belligerent BS?
Nearly all plant-based meat alternatives Contain mycotoxins
The researchers found that 100 percent of the plant-based meat substitutes contained at least one of 19 different types of mycotoxins, often showing high "co-occurrence" (multiple toxins in a single product).
Too much money, too little democracy: Americans across party lines reject billionaire power in...
A new national poll finds widespread bipartisan concern that billionaires, dark money and special interest spending are overpowering ordinary voters in U.S. elections as campaign spending continues to shatter records.