Sunday, November 24, 2024

Sheriffs refuse to send troops to Standing Rock as public outrage and costs mount

North Dakota is stretched thin in its battle to protect the Dakota Access pipeline construction: Costs are nearing $15 million, and police reinforcements are diminishing.

Alicia Silverstone poses nude for PETA and animal rights

Although PETA’s protest techniques are a bit unorthodox, they successfully continue to raise awareness against animal cruelty and rampant abuse.

DAPL water protector might lose arm after being shot with a concussion grenade

26 protesters were taken to the hospital following Sunday’s confrontation.

How to talk to your climate denier uncle this Thanksgiving

“Making America great again means denying Chinese hoaxes.”

Trump’s pick for attorney general could be big boost to Monsanto

Trump, who reportedly holds between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of Monsanto stocks, does not support the labeling of foods made with genetically modified ingredients.

Veterans are joining forces with Standing Rock Protestors in North Dakota

Hundreds of veterans from around the country are preparing to support Standing Rock protestors between the 4th and 7th of December.

Hundreds of water protectors injured after riot police fire water cannons and rubber bullets

National Lawyers Guild legal observers witnessed multiple injuries, including people being knocked unconscious and bleeding after being hit by rubber bullets.

From the Sioux to the Sault: Standing Rock spirit spreads to Michigan’s upper peninsula

A 63-year-old pipeline runs beneath the Straits of Mackinac. Great Lakes tribes—tapping into the Standing Rock spirit—want it stopped. A “Sacred Water” story.

DAPL company files lawsuit to finish pipeline and bypass “political interference”

If the company succeeds in getting the ruling they want, they will be able to complete the project without intervention from any federal agency.

Doctors speak out: For the sake of human health ban fracking

"In light of more than 900 scientific studies that overwhelmingly demonstrate risks and adverse impacts of drilling and fracking, Governor Wolf must implement a moratorium to stop the public health crisis that is occurring in Pennsylvania."