Tag: NODAPL
5 disturbing DAPL developments you need to know
As one demonstrator told the publication, “There’s a very real possibility that once the new president is inaugurated, our voices won't matter.”
North Dakota bill would let motorists ‘unintentionally cause injury or death’...
“It’s shocking to see legislation that allows for people to literally be killed for exercising their right to protest in a public space.”
Governor of North Dakota: When Trump is president DAPL ‘will get...
“I support the legal completion of this pipeline. Make no mistake, this infrastructure is good for our economy. And it's the safest way to transport North Dakota products."
Standing Rock and the return of the nonviolent campaign
There’s something even better than electoral politics and one-off protests when mobilizing citizen power.
From Keystone XL pipeline to #DAPL: Jasilyn Charger, water protector from...
Jasilyn Charger is a water protector from Cheyenne River. She’s been camping at Sacred Stone resistance camp to fight the construction of the nearly $4 billion Dakota Access pipeline for nearly 10 months.
The worst pipeline spills in the last 10 years
Pipeline accidents happen and they are multi-million dollar investment projects which further lock us into years, even decades, of fossil fuel extraction and emissions.
Why I answered the call for veterans to go to Standing...
At Standing Rock, for the first time, I felt like I was finally serving the people.
20 photos: My seven months of living at Standing Rock
The life that we have built here has taught many how to live a large-scale sustainable, decolonized, anticapitalist lifestyle.
Standing Rock prepared us for Trump’s billionaires and oil giants
Continuing to shrink our oil consumption is one way to challenge the oil uber alles mentality of the Trump administration.
7 things the Defund DAPL campaign has achieved so far (including...
Public and consumer pressure on banks to quit financing the Dakota Access pipeline companies is producing results.
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David Huitema confirmed as ethics Czar amid fears of Trump’s return and conflict of...
As Trump’s second term looms, the Senate confirmed David Huitema to lead the Office of Government Ethics. Advocates praise the move, but critics warn of a tough road ahead for government accountability.
Trump’s Energy Department pick: A Fracking CEO who claims ‘there is no climate crisis’
Wright’s history of denying the severity of climate change raise critical questions about his ability to lead an agency central to energy innovation and climate policy.
Pentagon fails seventh straight audit amid $1 trillion military budget
Meanwhile, Congress continues to approve unprecedented increases in military spending, pushing the budget close to $1 trillion.
Protesters demand US Senate block weapons sales to Israel amid Gaza death toll exceeding...
Emblazoned with slogans like “Stop Arming Israel” and “Fund Housing, Not Genocide,” demonstrators gathered in the Hart Senate Office Building ahead of a pivotal Senate vote on Wednesday.
Senate rejects Sanders’ push to halt US arms sales as weapons fuel 44,000 deaths...
The Senate overwhelmingly voted against the measures, leaving advocates of peace and human rights questioning U.S. complicity in the alleged war crimes unfolding in Gaza.