Amy Goodman “Riot” Charges Dropped
Yesterday, a North Dakota judge today refused to authorize riot charges against the award-winning journalist from Democracy Now! Amy Goodman for her reporting on protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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I Stand With Amy
Later today, the award-winning journalist and host of Democracy Now!, Amy Goodman will walk into a law enforcement office in North Dakota and hand herself over to the authorities. She stands accused of participating in a “riot”.
Activists Shut Down Tar Sands Pipelines Crossing US-Canada Border
Last night 10 climate activists, support team members, and videographers spent the night in jail across four US states after five of them shut down all the tar sands pipelines crossing the Canada-U.S. border.
“We will continue to explore all lawful options to protect our people, our water, our land, and our sacred places.”
In a setback to those fighting the highly controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has issued a ruling denying the Standing Rock Sioux’s tribe request for a permanent injunction to stop the pipeline.
“Democracy died today”: Outrage Over UK Landmark Fracking Decision
“Democracy died today”, wrote one irate Lancastrian yesterday on Facebook regarding the decision by the UK Government to overturn a decision by the local County Council to reject a fracking application by the shale gas company, Cuadrilla.
Calling Out the Banks Behind North Dakota’s “Black Snake”
First Nations who are battling the North Dakota Access Pipeline are now seeking another way to stop what has become the most controversial fossil fuel project in the world.
British “Fossil-Free Culture” Campaigners Head to the US
Six years after starting a campaign to kick fossil fuel sponsorship out of cultural and arts institutions in the UK, activists from the collective, Liberate Tate, will be touring the US this month.
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Vows to Continue Despite Worldwide Protests
Despite worldwide protests yesterday, Kelcy Warren, the billionaire owner of the company building the Dakota Access pipeline, has defiantly vowed to "complete construction" of what has rapidly become the most highly controversial fossil fuel project in the world.
#NoDAPL: 100 Solidarity Actions Take Place Today
Today is the day that the resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline spreads across the US and internationally.
#NoDAPL: Temporary Halt to Pipeline Construction; Arrest Warrant Issued for Veteran Journalist
There is good news and bad news for those fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline. First the bad news. A week ago I wrote about the outrageous attacks by security personnel on those protesting against the pipeline by using dogs and pepper spray.