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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.

Judgement Day for North Dakota’s Water Protectors

Later today the U.S. District Court in Columbia is expected to decide whether construction of the highly controversial North Dakota Access Pipeline can continue.

Another Side to the Story: A Look at Colorado’s Ballot Fight

Yesterday, news broke that the Colorado ballot initiatives on fracking failed. But that's only half the story – the other half is the multi-million dollar industry campaign meant to silence our people-powered movement.

North Dakota Pipeline Protest Heads to Court

The growing protest against the highly controversial North Dakota Access pipeline will end up in court tomorrow in Washington DC, when the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit against the US Army Corps of Engineers will be heard.

“We don’t want this black snake within our Treaty boundaries”

One of the most important battles against pipeline expansion in North America is happening right now in North Dakota.

Opposition Grows to UK Government’s Fracking “Bribe”

The British Government’s formal announcement today to consult on whether to offer between £10,000 to £20,000 to every household affected by fracking as part of a “Shale Wealth Fund” has been being met with increasing outrage and opposition.

Chemical Giant, Ineos, Plans 30 Frack Wells in UK Within Months

It will become a defining battle of our times. A Brexit-supporting billionaire, who until recently lived as a tax-exile in Switzerland, versus the people of Britain. And the battle will be over fracking.

US to “export more natural gas than it imports”

The oil industry is a market built on the old market fundamentals of supply and demand and the flux between the two will impact how much we pay for our oil or gas.