In this blog:
- Another court win! Pressure now on Biden to shut down DAPL
- Video celebrating the movement that stopped Keystone XL
- Ways President Biden could Stop Line 3
- Update on legal motions to stay Line 3’s construction
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News and Events: Biden to nix Keystone XL, remembering the 1898 overthrow of Wilmington, N.C. by white supremacists, and more
In this blog:
- President-elect Biden to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit his first day in office, news reports say
- Tribes slam Minnesota U.S. Representative for trying to derail confirmation of first Native American to lead the U.S. Dept. of the Interior
- Remembering the 1898 white supremacist overthrow of Wilmington, N.C. city government
- Free online screening of Dawnland, a film on Maine’s truth and reconciliation effort with Native peoples, Jan. 28
- Direct action against Line 3 in Fond du Lac on MLK Day
Members of the MPCA’s Environmental Justice Advisory Committee discuss mass resignation, and other news
In this blog:
- Members of the MPCA’s Environmental Justice Advisory Group explain why they resigned
- As U.S. Presidents turn, Indigenous Environmental Network sues to stop Keystone XL
- Upcoming prayerful events to oppose Enbridge Line 3
- New York pension fund announces divestment from fossil fuels
- For the Dakota, December is “Tree Popping Moon”
Big oil arrogance: DAPL refuses to shut down in spite of judge’s order, then backs off, and other news
As pipeline resisters were celebrating a U.S. District Court ruling requiring the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) to shut down pending environmental reviews, DAPL’s operator seemed to thumb its nose at the ruling, suggesting it would refuse to comply.
Shortly after Energy Transfer LP’s corporate chest thumping, the company seemed to back off the threat, but it clearly seemed to want to send a message.
On other pipeline fronts, the Keystone XL pipeline faces a major setback, the Trans Mountain Pipeline loses an insurance provider, and in spite of a favorable U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the natural gas Atlantic Coast Pipeline still will be scrapped. Continue reading
News Wrap: Coronavirus toll on Indian Country; Judge cancels key Keystone XL permit; and more
In this blog:
- Videos: The coronavirus toll on Indian Country, interviews with Native leaders
- Judge cancels key Keystone XL permit, Native Nations press to stop construction due to coronavirus dangers
- Montana passes law that makes it harder for Native Americans to vote
- Nonprofit Quarterly series lifts up Native American voices, highlighting environmental justice issues in Indian Country and how philanthropy could more effectively support Native-led work
White Earth to Walz: Live up to your pledge of ‘meaningful consultation’
Michael Fairbanks, chairman of the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, has written Gov. Tim Walz reminding him of his promise of “meaningful consultation” with Native Nations, and urging him to intervene on a key Enbridge Line 3 crude oil pipeline permit. In the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak, he’s asking Walz to direct the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) to deny Line 3’s water quality permit, allowing Enbridge to refile after the health crisis passes. This would allow time for meaningful engagement.
It’s the latest example of efforts to stop environmentally damaging projects that are moving forward while much of the country is being required to stay at home. Continue reading
Ghost of Christmas Future: Pipeline company begins Keystone XL eminent domain lawsuits
The Canadian company behind the Keystone XL pipeline has filed 90 eminent domain claims in Nebraska to make way for the project, according to a Saturday article in the Omaha World-Herald.
A Nebraska Supreme Court ruling last month gave Keystone XL the green light. TC Energy, formerly TransCanada, has filed the suits, asking the court to appoint assessors to determine the costs it must pay to landowners for an easement to build a 36-inch crude oil pipeline on their property.
This seems to be TC Energy’s equity policy: It will take indigenous lands as well as non-indigenous lands without consent.
Updates on Challenges to Enbridge Line 3 and Keystone XL; New North Dakota Pipeline Proposed
In this blog:
- The Progressive Magazine: The Battle Against Line 3: It’s not only a pipeline, it’s the future of the planet
- Trump’s effort to end-run court challenges to Keystone XL facing more court challenges
- Phillips 66 and Bridger Pipeline propose new pipeline through North Dakota
- Line 3 opponents rally at Sen. Klobuchar’s office to get her to take a stand against the pipeline
Mark Charles Announces Presidential Run; Pope Backs Indigenous Land Rights, and More
In this blog:
- HMS friend Mark Charles (Dutch/Navajo) announces presidential run.
- Pope Sides with Indigenous Rights
- Rosebud Sioux Tribe to hold Keystone XL hearings
- School changes dress code, allowing Native student to wear eagle feathers at graduation
Updates: Keystone XL Delayed to 2020; Tar Sands Mining Co. Abandons 4,700 Wells, and More
Some quick tar sands crude oil updates. Remember, tar sands mining harms Canada’s First Nations People, it causes climate damage, and in the case of Enbridge Line 3 pipeline, it threatens our state’s cleanest waters and harms treaty rights.
- TransCanada announced to shareholders that Keystone XL will miss the 2019 construction season because of court challenges, according to an AP story run by KOTA-TV. (Keystone XL would transport Canadian tar sands crude oil through the U.S. to the Gulf ports.)
- The Alberta Energy Regulator announced the Trident Exploration Corporation abruptly shut down April 30, “without responding to an order to properly manage its 4,700 wells — adding to the more than 3,000 orphan wells already awaiting remediation in the province,” according to a story by the CBC. Trident estimated abandonment and reclamation costs at $329 million.
- Check out National Geographic’s photo essay on Canadian tar sands mining headlined: This is the world’s most destructive oil operation—and it’s growing.
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