Thanks to Trump, Keystone XL is back. The anti-pipeline movement is ready. This story was originally published by Mother Jones and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration.
You may remember the Keystone XL pipeline from 2015, when a movement galvanized by the growing threat of climate change successfully pushed President Obama to reject the project. But Keystone XL, which would pump some of Canada’s most dangerous oil products over nearly 1,200 miles of U.S. land and indigenous territories largely for export to other countries, is back: In January, thanks to Trump’s efforts to revive the project, TC Energy, the company behind the major oil delivery system, said that it would begin preparing for construction in Montana, South Dakota, and Nebraska as soon as this month. Obama: Reject KXL Once and for All. Aux États-Unis, bras de fer autour du pipeline de la discorde - Énergies sales. Photo : source C’est l’une des plus importantes campagnes de désobéissance civile jamais planifiées aux États-Unis pour une cause écologique.
Du 20 août au 3 septembre, des milliers de personnes ont participé à des sit-in quotidiens devant la Maison-Blanche. Aux États-Unis, bras de fer autour du pipeline de la discorde. Début septembre, plus d’un millier de personnes ont été arrêtées au cours d’actions de désobéissance civile devant la Maison-Blanche.
En jeu : demander à Barack Obama de rejeter le projet de pipeline géant Keystone XL, qui doit acheminer le pétrole bitumineux du Canada vers les États-Unis. C’est probablement le plus large mouvement de désobéissance civile jamais vu pour une cause écologique dans ce pays. Explications. Reportage également publié sur le site d’infos indépendant Basta.
C’est l’une des plus importantes campagnes de désobéissance civile jamais planifiées aux États-Unis pour une cause écologique. Cette protestation visait Washington et la Maison-Blanche. Nobel Peace Prize Winners Urge Obama to Reject Tar Sands Pipeline. NOTE: This is a guest post from Frances Beinecke, President of NRDC.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and seven other Nobel Peace Prize winners have written to President Obama calling on him to reject the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. This letter is yet another sign that the world is waiting for President Obama to make the right decision on the pipeline. From these global luminaries to the community leaders along the proposed pipeline route to the prominent climate scientists who have researched the dangers of producing tar sands oil to the more than 1,250 people who were arrested in the sit-in at the White House, people have made it clear that the pipeline is a dangerous move in the wrong direction. After his announcement last week that he was abandoning stronger limits on air pollution, the president needs to send a clear signal that he values the planet’s future.
He can do that by rejecting Keystone XL. You spoke of creating a clean energy economy. Anyone can change the world. Untitled. Bill McKibben: Call for Nov. 6th. The latest on Keystone XL. I haven’t written you about the Keystone Pipeline for several weeks, because I haven’t known quite what to say.
But many things are moving, and here’s how the situation seems to me right now: 1) TransCanada, as expected, re-applied for a permit last week from the State Department, and just as they said last November — State said they would have an answer sometime in 2013. An open question is whether or not the State Department will do a real review, and aggressively investigate the climate implications of tar sands oil, which they punted on last time.
Another open question, of course, is whether after the election the President — whomever it may be — could just give the pipeline a green light no matter what. Keystone XL opponents dominate raucous Nebraska hearing. Keystone XL protestor cleverly disrupts Valero golf tournament, explains how he did it. Jeez, it seems a wealthy white dude can’t even flick mindlessly between Fox News and golf broadcasts these days without being rudely interrupted by a message about the evils of the Keystone XL pipeline.
Last week at the Texas Open, a professional golf tournament sponsored by oil giant Valero, one of the signs being held by volunteer Doug Fahlbusch was changed at the 18th hole from stating players’ names and scores to reveal this message: “TAR SANDS SPILL. During Protest, Woman Arrested For Trespassing On Her Own Land. Why I Risked Getting Arrested For My Child. By Harriet Shugarman, Moms Clean Air Force guest blogger What is the connection between the proposed XL Pipeline that would carry Tar Sands Oil from Alberta, Canada to Texas, and my children’s health?
And why would I risk arrest to stop this pipeline from being built? My son suffers terribly from seasonal allergies; he is also extremely allergic to poison ivy, something that is prolific in my neighborhood. Doctors are telling us that seasonal allergies are on the rise, and that poison ivy is lasting longer and appearing later into the fall and earlier in the spring. Scientists are noticing too, and are looking more closely at the links between climate change and public health. Native Americans and First Nations to be arrested at White House. Unite to Fight: Standing our Sacred Ground. Unite to Fight Ap 12. Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux Tribe vows to stop Keystone XL. Crying Earth Rise Up. OWE AKUBring Back the Way & International Justice Project Owe Aku International Justice Project Position on the World Conference on Indigenous Peoples Full Length Doucmentary Film Trailer from Prairie Dust Films CRYING EARTH RISE UP.
BREAKING: 40 People Stop Keystone XL Construction: Four Lock to Machinery, Nacogdoches Student and Two Others Launch New Tree Blockade. What an incredible day of action!
Over 100 people in Nacogdoches, Texas rallied to defend their homes and protect their water from toxic tar sands. Despite brutal police repression, we will not be intimidated and continue to resist TransCanada’s bullying of our friends and neighbors. We are inspired by the over 40 communities that rallied across the country and the world against tar sands and deadly resource extraction everywhere. Scroll down for updates from throughout the day, or check our Flikr for more photos.
Thanks to everyone who participated, and stay tuned for what’s coming next from the blockade. Cowboys and Indians stage a feisty Keystone XL protest. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Visitors to the National Mall this week might have noticed an unusual addition to the monuments and Smithsonian museums: a collection of tipis.
Canadian environment groups, natives challenge Enbridge pipeline. We are tribal members and heartland ranchers encamped on the National Mall right NOW, calling on President Obama to reject the Keystone XL. AUA! (and please come visit!) : IAmA.