The Dakota Access pipeline would carry oil from the Bakken formation in North Dakota to Gulf Coast refineries and export terminals via Patoka, Illinois. With … The Dakota Access Pipeline will lock-in the emissions of 30 coal plantsRead more
Environment
Posted inBank / Fossil fuel / ToMl / USA Empire
Why Standing Rock Needs to Be a Two-Front War—Against Big Oil and Big Banks
Most Americans live far from the path of the Dakota Access pipeline—they won’t be able to visit the encampments on the Standing Rock Sioux reservation … Why Standing Rock Needs to Be a Two-Front War—Against Big Oil and Big BanksRead more
Posted inFossil fuel / News / Protest / USA Empire
Armed police arrest 141 protesters over Dakota Access Pipeline
Police arrested 141 people in North Dakota on Thursday, moving in with pepper spray and armored tanks on Native American water protectors and other activists … Armed police arrest 141 protesters over Dakota Access PipelineRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / ToMl
World’s Largest Gorilla Declared Close to Extinction
Illegal hunting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has wiped out 70 percent of Eastern gorillas in the past two decades and pushed the world’s … World’s Largest Gorilla Declared Close to ExtinctionRead more
Posted inProtest / Transportation
UK Protesters Make ‘Human Runway’ to Oppose Airport Upgrade
Pressure group “Plane Stupid” rolled out a mock runway in Westminster on Tuesday, with protesters dressed as aircraft marshals dancing and chanting against a planned … UK Protesters Make ‘Human Runway’ to Oppose Airport UpgradeRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / Palm Oil / ToMl
Tree kangaroos ‘on brink of extinction’ due to palm oil deforestation
http://static.independent.co.uk/s3fs-public/styles/story_large/public/thumbnails/image/2016/09/01/17/tree-kangaroo.jpg Tree kangaroos at San Diego Zoo Getty Indonesia’s native tree kangaroo is on the brink of extinction due to the planet’s addiction to palm … Tree kangaroos ‘on brink of extinction’ due to palm oil deforestationRead more
Posted inNative / Oil / ToMl / USA Empire
Preserve, protect and defend the water
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Deliberately Destroying Sacred Sioux Burial Sites the standoff at Standing Rock, which we have just returned from. On September 3rd, the … Preserve, protect and defend the waterRead more
Posted inBank / Fossil fuel / Protest / ToMl
How to Contact the 17 Banks Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline
The Dakota Access pipeline is funded directly by 17 banks, many of which—Citibank, Wells Fargo—are ones you’ve probably heard of or do business with. Researchers … How to Contact the 17 Banks Funding the Dakota Access PipelineRead more
