In the early morning, 6 water protectors locked to the gates of a key Enbridge office in Bemidji, MN in protest of proposed tar sands pipeline project Line 3. 2 chained their necks to the gate, risking personal safety for the hundreds of watersheds Enbridge proposes to send nearly 1M
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Water Protectors/Land Defenders Blockaded Enbridge Workers from Entering Office, and Narrowly Avoided Being Hit with Car by Angry Propipeliner
From Earth First! Newswire On the 15th of Nov. Anti-colonial Land Defense and Anonymous worked together in the continued struggle against Enbridge and the proposed Line 3 to send the message that Enbridge “stay out of so-called Minnesota with new line 3 and cease all work”! Right before business hours
Wisconsin - Tipi Blockade Erected Against Line 3 and the Colonial Holiday
submitted by Anti-Colonial Land Defense Superior, WI: In the early morning, on Thursday, November 22nd, 2018, a tipistola was erected on the entrance to the John A. Blatnik bridge in Superior. Eight poles were used to represent the four directions that blocked the entrance to the bridge. This blockade erected
Banner Drop In Solidarity With Youth Climate Interveners
From Earth First! Newswire On Monday, November 19th, the Minnesota Public Utility Commission denied the petition for reconsideration to grant the certification of need for the proposed Line 3 pipeline project. The youth climate interveners were supposed to be allowed to speak earlier this morning and the PUC disregarded the
#Minnesota Police Train at Military Base as #Line3 Pipeline Protests Escalate
by Andrew Neef / Unicorn Riot Minnesota – Unicorn Riot has uncovered documents showing coordination between state-wide authorities to prepare for anti-pipeline protests. Emails obtained from Minnesota State Patrol under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act show close cooperation between state and local law enforcement, the Minnesota Department of Public
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Action Taken by Anti Colonial Land Defense
From Earth First! Newswire On the early, crisp morning of Indigenous People’s Day, October 8th, 2018, a collective of Indigenous & non- Indigenous Water Protectors & Land Defenders took action against Enbridge Line 3 by order of some strong Ojibwe grandmother matriarchs. A traditional Ojibwe Waganogan was erected as a
Pipeline Resistance Oct 2–4: An Update From Anti-Colonial Land Defense
From Earth First! Newswire Anti-colonial Land Defense & many other individuals from different groups united as a gathering of Indigenous & non-indigenous Water Protectors to stop Enbridge pipeline Line 3 construction on the Fond Du Lac Ojibwe Reservation; we shut down work all day! A ceremony was led & held
No Permits = No Pipeline!
From No Line 3 Permits The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is in charge of issuing several permits that Enbridge needs to build its new tar sands pipeline, Line 3. These people are set to destroy our wetlands, accelerate climate change, decimate wild rice and sacred sites, and bring on
Water Protectors Lock Down at Wells Fargo Prior to $1.48B Loan to Enbridge
From Earth First! Newswire On Thursday Morning, October 4, water protectors erected a tripod and tipi in front of the Wells Fargo building in protest of an upcoming $1.48 billion dollar credit renewal to Canadian-based Enbridge, Inc. Enbridge is behind Line 3, a nearly 1M barrel per day tar sands
Keystone 1 Pipeline Spills in South Dakota
Highlights Need for Full Review of Other Pipeline Projects TransCanada’s tar sands pipeline, Keystone 1, a completed predecessor to the now rejected Keystone XL project, was shut down last weekend because of a detected leak in southeast South Dakota. The Keystone 1 pipeline, completed in 2010, is 2,147 miles
Minnesota Unites To Say #NoTarSands! - #EnbridgeResistance #OccupyMN
The Minnesotan resistance against the Enbridge pipeline expansion and the movement of Tar Sands oil through our environment continues with two upcoming events (details below). Minnesota stands united to protect the earth and water from the destruction of Enbridge and the Tar Sands alike, for more information, please click here.
As The #EnbridgeResistance Grows, A Minnesota Representative Speaks Out - #NoKXL #OccupyMPLS
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission voted in favor of increasing tar sands oil transportation across the northern portion of Minnesota on July 17, but there may be trouble ahead for Enbridge and their expansion plans. The main problem is that Enbridge, the largest Canadian oil transport corporation, requested an increase of
Digging Us a Hole #NoKXL #RLBlockade #IdleNoMore
We are excited and humbled to be announcing the release of “Digging Us a Hole.” This song was born during the “Funeral For Our Future” action in March, where we sang it together with over 100 activists in the TransCanada lobby in Westborough, MA. 25 of us kept singing as