by Laurie Hamelin / APTN National News Tucked within the forest down a dirt logging road in the central interior of British Columbia is the Unist’ot’en Camp. It’s the Unist’ot’en clan’s re-occupation of Wet’suwe’ten traditional lands. Freda Huson built the camp to reconnect with her Indigenous culture and to teach land-based wellness.
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Government Document Calls Unist’ot’en Leader ‘Aboriginal Extremist’
A government report says the hereditary chiefs of Wet’suwet’en Nation in B.C. are led by “aboriginal extremist.” Photo: Kathleen Martens/APTN by Justin Brake / APTN National News Hereditary chiefs of the Wet’suwet’en Nation say their territory and sovereignty are under attack by a pipeline company that’s turning to the courts
Zombies Stop MVP Construction at Montgomery County Site
by Appalachians Against Pipelines Appalachians Against Pipelines organized an inventive action today, blocking a Mountain Valley Pipeline entrance. Earlier today, about a dozen ghoulish pipeline fighters stopped work at a Mountain Valley Pipeline construction site on Mt Tabor Rd near Blacksburg, VA. Their presence halted multiple construction and worker
Morgan Stanley Disrupted
from L’eau Est La Vie Camp Thanks to these folks who disrupted this Morgan Stanley recruiting event at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh! Since being listed as a primary target for the #NoBayouBridge solidarity campaign, Morgan Stanley has divsted tens of millions from Energy Transfer Partners (ETP). But they still
Six Protesters Arrested in Raleigh County
from Appalachians Against Pipelines A pipeline fighter has locked down to an MVP equipment truck carrying pipe. Multiple protesters have been taken into custody and/or are being detained. At least one is under arrest. The protester who is locked to the pipe truck stated: “The UN says we have
Mountain Valley Pipeline Ordered to Halt Construction at Stream Crossings
By Appalachian Voices staff UPDATE: On October 22, the Pittsburg District of the Army Corps of Engineers suspended a third water-crossing permit on the project, effectively halting all construction through waters of the entire 303-mile path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline is now halted
Breaking: Appeal Court Quashes “Manifestly Excessive” Jail Sentences for Fracking Protest
by Ruth Hayhurst / Drill or Drop Appeal court judges have quashed jail sentences against three men imprisoned for taking part in an anti fracking protest outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site. After a hearing this morning, the judges said the sentences were “manifestly excessive.” The three men, who were appearing
Communities Take Action Against Government Plans to Fast-Track Fracking
by Ruth Hayhurst / Drill or Drop Projected message onto government department in central London, 10 October 2018. Photo: Frack Off London Opponents of government proposals to change the planning rules for shale gas developments have been taking part in protest events across England this week. The Let Communities Decide
Community Victorious; Dominion Will Not Build Proposed Compressor Station
AMP Creeks Council and Community Members protest the site of a now-defeated compressor station in Accokeek, MD. Photo: Anne Meador, DC Media Group Submitted by Kelly Canavan/AMP Creeks Council The AMP Creeks Council and greater Southern Maryland Community are Celebrating a Victory in a two-year fight against Dominion Energy Cove
Fracking to Restart in UK After Last-Minute Legal Bid Fails
The Cuadrilla fracking site in Preston New Road, Lancashire. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA by Adam Vaughan/The Guardian The first fracking in the UK for seven years will start on Saturday, the shale gas company Cuadrilla has confirmed, after campaigners lost a last-minute legal challenge to block the operations. Lancashire resident Robert
$40B LNG Project in Northern B.C. Gets Go-Ahead
LNG Canada chief executive says it will move ‘immediately’ into construction Rhianna Schmunk, CBC News, October 2, 2018 Construction is going ahead on a massive, $40-billion liquefied natural gas project in northern B.C., hours after five primary investors from five different countries granted their approval for the joint venture. The