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
Mountain Valley Pipeline Work Stopped on Ellison Ridge in West Virginia
by Appalachians Against Pipelines / It’s Going Down Monroe County, WV — Tuesday morning, November 27th, pipeline fighters in West Virignia blocked work at a Mountain Valley Pipeline site on Ellison Ridge. A protester climbed and locked themself to a boom tractor, about 20 feet in the air, as supporters
“Prison is Shit, but It’s Worth It” – Freed Fracking Protester Jailed for 16 Months Vows to Keep Fighting Injustice
Simon Roscoe Blevins was sentenced to 16 months in prison after spending 75 hours on top of a lorry in an attempt to delay the delivery of equipment to the controversial Preston New Road fracking site in Lancashire ( Angela Christofilou ) by Colin Drury / The Independent While in
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
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
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
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