by Nelson Bailey | Dec 10, 2016 | Health & Safety, Pipelines, Politics of energy
As opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline swells at home and abroad, another pipeline project at the other end of the U.S.is quietly being installed as fast as possible, critics say, displacing residents, threatening water supplies, and racking up alleged...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 10, 2016 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Pipelines
October 3, 2016 2:15 pm Did you know that there are thousands of miles of pipeline in the U.S. and they leak every single day. The protests surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) are not without good cause. The following are just a few of the major leaks that...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2016 | Coal, Health & Safety
The Huffington Post WASHINGTON ― After more than a year of stalling, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday pushed to extend health benefits for retired coal miners and their widows in a government funding bill lawmakers hope to take up this week. A...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2016 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
This is a disaster. A new law proposed by a State Senator in Washington would allow the authorities to charge protesters with “economic terrorism,” and slap them with serious felony charges that could lead to jail time, just for making their voices...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 5, 2016 | Endangered Species, Health & Safety, Pipelines
By Dave Room on Wednesday November 30th, 2016 Let’s come together and culture hack our oil dependence to stop all the pipelines, starting with Standing Rock. One of the most frustrating things about halting pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure projects...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 3, 2016 | Fossil Fuels, Health & Safety, Pipelines
Kinder Morgan pipeline: Canadians intensify huge opposition to expansion Trudeau’s approval of project some find analogous to Standing Rock incited thousands of activists, politicians and First Nations members to increase action. | World news | The Guardian Read...
