Oglala Sioux vow to stop Keystone XL on the ground if Obama won’t say no

By Erin Flegg, February 6, 2014. Source: Vancouver Observer

 

Chief Phil Lane Jr. (left) participates in the Vancouver signing of the International Treaty to Protect the Sacred From Tar Sands Projects. Photo courtesy of Phil Lane Jr.

In the latest in a series of announcements escalating resistance to oil and gas development in North America, the Oglala Sioux nation and its allies have committed to stopping the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline on their territory if Obama approves the project.

In response to the US State Department’s environmental report that says Keystone wouldn’t increase the country’s carbon emissions Oglala Sioux president Bryan Brewer, along with organizations Honour the Earth, Owe Aku and Protect the Sacred, released a statement declaring they will stand with the Lakota people to block the pipeline. The statement, seen by many as a significant step toward approval, sparked solidarity action across the US on Monday.

Moccasins on the Ground is a grassroots direct action training organization, and trainer Debra White Plum of the Lakota Sioux nation said the group has been working toward this moment, giving nations the skills they need to defend their land, for years now.

The training is available to anyone who invites the group onto their land, and it consists of four days of training in areas such as knowing your rights, blockading and self-defence, first aid and social media. White Plume said a large part of the impetus for offering the training is the size of the territory at risk. Tribes can be several hundred kilometres away from each other, often making quick help hard to come by.

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Battling Drug-Resistant Superbugs: Can We Win?

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Published on Feb 7, 2014

The CDC estimates that at least 2 million people become infected with antibiotic-resistant bacteria each year and at least 23,000 people die annually from these infections. Additional risks are posed from other types of organisms once sensitive to antimicrobial medicines and now resistant. This Forum event examined the public health menace posed by antimicrobial resistance and the steps to be undertaken to fight the “superbugs.”

Presented by The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health in collaboration with PRI’s The World and WGBH on February 5, 2014. Part of The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies.

Watch the entire series from The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health at www.ForumHSPH.org.

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Transforming Global Health: A New Vision for the Future

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Published on Nov 26, 2013

The 21st century opened a new era when global health emerged as a focus for governments, foundations and organizations seeking to raise up vulnerable populations around the world. Yet mechanisms to power that human development have lagged. Disease-specific efforts were once needed, but now it is time to look forward to holistic approaches. This Forum event explored transforming the global health agenda through factors such as global education, innovative financing, and the increased role of low- and middle-income countries in shaping the future.

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Patient Demand for Antibiotics: Highlight from Battling Drug-Resistant Superbugs

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Published on Feb 7, 2014

Physician Aaron Kesselheim explains how patients’ expectations can influence the over-prescription of antibiotics in this clip from “Battling Drug-Resistant Superbugs: Can We Win?” Video is presented by The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health in collaboration with PRI’s The World and WGBH on February 5, 2014. Part of The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies.

Watch the entire series from The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health at www.ForumHSPH.org.

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Why Bacteria Are Tough to Fight: Highlight from Battling Drug-Resistant Superbugs

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Published on Feb 7, 2014

How does drug-resistance spread? HSPH Professor Marc Lipsitch explains what makes bacteria so difficult to fight in this clip from “Battling Drug-Resistant Superbugs: Can We Win?” presented by The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health in collaboration with PRI’s The World and WGBH on February 5, 2014. Part of The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies.

Watch the entire series from The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health at http://www.ForumHSPH.org.

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Farm Animals and Antibiotics: Highlight from Battling Drug-Resistant Superbugs

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Published on Feb 7, 2014

In this clip from “Battling Drug-Resistant Superbugs: Can We Win?”, Stuart Levy of the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics comments on the use of antibiotics on farms. Video is presented by The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health in collaboration with PRI’s The World and WGBH on February 5, 2014. Part of The Andelot Series on Current Science Controversies.

Watch the entire series from The Forum at Harvard School of Public Health at www.ForumHSPH.org.

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TPP/FastTrack…Hey Media, Where are You?

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Published on Feb 7, 2014

Mike Papantonio, Ring of Fire Radio joins Thom Hartmann. More and more Americans are waking up to the nightmare that is the Trans – Pacific Partnership – but the mainstream media doesn’t seem to care. Do corporate news outlets just not understand trade policy or is their almost total blackout on TPP coverage a sign that they’re up to something more sinister?

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