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https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/BUR4088639064.mp3 Yesterday, as one of his first ten executive actions, President Trump made good on one of his campaign promises and signed actions that reopen the way for approval of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines. The oil industry … Continue reading →

Democracy Now! Published on Jan 25, 2017 http://democracynow.org – On Tuesday, Donald Trump signed a pair of presidential memorandums to revive the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines—two major projects halted by the Obama administration following massive resistance from … Continue reading →

TheRealNews Published on Jan 25, 2017 Real News speaks to indigenous leaders and environmentalists who gathered in Washington, DC to oppose Trump’s decision to revive two massive pipelines

Democracy Now! Published on Jan 24, 2017 http://democracynow.org – President Donald Trump has signed two executive actions today to advance construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, two projects blocked by the Obama administration. “We’re never going to … Continue reading →

Democracy Now! Published on Jan 6, 2017 http://democracynow.org – As Native American elders fighting the Dakota Access pipeline extinguish the Seven Council Fires at Standing Rock, we speak with Jasilyn Charger, a water protector from Cheyenne River Reservation, who has … Continue reading →

By Steve Horn • Wednesday, December 21, 2016 – 16:21 https://www.desmogblog.com/2016/12/21/justin-trudeau-donald-trump-keystone-xl-exxon-tar-sands At a speech given to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce, Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he intends to work with President-elect Donald Trump to approve the northern leg … Continue reading →

TheRealNews Published on Nov 17, 2016 The environmental movement is up against great odds, but its previous victories in denying the project should encourage it to renew a sense of solidarity and continue struggle against pipelines

Dakota Access Pipeline protesters facing police officers in North Dakota this month. Credit Terray Sylvester/Reuters MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — The Native Americans who have spent the last months in peaceful protest against an oil pipeline along the banks of the Missouri … Continue reading →

By SAM ROBERTS  JUNE 17, 2016 Photo Dr. Robert Paine spent much of his time on the coast of Washington State, studying his “keystone” species theory using starfish. Credit Anne Paine Robert Paine, a groundbreaking, hands-on ecologist who found that … Continue reading →

Over the course of a single year, the NRDC states, tankers could carry 328 million barrels of tar sands oil down the East Coast—enough oil to fill more than 20,000 Olympic pools.Andrew Priest / Flickr By Deirdre Fulton The pipeline … Continue reading →