Tag: Pipelines

69,000 Americans Pledge Civil Disobedience Against Keystone XL Pipeline

More than 69,000 Americans are pledging to risk arrest to halt the construction of the 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline. In a stand of solidarity with those living along the pipeline’s path …

July 17, 2013
Keystone XL Conflict of Interest: Obama Attorney’s Law Firm Represents TransCanada

A recent investigation reveals that Robert Bauer, former White House Counsel and President Obama’s personal attorney, works at the corporate law firm Perkins Coie LLP, which does legal work for TransCanada …

July 16, 2013
Direct Action Campaigns Worldwide Target Fossil Fuel Industry

As the summer heats up, awareness is quickly escalating across the world as different direct action campaigns target a common denominator: the fossil fuel industry.

July 12, 2013
How to Protest Keystone XL Without Getting Arrested

Barbara Haws is a Brooklynite, but she was raised in Nebraska. The proposed TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline would pass through her home state, and she’s not happy about it. Her cousins—Nebraska farmers—are …

July 10, 2013
Congressional Leaders Urge State Department to Correct Mistakes in Keystone XL Climate Impact Analysis

Today Rep. Waxman and Sen. Whitehouse submitted a detailed letter to the State Department urging it to correct significant mistakes in the analysis of the climate impacts of the Keystone XL …

July 10, 2013