Tag: Tar Sands
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Undercover Agents Infiltrate Tar Sands Action Training
After a week of careful planning, environmentalists attending a tar sands resistance action camp in Oklahoma thought they had the element of surprise—but they would soon learn that their moves were being closely watched by …
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With Indigenous Land on the Line, Tar Sands Protests Escalate in Idaho
Last night marked the third consecutive day of protests along Highway 12 in northern Idaho and groups showed no signs of backing down. Monday began the nightly blockades of an oversized, megaload truck carrying tar sands…
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Breaking: Daring Aerial Blockade Halts Tar Sands Pipeline Construction in Michigan
This morning, Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands (MI-CATS) took direct action in the Crane Pond State Game Area to halt expansion of Canadian corporation Enbridge Energy’s tar sands pipeline 6B.
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Follow the Fracking Money All the Way to Keystone XL Conflicts of Interest
Most don’t think of hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, when pondering the future of TransCanada’s Keystone XL tar sands export pipeline—but they should.
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Can Activists Win the PR Battle With the Fossil Fuel Industry?
There is a long history of corporations and the state acting in concert to suppress environmental activism. But in recent years the relationship has deepened. This is in part a function …