Media: Deadly Economy - 'Advancing Fossil-Fueled Death'
Full Press Release: https://tinyurl.com/deadlyeconomy Philadelphians opposed to fossil fuel development loudly greeted guests of Energized Economy, a Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia event at the National Museum of American Jewish History . Inverting the event’s marketing slogans, protesters held banners reading “Deadly Economy” and “Advancing Fossil-Fueled Death” in front of the museum’s doors. The event featured speakers from the American Gas Association, Shell
Appalachians Against Pipelines - They Won't Back Down!
From Appalachians Against Pipelines: Two anonymous snowpeople have locked themselves together, blockading all entrance to the tree sits (standing strong in their 97th day!) on Yellow Finch Lane. All work on Yellow Finch Lane has been blocked! The protesters issued the following joint statement: "We snowpeople, protectors of childhood homes and wintertime nostalgia, are taking action today in solidarity with the Yellow Finch tree sitters and their fight against extraction, cap
Coordination Between State-wide Authorities Preparing for Line 3 Pipeline Protests, Minnesota
From Unicorn Riot: Minnesota – Unicorn Riot has uncovered documents showing coordination between state-wide authorities to prepare for anti-pipeline protests. Emails obtained from Minnesota State Patrol under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act show close cooperation between state and local law enforcement, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, pipeline company security staff and a private police foundation. Read the full report here: https://tinyurl.com/y7q8uywj
PA House Bill SB652 Criminalizing Protest
URGENT: The House vote is still pending and the window to pass SB652 narrowing. It's the bill that criminalizes protest. Call your state reps to tell them to vote NO to SB 652. Then call them again. Find their contact info here.Keep calling! Talking points below. Find number of your legislator with link below, or use Earthwork's Take Action tool https://earthworks.org/take-action/pa-sb652/ It will track you to correct legislator. Call House Leadership: Mike Turzai, Speaker (7
Surprise Acquittal in Minnesota Valve Turners Climate Trial
Photo from Shut It Down Today / Climate Direct Action More updated information please visit: http://www.shutitdown.today/blog On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ClimateDirectAction/ "It has been a long, emotional week. Three days before trial, we were bitterly disappointed when the Judge appeared to eviscerate our case by prohibiting all of our expert witnesses from giving testimony. Then, at the last minute, some of them -- including a health professional, a climate scien
JOIN US in Louisiana at the L'eau Est La Vie Camp - No Bayou Bridge
From L'eau Est La Vie Camp - No Bayou Bridge: Over the past several months we have deployed over 50 worksite actions to disrupt and stop construction of the Bayou Bridge Pipeline. We are also on day 35 of continuous blockades in the Atchafalaya Basin (one of the largest swamps in North America). But with Energy Transfer Partners' recent escalation in tactics, we need more protectors here with us on the frontlines. JOIN US in Louisiana at the L'eau Est La Vie Camp. Email us at
Grandmother, Retired Teacher Jailed Up to Six Months for Protecting Her Homestead
From Camp White Pine: Grandmother, Retired Teacher Jailed Up to Six Months for Protecting Her Land Ellen Sue Gerhart, 63, has been a key leader in the multi-year campaign against Energy Transfer Partners’ Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline, which is being built through her property. [Huntingdon, PA] On Friday, August 3, Huntingdon County Judge George Zanic sentenced 63-year-old grandmother, retired teacher, and landowner Ellen Sue Gerhart to two to six months in jail
Shutdown of Bayou Bridge Pipeline Worksite
From L'eau Est La Vie Camp - No Bayou Bridge PLEASE SHARE! This morning Mark Tilsen, an Oglala Lakota water protector locked-down to a critical construction site for the Bayou Bridge Pipeline in southern Louisiana. All construction was SHUT DOWN. When police arrived on the scene they arrested all support people at the site, including those across the street from the action. Those arrested include direct support people, media, and Cherri Foytlin. A total of seven people were a
Kinder Morgan's TransMountain Pipeline Project: Permission Denied
Protect the water, land, and climate #ProtecttheInlet, Kwekwecnewtxw, against Texas-based Kinder Morgan's #TransMountainPipeline and tanker project (7.4 Billion 700-mile tar sands oil pipeline from Alberta to Burnaby, BC for export to Asian and US markets) Coverage, action sign ups and donate here:
https://protecttheinlet.ca/ On Saturday, March 10th, Coast Salish spiritual leaders and members launched an ambitious project in Metro Vancouver to stop the Kinder Morgan pipeline.
Tree Sit Launched In Path of Mountain Valley Pipeline
From Appalachians Against Pipelines: A tree sit has been erected in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in WV! Donate and support: bit.ly/supportmvpresistance On February 26, Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC set out to continue preparation for a horizontal drill pad on the West Virginia side of Peters Mountain — but they found that a number of resisters had already taken to the trees. The tree sit is stationed near Peterstown, WV, on the site where the company intends for th
