by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2016 | Fossil Fuels, Pipelines, Spiritual Ecology
Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, has responded to the Army Corps of Engineers’ denial of a key permit by asking a federal judge to allow it to drill under the Missouri river immediately. The court filing came as thousands of...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 7, 2016 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
This is a disaster. A new law proposed by a State Senator in Washington would allow the authorities to charge protesters with “economic terrorism,” and slap them with serious felony charges that could lead to jail time, just for making their voices...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 5, 2016 | Endangered Species, Health & Safety, Pipelines
By Dave Room on Wednesday November 30th, 2016 Let’s come together and culture hack our oil dependence to stop all the pipelines, starting with Standing Rock. One of the most frustrating things about halting pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure projects...
by Nelson Bailey | Dec 2, 2016 | Climate Change, Endangered Species
Dominique Mosbergen | The Huffington Post In California’s drought-stricken forests, trees are dying at an “unprecedented” rate, according to officials. The U.S. Forest Service said last month that 102 million trees have died across the state since 2010, including 62...
by Nelson Bailey | Nov 28, 2016 | Conservation, Spiritual Ecology
A new group has formed to preserve, restore and celebrate the history of Alexander Hill Baptist Church in Buckingham — the oldest and first African-American church in the county. A Buckingham Circuit Court judge recently appointed Joseph Scruggs, Mary E. Brown Shelton...