by Nelson Bailey | Apr 3, 2017 | Health & Safety, Politics of energy
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Prolonged protests in North Dakota have failed to stop the flow of oil through the Dakota Access pipeline, at least for now, but they have provided inspiration and a blueprint for protests against pipelines in other states. The months of...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 31, 2017 | Pipelines, Politics of energy
Environmental groups allege Trump administration approval of the project broke the law. Environmental groups filed two federal lawsuits this week seeking to block construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, which President Donald Trump recently approved. The State...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 24, 2017 | Accidents, Fossil Fuels, Pipelines
A crude oil spill in western North Dakota in December is now believed to have leaked about 530,000 gallons of oil, much larger than initially anticipated, according to an Associated Press report published on a local news website on Friday. This is among the biggest...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 22, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
The financial giant is the first of a group of 17 banks to divest from the loan that financed the pipeline as the embattled project is set to begin transporting oil. The financial giant ING has sold its stake in the $2.5bn loan financing the Dakota Access pipeline,...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 17, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Politics of energy, Spiritual Ecology
The Sami parliament, representing indigenous people also known as Lapps, has convinced Norway’s second largest pension fund to ditch the oil pipeline project. In an act of international solidarity between indigenous peoples, the Sami parliament in Norway has persuaded...
