by Nelson Bailey | Mar 22, 2017 | Fossil Fuels, Politics of energy
In yet another setback for the Constitution Pipeline a federal court in New York has dismissed its sponsors’ lawsuit challenging state permitting requirements. Constitution submitted a joint application to the New York State Department of Environmental...
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...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 16, 2017 | Environmental Justice, Health & Safety
From the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League: GROUPS SUE COUNTY TO BLOCK COMPRESSOR STATION Today the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League announced that it, together with its local chapter Concern for the New Generation, has filed a lawsuit opposing the...
by Nelson Bailey | Mar 14, 2017 | Health & Safety, Pipelines
DELTA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Operators of twin oil pipelines beneath the swirling waterway where Lakes Huron and Michigan converge insisted Monday they remain structurally sound even though an outer layer of protective covering has worn away in some places, while...
