«If we can not have a say as to what goes on in our territories, free from economic coercion and threats, particularly in the case of dangerous projects like Kinder Morgan, Canada can not say that it respects the rights of Indigenous Peoples,» said Chief Judy Wilson of the Neskonlith Indian Band, which is part of the Secwepemc Nation in BC whose territory much of the pipeline would need to pass through. (coastprotectors.ca)
In the United States, politicians (primarily from the Republican Party) have been on a crusade to convince the American public that President Obama and the Democratic Party are responsible for the spike in gasoline prices, they are responsible for the lack of jobs because of their pesky oversight agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency, and that they are holding us back from energy independence and job growth by not approving dangerous projects like the Keystone XL Pipeline. (desmogblog.com)
Nat Johnson updated everyone on the environment — on February 29, Governor Cuomo sent a letter to FERC about the Algonquin Pipeline, requesting this dangerous project be suspended until a full environmental study is completed. (villageindependentdemocrats.org)