Sentences with phrase «against the pipeline»

People who are protesting against the pipeline need protection against an armed force.

Of course achieving such a goal would be enormously difficult, but perhaps no more difficult than the endless fight against pipeline after pipeline.

Environmental advocates argued against the pipeline by warning about its potential impact on the state's infrastructure and environment.

As of the 18th, I'm told there are 3500 petitions filed against the pipeline.

The report attributes 55 % of the lost revenue, or $ 17 billion, to the diverse citizen protests against pipelines and the tar sands.

Two days ago, on October 27th, Lancaster Against Pipelines in central Pa. organized their third action in the last two weeks at the site where the Williams Partners company is laying pipe for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline.

Protests have gathered momentum this year in both the United States and Canada, as climate activists have united with Native tribes to form a powerful coalition against pipeline development.

The nuns dedicated the chapel - built by community group Lancaster Against Pipelines - five days after filing a complaint against the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in an attempt to keep the pipeline off their land.

Rooted in climate change dogma, its «keep it in the ground» mantra has become a rallying cry for nasty campaigns against pipeline construction, existing pipelines, drilling and even sand destined for fracking operations.

Some added encouragement for all those people protesting outside the White House against the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline over the next couple weeks: The latest New York Times editorial comes out strongly against the pipeline, urging the State Department to block it.

While not a complete victory for the company, Ken Winston, a lawyer representing environmental groups against the pipeline, explained that the alternative route presents the same kind of environmental problems as the preferred one.

And all this talk of taking up arms against pipelines from the Great Lakes and drought - driven diaspora is just nuts.

But late last year, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, under political pressure, delayed bestowing easements that derailed the project after protests erupted against the pipeline by environmentalists and the Standing Rock Sioux tribe.

She is against a Louisiana state bill, HB 727, which has been approved in committee and if passed, would considerably strengthen penalties against pipeline protesters and landowners, like herself, who consider standing in a pipeline company's way.

The provincial economy might recover before he can rush to its rescue; Notley is showing talent as a defender of her province against pipeline opponents; the leader and his grassroots backers have yet to decide just how far from the political centre they dare to plant their party flag.

Permian oil priced at Midland, Texas, now trades at a discount of more than $ 11 a barrel to Brent as rising production bumps up against pipeline capacity

For several years now, environmentalists have championed against the pipeline because of the potential for negative environmental impacts.

He attributed the drop in generation to the attack launched against pipeline facilities belonging to the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) on Jan. 17 around Ugheli in Delta State.

Several local governments have taken stands against the pipeline, including the town boards in New Paltz, Woodstock and Rhinebeck and the Common Council in Kingston.

Ulster County as well as the towns of Woodstock and New Paltz and the City of Kingston have passed resolutions against the pipeline, and the Town of Saugerties declared «no confidence» in the project after a canceled public informational meeting.

Over a hundred people attended the hearing in Oneonta and several gave passionate statements, with the vast majority against the pipeline.

«We found this huge, 3 - metre - long metal lump banging up against the pipeline with a clunk - clunk,» she recalls.

Environmental advocates have rallied against the pipeline and urged the Obama administration to reject it, saying emissions from the conduit could worsen climate change.

That's the truth in Nebraska, for instance, which is pushing back hard against the pipeline.

Environmentalists warn of the fuel's carbon footprint, but fear of another dilbit spill has been more of a factor in mobilizing conservative landowners against the pipeline.

In an October 2011 interview Jamie Henn discusses why the climate movement went after the Keystone XL Pipeline, recent scandals related to the pipeline's government review process, the group's embrace of the Occupy Wall Street movement, and what's next in the battle against the pipeline, including encircling the White House.

Resistance has been strong against this pipeline in Canada and the US since 2012, when they originally proposed the project.

Online publications and public media have given some coverage to the actions against the pipeline amid the national news media's virtual blackout, bringing videos and images of the clashes directly to the nation in ways TV news networks are not.

Representatives of the National Congress of American Indians did not officially take part in the demonstration, even though the D.C. - based Indian advocacy organization in August issued a statement against the pipeline, saying it poses a major threat to Indians.

Standing Rock, an indigenous - led resistance, is a part of a growing global movement against pipelines and other fossil fuel infrastructure.

«The people who are forming affinity groups to take direct action against pipelines now have the challenge of working in their neighborhoods to ground this work,» he says.

Corporations are increasingly using Canadian courts to intimidate and silence people from speaking out against pipelines through residential and conservation land, unsafe mining practices, fish farming, waste processing plants and building developments.

American Indian activist Chase Iron Eyes, an outspoken supporter of the camp, said its shutdown is not the end of the fight against the pipeline.

The coalition against the pipeline is already challenging the first permit granted to ETP by the Louisiana Department of Natural Resources with a case filed by the Tulane Environmental Law Clinic, with a court date set for Jan. 4, 2018.

Opponents have mounted a well - organized, celebrity - studded campaign against the pipeline, arguing it would increase U.S. dependency on the oil sands, which they describe as the world's dirtiest oil.

Some added encouragement for all those people protesting outside the White House against the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline over the next couple weeks: The latest New York Times editorial comes out strongly against the pipeline, urging the

Activists had fought against both pipelines — the protest at the Standing Rock reservation over the Dakota Access pipeline that was led by Native Americans made headlines in 2016.

Protests against the pipeline were planned for Tuesday from coast to coast.

In more than 30 U.S. states, demonstrators planned to gather for what activists dubbed on social media as a national «Day of Action» against the pipeline.

Keystone has become a can't - lose battle for the environmental movement, with activists staging frequent protests against the pipeline and California billionaire Tom Steyer funding major advertising campaigns to move public opinion.

With the same broad coalition that stood up against this pipeline and took to the streets during the People's Climate March, we're better positioned than ever before to make real climate policy a top priority for the U.S. government and achieve meaningful progress in this year's climate talks.