The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to give TransCanada permission to build the northern leg of the controversial Keystone XL (KXL) pipeline on November 21, yet opponents are heralding the decision as a victory. The Commission’s 3-2 vote approved an alternate route rather than TransCanada’s preferred one, a move […]
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Washington, DC Environmental groups rallied at the White House Friday afternoon in a new commitment to do whatever it takes to stop the Keystone XL pipeline. The call to action came as the Trump administration issued permission to restart the pipeline, a project which was considered defeated in November 2015, […]
Washington, DC–President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embraced warmly today at their first official meeting at the White House, finding common cause in building oil pipelines, among other things. But protesters, who staked out Trudeau at the Canadian embassy later in the afternoon, made sure that the […]
Private property rights activists and environmentalists met in Georgia June 14-15 to discuss strategies for fighting energy companies’ growing use of eminent domain to build natural gas, oil and petroleum products pipelines on private property across the United States. Many of the approximately 70 people who gathered in downtown Atlanta […]
Environmentalists celebrated a major victory over Big Oil on Friday night at the White House after President Obama officially announced he would not approve the Northern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline. The 1,700-mile TransCanada project triggered a seven-year battle joined by scores of environmental groups who worked to defeat […]
Actor/activist Daryl Hannah stood in solidarity with the Cowboy Indian Alliance at Reject and Protect on April 26, 2014. Hannah has been dedicated to stopping the Keystone XL pipeline, getting arrested at several civil disobedience actions. In this interview she explains why blocking the tar sands pipeline is vital. “Our […]
Artist Steve Tamayo, a Native American of the Sicangu tribe, painted life into a tipi on the National Mall over three days. The tipi will be given to the National Museum of the American Indian in a ceremony on Saturday, April 26th. Tamayo described the tipi as an embodiment of […]
Sunset is the most magical time to capture the Cowboy Indian Alliance encampment on the National Mall. Seven tipis and a covered wagon will be there until Sunday as part of the weeklong “Reject and Protect” demonstration. Ranchers and tribal communities from Nebraska and the Dakotas are protesting the proposed […]
The Cowboy Indian Alliance marked the first day of the “Reject and Protect” encampment on the National Mall today with prayer ceremonies and offerings to each other, the Earth and its people. With prayer, songs and burning sage, Native Americans dressed in full tribal regalia along with ranchers and farmers […]
By John Zangas and Anne Meador Set-up of the campsite by the Cowboy Indian Alliance for a week-long protest against the Keystone XL pipeline began on the National Mall in Washington, DC today. “Reject and Protect” officially begins tomorrow with an opening ceremony at the Capitol Reflecting Pool at 11am. […]
By Anne Meador and John Zangas On Earth Day, April 22, ranchers and members of native communities along the proposed route of the Keystone XL Pipeline will arrive in Washington, DC to reject the pipeline and protect their land. The coalition, called the Cowboy Indian Alliance, will set up an […]
by Anne Meador Now that it’s come down to the wire whether the proposed Keystone XL pipeline will be allowed to proceed, students objecting to the cross-border conduit for tar sands crude oil are putting President Obama on notice: if he gives his approval, it will have consequences. More than […]