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‘Hey FERC: No New Permits!’ Protest

July 16, 2015 Donald Weightman, www.popularresistance.org , , , ,
By Donald Weightman of Beyond Extreme energy. Washington, DC - As Beyond Extreme Energy (BXE) promised, it returned to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) this morning, renewing its May "FERCus" demonstrations, to stage three new interrelated demonstrations, demanding that there be "no new permits" for fracked (aka "natural") gas infrastructure. Two demonstrators got through heavy federal police security to enter the FERC Commissioners' meeting. When the meeting was underway, they stood up to address the Commissioners and demand that there be "no new permits". The protesters were escorted from the building by federal police.

Faith Leaders To FERC: ‘Listen To The Earth’

May 27, 2015 John Zangas and Anne Meador, www.dcmediagroup.us , , , ,
FERC has been the target of protests by anti-fracking activists and members of communities adversely affected by pipelines, compressor stations and gas storage facilities which the agency approves. Recently the gas industry has been in the process of upgrading and enlarging its vast network of infrastructure to deliver gas obtained by hydraulic fracturing. Protesters held a 50-foot banner, painted with scenes illustrating various gas infrastructure projects around the country, using it to block the entrances to FERC. Most of them originated from the Mid-Atlantic region or the Northeast, but some had come from as far away as Iowa and California. The morning blockade came after twenty protesters spent the night on the sidewalk in front of the building beside a canvas reading, “FERC Destroys Communities.”

Newsletter – We Have A Duty To Fight For Our Freedom

May 9, 2015 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, www.PopularResistance.org , , , , , , , , , , , ,
Chelsea Manning writes this week about the lack of transparency and declining press freedom in the United States. Transparency and press freedom are fundamental to democracy. Manning also connects these issues to our right to criticize our government without fear. Assata Shakur, who is currently living in exile in Cuba, says something we've been hearing a lot lately: "It is our duty to fight for our freedom. It is our duty to win. We must love each other and support each other. We have nothing to lose but our chains."

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