North Dakota

N.D. Governor To Activate National Guard Ahead Of Friday Pipeline Ruling

By Staff of Billings Gazette - MANDAN, N.D. — Gov. Jack Dalrymple said Thursday morning he will activate the North Dakota National Guard ahead of a federal judge's ruling on a request by the Standing Rock Sioux to stop the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline. A handful of Guard members will help provide security at traffic checkpoints near the site of a large protest, Dalrymple said.

Newsletter: For Justice, Unity & Inspiring Each Other

August 27, 2016 Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, www.PopularResistance.org Newsletter Climate Change, Dakota Pipeline, North Dakota, Pipelines, Sioux, Water

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers for Popular Resistance. The latest chapter in the US war against Indigenous Peoples of this land is being fought by more than 90 tribes in North Dakota against a pipeline that threatens water, air and land, including sacred sites. Indigenous Peoples understand that the environment is to be respected and that to destroy it for corporate profit goes against nature and against ourselves. People's Climate March indigenous @Peoples_Climate People's Climate March indigenous @Peoples_Climate Indigenous Peoples have lived in what is now called North America for more than 10,000 years. They were the first human inhabitants. In comparison, the United States is not even 250 years old. Ever since colonizers from Europe came to these lands 600 years ago, Indigenous Peoples have paid a heavy price.

State Pulls Relief Resources From Swelling Dakota Access Pipeline Protest Camp

August 24, 2016 Mike Nowatzki, www.bismarcktribune.com Resist! Dakota Pipeline, Indigenous Peoples, North Dakota, Protests, South Dakota

By Mike Nowatzki for The Bismarck Tribune - CANNON BALL – North Dakota’s homeland security director ordered the removal of state-owned trailers and water tanks from the Dakota Access Pipeline protest campsite Monday, citing mounting reports of unlawful activity -- the latest involving lasers -- and the risk of damage. “Based on the scenario down there, we don’t believe that equipment is secure,” Homeland Security Division Director Greg Wilz said.

Work Stops At Dakota Access Pipeline Site

August 20, 2016 Lauren Donovan, www.bismarcktribune.com Resist! Indigenous Peoples, North Dakota, Pipelines, Protests, South Dakota

By Lauren Donovan for The Bismarck Tribune - MORTON COUNTY — Work stopped Tuesday at the site where hundreds of Standing Rock Sioux tribal members and supporters are protesting construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline near the reservation boundary. The work stoppage gave law enforcement, tribal and state officials time to plan how to manage the protest, with numbers swelling by the hour as busloads of Sioux and others arriving to join the anti-pipeline movement. Arrests are occurring almost daily.

Dakota Pipeline Would Make Water New ‘Oil,’ Devastating All But Rich

August 19, 2016 Erich Longie, www.truthdig.com Educate! Indigenous Peoples, North Dakota, Pipelines, Protests, South Dakota

By Erich Longie for Truth Dig - The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is leading a protest of Native Americans and their allies against the construction of DAPL, which could contaminate the Missouri River and lead to other devastating environmental impacts. Opposition to DAPL has intensified since the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its approval July 26. Over this past weekend, more than 15 people were arrested, including Standing Rock Sioux Chairman Dave Archambault.

Tribal Activists Defy Lawsuit, Vow Continued Resistance Against Dakota Pipeline

August 17, 2016 Lauren McCauley, www.commondreams.org Resist! Indigenous Activist, North Dakota, Oil Pipelines, South Dakota

By Lauren McCauley for Common Dreams - An epic battle over land rights is being waged in the Dakotas, as a local Indigenous community, facing arrests and litigation, is standing firm in its resistance to a massive Bakken crude pipeline project. Developers of the $3.8 billion Dakota Access (also known as the Bakken) Pipeline filed suit in federal court on Monday against members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, whose days-long civil disobedience campaign last week stalled construction of the 1,200-mile pipeline.

Standing Rock Sioux Aren’t Backing Down To Oil Pipeline

August 15, 2016 Sarah Aziza, www.wagingnonviolence.org Resist! Indigenous Peoples, North Dakota, Pipelines

By Sarah Aziza for Waging Nonviolence - On Thursday, nonviolent protesters outside North Dakota’s Standing Rock Sioux reservation entered their second day of confrontation with private security and local law enforcement. Armed with drums, tribal flags, and cell phones, demonstrators moved to block the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline, a $3.7 billion dollar crude-oil conduit slated to cut just 1,000 feet from the perimeter of native land. Confrontations began on Wednesday, August 10, when construction crews and private security hired by Energy Transfer Partners, the Texas-based developers overseeing the pipeline, arrived to break ground.

North Dakota Voters Side With Family Farms

July 4, 2016 Alex Mcleese, www.inthesetimes.org Resist! Farms, North Dakota

By Alex Mcleese for In These Times - North Dakota voters have rejected a measure that would have permitted corporations to own and to operate dairy and pork farms of up to 640 acres. On Tuesday, 75.7 percent of voters opposed Measure 1. North Dakota is one of only nine states that prohibit or limit corporate farming. A 1932 law has long forbidden nonfamily corporate ownership of farms. But in March of last year, the state legislature passed a bill that loosened restrictions for dairy and pork farms only.

Public Bank Of North Dakota To Refinance Student Debt To 2%

June 15, 2016 Jessica Holdman, www.grandforksherald.com Create! North Dakota, Public Banks, Student Debt

By Jessica Holdman for Grand Forks Herald - BISMARCK, N.D. -- When first-time homebuyers get ready to purchase a house in North Dakota, Realtors may start handing them information on refinancing student loans as well. The Bank of North Dakota is partnering with Realtors to get the word out about its DEAL One loan program. Eric Hardmeyer, president of BND, said national reports have shown students graduating with an average of $27,000 to $30,000 in student loans.

Human Shield Of Prayer Interferes Dakota Access Pipeline Construction!

May 27, 2016 Staff, www.indigenousrising.org Resist! Indigenous Peoples, North Dakota, Pipelines

By Staff of Indigenous Rising - Today, in opposition to the Dakota Access pipeline and the illegal start of its construction in North Dakota, a human shield of prayer has moved in front of the construction site northeast of Cannon Ball, ND on the east bank of the Missouri River. The human shield of prayer is on United States Army Corp of Engineer property. [The Dakota Access Pipeline is a proposed 1,168-mile, 30-inch diameter pipeline that will connect the Bakken and Three Forks production areas in North Dakota to Patoka, Illinois, transporting over 450,000 barrels of oil per day.]

Lakota Lead The Fight Against The Dakota Access Pipeline

May 4, 2016 Jason Coppola, www.truth-out.org Resist! Indigenous Peoples, North Dakota, Pipelines, South Dakota

By Jason Coppola for Truthout - As the start of 2016 shatters last year's record as the hottest year on record, the Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires of the Great Sioux Nation) once again find themselves on the front lines of the battle against the fossil fuel industry. Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe have established a Spirit Camp at the mouth of the Cannonball River in North Dakota as a means of bringing attention and awareness to a proposed pipeline and act as an enduring symbol of resistance against its construction.

Contamination At 3,900 Fracking Spill Sites In N. Dakota Alone

May 4, 2016 Sami Grove, www.treehugger.com Educate! Contamination, Fracking, North Dakota

By Sami Grove for Tree Hugger - There's no doubt that fracking has provided a boost to the North Dakota economy in recent years, but at what cost? New research from Duke University scientists hasmapped 3,900 fracking spill sites in North Dakota, analyzing both water and soil around these locations and finding significant, persistent pollution levels that could have serious implications for human and environmental health alike. Researchers found high levels of ammonium, selenium, lead and other toxic contaminants as well as high salt levels and radium, a naturally occurring radioactive element.

Bank Of N. Dakota Soars Despite Oil Bust: A Blueprint For California?

May 3, 2016 Ellen Brown, www.ellenbrown.com Create! Banks, California, North Dakota

By Ellen Brown for Web of Debt - In November 2014, the Wall Street Journal reported that the Bank of North Dakota (BND), the nation’s only state-owned depository bank, was more profitable even than J.P. Morgan Chase and Goldman Sachs. The author attributed this remarkable performance to the state’s oil boom; but the boom has now become an oil bust, yet the BND’s profits continue to climb. Its 2015 Annual Report, published on April 20th, boasted its most profitable year ever. The BND has had record profits for the last 12 years, each year outperforming the last. In 2015 it reported $130.7 million in earnings...

State Created A Banking System That’s 83% Locally Owned

October 24, 2015 Stacy Mitchell, www.ilsr.org Create! Banks, North Dakota

By Stacy Mitchell for ILSR - Across the country, people are suffering the consequences of a banking system that’s dominated by a handful of giant banks. Local businesses can’t get the credit they need to grow. College graduates are stumbling under the weight of student debt with sky-high interest rates. Neighborhoods are being stripped of their assets through predatory mortgages and consumer loans. And taxpayers are on the hook for municipal finance schemes peddled by Wall Street and loaded with hidden costs. Banking has become untethered from communities, and indeed, from the very economy it is supposed to serve.

Heimdal, North Dakota Evacuated After Train Derailment

May 7, 2015 Valley News Live, www.valleynewslive.com Educate! Environment, North Dakota, Oil Train

Another train derailment, another city and another group of residents displaced. "You have to evacuate right now and I said 'what about my dog' and they said he would be fine, so I hope he's doing okay," explains rural Heimdal resident Linda Georgeson. The town of Heimdal, North Dakota, was evacuated after an oil train went off the tracks about 1.5 miles from the town and started on fire around 7:30 a.m. Heimdal is in between Harvey and New Rockford, North Dakota. "A big plume, I thought it was a tornado, the way it looked it was just going swirly," said rural Heimdal resident Arden Georgeson. BNSF said in a statement the train was carrying crude oil. No injuries have been reported. Ten tankers started on fire. All but two of the 109 cars on that train carried crude oil.

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