Pipelines

Report: The Vanishing Need For The Atlantic Coast Pipeline

February 1, 2019 David Turnbull, Priceofoil.org Educate! Pipelines

Diminishing consumer demand coupled with more affordable renewables are casting doubt on the overall feasibility and potential profitability of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, according to a report released today by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Oil Change International. The report, The Vanishing Need for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, raises new questions about the future viability of the pipeline, a multi-billion-dollar project to deliver natural gas from northern West Virginia to Virginia and North Carolina. “The demand outlook for gas has changed dramatically since the project’s inception and much of the original justification for the pipeline has evaporated,” said Cathy Kunkel...

“Nutty” Begins 14-Day Sentence For Monopod Action Against Mountain Valley Pipeline

January 29, 2019 Staff, Itsgoingdown.org Resist! Fossil Fuels, Fracking, Pipelines

From March to May of last year, for 57 days, Nutty lived on a tiny cot atop a tall monopod, blocking MVP’s access to the top of so-called Peter’s Mountain in the Jefferson National Forest. Today, Nutty appeared in court, and pled guilty to ‘Blocking a Forest Service Road or Gate’. The prosecutor was asking for 30 days, but Federal Judge Ballou sentenced her to 14 days in prison. Tomorrow, she will turn herself in to serve the sentence. Directly before her sentencing, this is the statement she made to the courtroom. “As long as there have been laws, there have been circumstances that call on us to break them. As pipeline work approached the mountain, I judged that circumstances made it necessary to take a stand.

King County Poised To Lock Out Fossil Fuels

January 29, 2019 Eric de Place and Ahren Stroming, Sightline.org Create! Fossil Fuels, Oregon, Pipelines

King County is poised to join the ranks of Northwest communities that are locking out coal, oil, and gas developments. Later this month, County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove will introduce legislation to prohibit major new fossil fuel infrastructure, including gas pipeline expansions. It’s the right time for King County to act. Over the last decade, Northwest communities have faced down an onslaught of proposals to build coal export terminals, oil-by-rail transfer depots, petrochemical refineries, gas export sites, and more.

Enbridge Gas Pipeline Explodes In Ohio

January 29, 2019 By Lorraine Chow, Ecowatch.com Educate! Ohio, Pipelines

A natural gas pipeline owned by Enbridge exploded in Noble County, Ohio at approximately 10:40 a.m. on Monday. At least two people were reportedly injured and two homes are believed to have been damaged in the incident. "We got reports flames were shooting (up) 80 feet to 200 feet (25-60 meters)," Chasity Schmelzenbach, emergency management director for Noble County, Ohio, told Reuters. "You could see it upwards of 10-15 miles (16-24 km) away. Lots of people thought it was in their backyard because it does appear large."

Oregon Again A Battlefield For Fracked Gas Pipeline And Jordan Cove LNG Terminal

January 26, 2019 By Simon Davis-Cohen, Desmogblog.com Resist! Fracked Gas, LNG, Oregon, Pipelines

When the incumbent Democratic Governor Kate Brown defeated Republican Knute Buehler in a contentious race for Oregon’s governorship, many in the state’s climate movement let out a momentary sigh of relief. Brown had promised to “lead on climate” while Buehler had pledged his support for new fossil fuel infrastructure. Now, residents are working to hold Governor Brown to task over what they see as the most pressing climate issue facing the state: the proposed Jordan Cove liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal and its Pacific Connector Gas pipeline.

Pipeline Protest Briefly Snarls Traffic At Busy Halifax Roundabout

January 15, 2019 Staff, Communitynewsblog.com Resist! Pipelines, Protests

Dozens of demonstrators supporting the Wet’suwet’en anti-pipeline camps briefly held up traffic at Halifax’s Armdale roundabout during rush hour Monday afternoon. Those who took part in the rally — which lasted about a half hour — said the demonstration was only a slight inconvenience to draw attention to an important issue. “It was five minutes out of the time of their day. Perhaps they could become more aware of why we came out here and did the direct action and who it was for and what it was about,” said Suzanne Patles, one of the organizers.

This Is Not Over

January 12, 2019 By Michael Toledano, Unistoten.camp Resist! Land, Pipelines

On January 7th at the Gidumt’en access point, the RCMP used excessive and brutal force. We expected a large response, we did not expect a military level invasion where our unarmed women and elders were faced with automatic weapons and bulldozers. While the chiefs have a responsibility to protect the land, they also have a duty to protect our land defenders. Our people faced an incredible risk of injury or death and that is not a risk we are willing to take for an interim injunction. The agreement we made allows Coastal GasLink to temporarily work behind the Unist’ot’en gate. This will continue to be a waste of their time and resources as they will not be building a pipeline in our traditional territory.

Canadian Police Block Journalists From Covering Indigenous Pipeline Protest

January 12, 2019 Andrew Emett, Nationofchange.org Resist! Canada, Censorship, Indigenous Peoples, Journalism, Pipelines, Police, Protests

While arresting indigenous pipeline protesters in northern British Columbia, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) recently began prohibiting reporters from covering the demonstrations. In response, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) released a statement demanding that Canadian law enforcement cease restricting access to reporters covering the pipeline protest. On Sunday, Grand Chief Stewart Phillip of the Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs issued a statement saying all five Wet’suwet’en clans, including the Gidimt’en, oppose the construction of oil and gas pipelines in their territory. “The provincial and federal governments must revoke the permits for this project until the standards of free, prior and informed consent are met,” Phillip said in the news release.

Dominion Attempted To Buy-Off Indigenous Peoples Silence On Atlantic Coast Pipeline

January 11, 2019 By Lisa Sorg, Ncpolicywatch.com Educate! Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Dominion, Indigenous Peoples, Pipelines

According to a draft version of the document dated May 30, 2018, the tribes “would not petition any state or federal regulatory agency or court of law” or “submit additional comment letters, protests or appeals” regarding the ACP. The tribes also “would agree not to hinder or delay the development, construction or operation of the pipeline.” Half of the $1 million would be paid up front — minus legal fees for CHP — with the balance being paid shortly before the pipeline would begin operating commercially. The amount of the commission could not be confirmed in the draft settlement. Since the terms and even the existence of the agreement are confidential, the contents of the final document are not public.

14 Arrested As RCMP Break Gate At Gidimt’en Camp Checkpoint Set Up To Stop Pipeline Company Access

January 9, 2019 Chantelle Bellrichard and Michelle Ghoussoub, Cbc.ca Resist! Indigenous Peoples, Pipelines, Protests

The RCMP have arrested 14 people and entered a fortified checkpoint on a forest service road in northern B.C. where people at the Gidimt'en camp were barring a pipeline company from access. The Mounties announced Monday they were going to enforce a court injunction to allow Coastal GasLink access to the road and bridge near Houston, B.C. The Coastal GasLink pipeline is meant to transport natural gas from northeastern B.C. to the coast where an LNG Canada facility is scheduled for construction. Members of the Wet'suwet'en Nation have been preventing company workers from getting through their checkpoints, asserting they can only pass if they have consent from hereditary leaders.

Activists Who Crawled Into Fracked Gas Pipeline Found Guilty In Narrow Ruling, Granted Unconditional Release

January 9, 2019 Staff, Erikmcgregor.com Resist! Activists, Courts, Fracking, Pipelines

Cortlandt, New York – On January 8, 2019, Cortlandt Town Justice Kimberly Ragazzo found three New Yorkers — Rebecca Berlin, David Publow, and Janet González — guilty of trespass, rejecting the climate necessity defense; the three shut down construction of the Spectra Energy (now Enbridge) high-pressure, high-volume, fracked-gas, “Algonquin” Incremental Market (AIM) pipeline. Justice Ragazzo highlighted the strict, objective standard of New York’s necessity defense and focused her verdict on the narrow grounds that the defendants had not exhausted all legal remedies, specifically citing the defendants failure to file as ‘intervenors’ with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

B.C. Indian Chiefs Condemn RCMP Enforcement Of TransCanada Injunction

January 8, 2019 Staff, Energeticcity.ca Resist! Canada, Indigenous Peoples, Pipelines, TransCanada

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs says they are concerned about the safety and well-being of the Wet’suwet’en as the RCMP set up nearby the Gidimt’en camp to enforce the interim injunction from the BC Supreme Court in December 2018. UBCIC President Grand Chief Stewart Phillip stated “We strongly condemn the RCMP’s use of intimidation, harassment, and ongoing threats of forceful intervention and removal of the Wet’suwet’en land defenders from Wet’suwet’en unceded territory. In continuing to aggressively threaten the Wet’suwet’en with eviction from their own Title land, the governments of Canada and British Columbia are blatantly ignoring the Supreme Court of Canada...

Researchers Say RCMP Action Against Wet’suwet’en Would Place Corporate Interests Over Indigenous Rights

January 8, 2019 Justin Brake, Aptnnews.ca Educate! Class Struggle, Indigenous Peoples, Pipelines, TransCanada

As police prepare to enforce a court injunction against two Indigenous camps standing in the way of a proposed B.C. pipeline, the authors of a new report say their research indicates the RCMP’s potential action against Wet’suwet’en land defenders will be neither fair, nor objective. Jeffrey Monaghan of Carleton University and Miles Howe of Queen’s University outline in a new report published in the Canadian Journal of Sociology how RCMP assess individual activists according to political beliefs, personality traits, and even their ability to use social media.

B.C. Indigenous Group Anticipating RCMP Action At Anti-LNG Pipeline Camp Protest

January 7, 2019 Amy Smart, Nationalpost.com Resist! Indigenous Peoples, LNG, Pipelines, Protests

Supporters of an Indigenous camp blocking access to a planned pipeline in northern British Columbia say they are anticipating RCMP action over an injunction filed against them. Jennifer Wickham, a member of the Gidimt’en clan of the Wet’suwet’en First Nation, said on Sunday that police have gathered in Smithers and Houston, B.C., which are the closest towns to the Gidimt’en checkpoint. “They have a charter bus, RV, and what seems to be a tactical vehicle,” she said. TransCanada has said it has signed agreements with all First Nations along its Coastal GasLink pipeline route to LNG Canada’s $40 billion liquefied natural gas project in Kitimat, B.C.

Louisiana Sheriff Who Criticized Pipeline Opponents Is Ordered To Release Records On Standing Rock Visit

January 4, 2019 By Julie Dermansky, Desmogblog.com Resist! Pipelines, Police State, Standing Rock

On December 27, a state* appeals court ordered a Louisiana’s sheriff’s department and its sheriff to release information about its officers’ trip to North Dakota during the heated protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in 2016. The extended, indigenous-led protests near the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation drew a highly militarized response from public and private law enforcement. Out-of-state cops, including those from Louisiana’s St. Charles Parish, flooded North Dakota to support it via an interstate agreement. The latest move reversed a decision by a district court, which denied a public records request made by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR)...

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