Pipelines

Newsletter: Heroes In The War At Home

December 6, 2015 Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese, www.popularresistance.org Newsletter Baltimore, Black Panthers, Carbon infrastructure, Clean Energy, Climate Change, COP21, Corporate crime, Fracking, Fred Hampton, Freddie Grey, Net Neutrality, Paris, Pipelines, Police Brutrality, Racism, TISA, TPP, Uranium, wealth inequality

By Margaret Flowers and Kevin Zeese for Popular Resistance. Forty six years ago this week, 21 year old Black Panther leader Fred Hampton was murdered in his bed by Chicago police and the FBI. Hampton was a hero to many in his community for the work he did to feed hungry schoolchildren, create peace in his high school and within his community as a leader of the Black Panthers. His crime was being intelligent, talented and effective. In his short life, he rattled the power structure. In the war at home - the elite's war on the poor, hungry, homeless, sick, young and old - there are many heroes. Maybe this is one aspect of the US' war culture we can embrace - honoring our heroes and sheroes. In memory of the late Howard Zinn, let's honor those who work everyday for justice and peace. We are making a difference. Let's change the culture by lifting up the change-makers - those who make the world a better place - as our role models and heroes. Let's remember people like Fred Hampton. As Bill Simpich writes about Hampton and others killed for their activism, "They died in the war at home. They died holding this country to its promises. They died so we can be free. Hold them in the place of the highest honor."

Former Inspectors Allege Safety Issues With Spectra Pipeline Project

December 2, 2015 Steve Ahlquist, www.spectraexposed.or Resist! Pipelines

By Steve Ahlquist for Spectra Exposed - Two safety inspectors who worked on Spectra Energy’s proposed methane gas pipeline that will cut through Burrillville, RI, say the company cut corners when it came to project, worker and environmental safety. “Right now, what they’re hoping to do, is they’re hoping to slam all this through, and then at the end ask for forgiveness,” said one of the former inspectors. “Oops, sorry about that, I didn’t know, let me write you a check. Because once this thing’s turning meter, they’re going to be making millions of dollars a day. It doesn’t matter what your problems are…” The other added, “We were told to shut the fuck up or quit.”

Pray With Your Feet

November 24, 2015 Chris Hedges, www.truthdig.com Resist! Climate Change, New York (NY), Pipelines

By Chris Hedges for Truth Dig - MONTROSE, N.Y.—It was 6:30 in the morning and George Packard, dressed in a dark suit, a purple clerical bib and a clerical collar, was at church. Or, rather, at what has become church for the retired Episcopal bishop, activist and highly decorated Vietnam War veteran. Packard stood with 20 other protesters on a chilly morning Nov. 9 to block two roads leading to the staging area for Texas-based Spectra Energy’s Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) pipeline project. After an hour, he and eight other protesters were arrested by New York state police.

Blockadia Gets Real

November 23, 2015 Clarity, www.saneenergyproject.org Resist! Pipelines, Protests

By Clarity for Sane Energy Project - When you think about the kind of person who would blockade a backhoe with their body, Nancy Vann might not be whom you’d picture. Mild-mannered to the point of needing frequent reminders to speak up, her fine-boned body is surgically pieced back together after a long-ago car accident that left her walking with a cane and merits a handicap-parking permit. The former financial services lawyer is a homeowner in the Reynolds Hills community near Peekskill, New York. This bucolic bungalow colony had been a peaceful place until the recent arrival of tree cutting equipment, brought in by Spectra Energy to clear a route for their Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) pipeline.

NYers Say No To Spectra Pipeline, Homeowner Protest, Tree Sit & More

November 20, 2015 Resist! AIM Pipeline, Pipelines, Spectra

Local resident Nancy Vann stopped clearcutting through the Reynolds Hills area today by standing within 300 feet of where construction crews were scheduled to begin clearing trees to make way for the AIM pipeline, a high-pressure 42 inch-diameter gas pipeline being built without the permission of the community. She was joined by Peekskill Councilmember Kathleen Talbot, who stood nearby to show support. By standing within 300 feet of the clearcutting site, worker crews cannot proceed without violating their own safety guidelines. Vann says that she is taking a stand for the safety of the whole region. "They claim to be concerned about my safety - but what about the safety of the 20 million people at risk from a pipeline accident at Indian Point? Or the thousands at risk from asthma and other health problems in this environmental justice community?" Spectra Energy's Algonquin Incremental Market (AIM) project would involve building a high-pressure 42-inch diameter pipeline within 100 feet of critical structures of Indian Point and would expose local communities to toxic emissions from compressor stations along the pipeline path. Her protests were joinedby others with blockade's, tree-sits and more.

Mass. AG No Need For Gas Pipelines

November 20, 2015 Jack Newsham, www.bostonglobe.com Resist! Pipelines

By Jack Newsham for The Boston Globe - Attorney General Maura Healey, who by law represents consumers in utility cases, said Wednesday that the state can meet its energy needs and lower costs without building new natural gas pipelines, citing a study that calls instead for improving energy efficiency and management. The study was commissioned by Healey’s office, but financed by two national foundations that have contributed to environmental causes. In its report, the Boston consulting firm Analysis Group Inc. concluded that increasing energy efficiency and encouraging electricity users to scale back their use when demand and prices are high would keep the lights on and save consumers $146 million per year through 2030.

Another TransCanada Pipeline To Protest

November 13, 2015 Steve Horn, www.desmogblog.com Resist! Mexico, Pipelines

By Steve Horn for Desmog - TransCanada, the owner of the recently-nixed northern leg of the KeystoneXL tar sands pipeline, has won a bid from Mexico's government to build a 155-mile pipeline carrying gas from hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) in the United States to Mexico's electricity grid. The company has benefited from Mexico's energy sector privatization promoted by the U.S. State Department, the same agency that denied a permit to the U.S.-Canada border-crossing Keystone XL. TransCanada said in a press release that construction on the $500 million line will begin in 2016 and it will be called the Tuxpan-Tula Pipeline. This is not the first pipeline system TransCanada will oversee in Mexico. The company already owns four other systems, with two operational and two under construction.

Boston Pipeline Protesters Renew West Roxbury Site Fight

November 11, 2015 Jordan Graham, www.bostonherald.com Resist! Pipelines, Protests

By Jordan Graham for Boston Herald - More than 100 protesters emboldened by the Keystone XL pipeline decision took to the streets yesterday, vowing to continue to fight a natural gas pipeline under construction in West Roxbury. “This is something we care passionately about,” Rachel Wyon said. “We’re not just going to be here for one day.” Construction on the West Roxbury Lateral natural gas pipeline began in September after Spectra Energy and its subsidiary Algonquin Gas Transmission were awarded the rights to parts of Washington, Grove and Centre streets in West Roxbury by a federal judge.

Keystone Off The Table, But Back East, Pipeline Fight Builds

November 10, 2015 The Associated Press, www.mobile.nytimes.com Resist! Pipelines

By The Associated Press for The New York Times - ROCKY MOUNT, Va. — Carolyn and Ian Reilly and their four children left Florida's sprawl in 2010 to farm 58 acres in rural Virginia, raising beef cattle, chicken and hogs. Then a year ago, they learned a natural gas pipeline would slice through part of their farm and their lives took another dramatic turn. They've shooed pipeline surveyors from their pastures, made anti-pipeline signs for a protest at the county courthouse and at appearances by the Virginia governor. They've also kept up pressure on local officials. As the leader in this multigenerational band of family activists, Carolyn Reilly has found the experience exhilarating and bruising.

Another Enbridge Tar Sands Pipeline To Fight In Wisconsin

November 9, 2015 Steven Verburg, www.host.madison.com Resist! Pipelines, Tar Sands, Wisconsin

By Steven Verburg for Wisconsin State Journal - Crews hired by Enbridge Inc. are surveying a 300-mile corridor running the length of Wisconsin for a possible new tar sands pipeline that would be the twin to an underground line whose capacity has quietly eclipsed the projected flow of the Keystone XL project. Activists and landowners say they are worried that digging for a new pipeline would disrupt lives, lead to a repeat of environmental violations committed when the last line was laid, and increase the chances of a devastating spill of heavy crude. A spokeswoman for the Canadian pipeline giant last week said the company has improved its safety practices and said there was no timetable for building a line.

Pipeline Delay Causes $609 Million Loss For Enbridge

November 6, 2015 Jeremy van Loon, www.business.financialpost.com Resist! Canada, Pipelines

By Jeremy van Loon for Financial Post - Enbridge Inc. reported a loss in the third quarter as one-time charges and a delay in startup of a pipeline to Eastern Canada dragged on earnings. Canada’s largest pipeline company reported net loss of $609 million (US$463 million), or 72 cents a share, compared with a loss of $80 million, or 10 cents, a year earlier, according to a statement Thursday. Excluding one-time items, per-share profit missed by 3 cents the 50-cent average of 13 analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Enbridge has been transferring assets to affiliates such as Enbridge Income Fund Holdings Inc. which contributed to $351 million in costs in the quarter, along with $654 million in one-time expenses related to changes in the value of derivatives.

Enbridge Office Flooded With Protesters In Action Against Pipelines

November 4, 2015 Staff, www.unicornriot.ninja Resist! Pipelines, Protests

By Staff of Unicorn Riot - Duluth, MN – Nov. 2, 2015. A rally in Duluth agitated against pipeline construction and demanded full Tribal consultation regarding these dangerous projects. Many groups are rallying to resist the construction of more dirty pipelines across northern Minnesota and beyond. UnicornRiot.ninja had reporters on site and will continue to post updates. Protestors march to Enbridge offices in Duluth, MN to deliver a letter which outlines tribal concerns regarding their plans for new pipelines, Protestors use skyway to enter Enbridge Offices.

Newsletter: Only People Power Can Save The Planet

November 1, 2015 Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers, www.PopularResistance.org Newsletter carbon free nuclear free, Carbon infrastructure, Climate Change, Climate Justice, Pipelines, TTIP, TTP

By Kevin Zeese and Margaret Flowers for Popular Resistance. In recent years the conflict has escalated between the people and energy interests due to the reality of climate change. There is national consensus to end dependence on fossil fuels, against big energy corruption of government, and its bi-partisan ‘all of the above’ energy strategy with massive new carbon infrastructure projects, and against the escalation of extreme energy extraction like tar sands and fracking. People on the ground in communities across the nation are standing up to big energy, corrupt government and extreme extraction – and they are having an impact. As the climate meetings approach in Paris, the climate movement should recognize its growing strength.

Protests Are Putting A Serious Dent In Tar Sands Expansion

October 31, 2015 Katie Valentine, www.thinkprogress.org Resist! Oil, Pipelines

By Katie Valentine for Climate Progress - All of those marches, rallies, arrests, and inflatable pipelines are working. That’s the main finding of a report released this week by pro-clean energy group Oil Change International. According to the report, public opposition has been successful in stopping or delaying tar sands pipeline construction in North America. The existing pipelines carrying oil from Alberta’s tar sands region are 89 percent full, meaning that expansion of tar sands development depends heavily on new pipelines to get that oil to market. Oil Change International’s models found that without new pipelines or expansions on existing routes, tar sands producers will run out of pipeline capacity by 2017.

Canadian Indigenous Tribe Turndown $267K Per Person

October 29, 2015 Rob Wile, www.fusion.net Resist! Indigenous Peoples, Pipelines

By Rob Wile for Fusion - The Lax Kw’alaams Band, a Canadian first nations people living in a remote part of British Columbia, turned down an offer amounting to $267,000 per person to allow a natural gas pipeline and processing facility to be built on their lands. Malaysian energy giant Petronas and its partners had offered the 3,600-member band a total of $960 million to allow construction of its $30-billion-dollar Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal and Prince Rupert gas pipeline to proceed. The band wasn’t interested. “This is not a money issue: this is environmental and cultural,” the band said in a statement. Representatives of the band voted unanimously against the offer.

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