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Hundreds Fight Dakota Access Pipeline in D.C
2016-09-14 11:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Courthouse News SErvice: Nearly one month into a standoff along a tributary of the Missouri River, members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe have taken their protest of the Dakota Access oil pipeline to the White House. Calling on President Barack Obama to permanently halt construction of the $3.8 billion pipeline, the rally Tuesday evening in Washington was one of several scheduled in cities throughout the country, including Los Angeles and Atlanta. Obama did intervene on the Sioux's behalf last week, asking Dakota...
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Theres a warrant out for the journalist who captured dogs attacking Dakota Access activists
2016-09-13 00:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: North Dakota police have issued an arrest warrant for the Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman, who has been reporting on the Native American protests against an oil pipeline, accusing her of entering private property to conduct interviews. The charges have raised concerns about possible free speech violations and press intimidation, since the Morton county sheriffs office accused the award-winning broadcast journalist after Democracy Now! filmed security guards working for the Dakota Access pipeline...
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Halt to Dakota Pipeline Is Part of International Resistance to Water Threats
2016-09-12 14:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Circle of Blue: By almost any of the conventional measures of cultural and economic influence, the clash over water security and heritage between a tiny North Dakota Native American tribe and a wealthy and well-connected Texas pipeline operator would appear hopelessly tilted one way. Yet on Friday, convention was set aside, at least temporarily, in an escalating struggle over water, energy, and land on the American Great Plains. Around midday, after weeks of confrontation and protest along a stretch of North...
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Native Americans celebrate pause of N. Dakota pipeline, vow to fight on
2016-09-11 04:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Native Americans protesting construction of a North Dakota oil pipeline near land they consider sacred on Saturday quietly celebrated the U.S. government's decision to pause construction on federally owned land, and vowed to press for a full halt to the project. On Friday, the Obama administration temporarily halted construction on federal land of the planned pipeline that has angered the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, and asked the company behind the project to suspend nearby work. The move came...
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In Victory For Protesters, Obama Administration Halts North Dakota Pipeline
2016-09-10 23:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: RAY SUAREZ, HOST: In North Dakota today, the Standing Rock Sioux tribe is celebrating. It's a stark change from months of sometimes violent protests. The Standing Rock Sioux, with the support of some 200 other tribes, have opposed construction of an oil pipeline that cuts across native land. The Dakota Access Pipeline would span more than 1,100 miles from North Dakota to Illinois, dipping under the Missouri River. The tribe says it would threaten nearby burial sites and the Sioux water supply...
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