Yesterday, a North Dakota judge today refused to authorize riot charges against the award-winning journalist from Democracy Now! Amy Goodman for her reporting on protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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I Stand With Amy
Later today, the award-winning journalist and host of Democracy Now!, Amy Goodman will walk into a law enforcement office in North Dakota and hand herself over to the authorities. She stands accused of participating in a “riot”.
From North Dakota to Kenya, people power fights fossil fuel infrastructure
People power stopped Keystone XL in its tracks. Now we’re seeing human resistance to fossil fuel projects spreading rapidly around the globe.
“We will continue to explore all lawful options to protect our people, our water, our land, and our sacred places.”
In a setback to those fighting the highly controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has issued a ruling denying the Standing Rock Sioux’s tribe request for a permanent injunction to stop the pipeline.
Dakota Access Pipeline Company Vows to Continue Despite Worldwide Protests
Despite worldwide protests yesterday, Kelcy Warren, the billionaire owner of the company building the Dakota Access pipeline, has defiantly vowed to “complete construction” of what has rapidly become the most highly controversial fossil fuel project in the world.
The Dakota Access Pipeline will lock-in the emissions of 30 coal plants
The climate impact of the Dakota Access is significant and cannot be ignored.