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Dakota Access Pipeline

03/07/2018 / By JD Heyes

Dakota Access Pipeline protests were promoted by Russian operatives to disrupt the U.S. energy economy

Americans can and should have an honest, open debate about our continued use of fossil fuels and whether we should adopt a whole-of-country approach to developing clean energy sources for the future (I believe we should). In the meantime, however, as tensions rise with potential adversaries old and new around the globe, reducing our reliance […]

08/28/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Oil pipeline company sues Greenpeace for racketeering, defamation, inciting violence and instigating eco-terrorism

Greenpeace and other environmental groups have found themselves on the receiving end of a lawsuit filed by an oil pipeline company. Energy Transfer Partners, the operator of the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline, accused Greenpeace and the other groups of racketeering, inciting violence that was akin to “eco-terrorism”, and defamation. They claimed that the groups made […]

01/27/2017 / By JD Heyes

Oil pipelines vs. rail transport: The statistics on spills vs. safety point to a clear winner

During his first days in office, President Donald J. Trump reversed course on former President Obama’s policies regarding the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, signing executive actions that will once again move those energy infrastructure projects forward, as he pledged he would do during his campaign. The decisions are once again touching off major […]

01/25/2017 / By Mike Adams

Health Ranger announces lab testing donation to Native American communities impacted by Keystone and Dakota pipelines

Yesterday, President Donald Trump signed executive orders to advance two oil pipelines that will transport oil across North America. Although pipelines are by far the safest form of oil transportation, sometimes they leak and cause environmental damage. To help Native American communities protect their water from the possibility of oil pipeline leaks, today I’m making […]

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