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EcoUnionist News #121 - #NoDAPL Update
Compiled by x344543 - IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus, September 13, 2016
The following unions have issued statements in solidarity with those opposing the Dakota Access Pipeline; we will add additional unions to this list as we become aware of their having taken a similar stand:
- IWW - September 3, 2016
- Border Agricultural Workers - September 7, 2016
- Amalgamated Transport Union - September 9, 2016
- Communications Workers of America - September 9, 2016
- National Nurses United - September 9, 2016
- ILWU Local 19 - September 12, 2016
- United Electrical Workers - September 12, 2016
(This may not be a complete list, but we will endeavor to correct any oversights as we find them. If you know of additional unions who have joined this list, please contact us at euc@iww.org.)
On the other hand, some unions insist on staying on the wrong side of history:
- Unions want governor to ensure safety - By Lauren Donovan, Bismark Tribune, September 7, 2016
Dakota Access Pipeline Halted (or was it?):
- Joint Statement from the Department of Justice, the Department of the Army and the Department of the Interior Regarding Standing Rock Sioux Tribe v. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers - Office of Public Affairs, Department of Justice, September 9, 2016; [related]: In Victory For Protesters, Obama Administration Halts North Dakota Pipeline - By Amy Sisk, NPR, September 10, 2016 | Tribes Win One Fight, Lose Another In Pipeline Protest - By Amy Sisk, Inside Energy, September 10, 2016 | After protests, U.S. halts North Dakota pipeline near tribal lands - By Ruthy Munoz and Dave Thompson, Reuters, September 9, 2016 | As The Court Sided With A Controversial Oil Pipeline, The Government Called For A Construction Pause – By Alejandro Dávila Fragoso, Think Progress, September 9, 2016 | Dakota Access Pipeline Stopped by Obama Administration After Army Reserves Called In - By staff, Counter Current News, September 9, 2016 | Federal Government Halts Work on Part of Pipeline Project - By Dave Kolpack and James MacPherson, ABC News, September 9, 2016 | Judge allows Dakota pipeline to move ahead - By Associated Press, FuelFix, September 9, 2016 | Obama administration intervenes in Dakota pipeline project opposed by Standing Rock Sioux, halts construction - By Jorge Barrera, APTN, September 9, 2016 | Obama administration orders ND pipeline construction to stop - By Devin Henry, The Hill, September 9, 2016 | Tribes Prevail In North Dakota Pipeline Fight—For Now - By Stephanie Joyce, Wyoming Public Radio and Amy Sisk, Inside Energy, September 9, 2016 | US Government Steps In After Judge Rules Against Standing Rock Sioux - By Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams, September 9, 2016
- Pipeline Fighters React to Obama Administration’s Call for Construction Halt on Dakota Access Pipeline at Key Areas Near Sacred Stone Camp That Threaten Water, Sacred Sites - By Mark Hefflinger, Bold Nebraska, September 9, 2016 [related]: Bold’s Jane Kleeb and Standing Rock Tribe Chair Dave Archambault on MSNBC’s “AM Joy” to Discuss Pres. Obama Order to Halt Dakota Access Pipeline Construction - By Mark Hefflinger, Bold Nebraska, September 10, 2016 | Erased By False Victory: Obama Hasn’t Stopped DAPL - By Kelly Hayes, Transformative Spaces, September 10, 2016; | Lakota Strong Heart Warrior Society Statement on Dakota Access Pipeline Injunction Decision and Nationhood - By Canupa Gluha Mani, Cante Tenza Okolakiciye, September 9, 2016 | Mixed Reactions as Feds Give Standing Rock Sioux Partial Victory - By Larry Buhl, DeSmog Blog, September 9, 2016 | Standing Rock Sioux Win a major Battle in the War Against Capital - By Richard Mellor, Facts For Working People, September 10, 2016
- Judgement Day for North Dakota’s Water Protectors - By Andy Rowell, Oil Change International, September 9, 2016
- The Legal Case for Blocking the Dakota Access Pipeline - By Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, September 9, 2016
- Dakota Access Pipeline Resistance: Stay in the Game. We’re Winning - By Gyasi Ross, Indian Country Today, September 7, 2016
- Standing Rock Sioux Tribe's Lawyer: Judge's Ruling Allows Dakota Access to "Desecrate" Sacred Ground - Stephanie Tsosie interviewed by Juan González and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, September 7, 2016
- Judge Brokers Temporary Halt In Dakota Access Construction - By Amy Sisk, Inside Energy, September 6, 2016; [related]: Company agrees to temporarily halt some North Dakota pipeline work - By Julia Harte, Reuters, September 7, 2016 | Destruction of Sacred Burial Grounds Prompts Federal Judge to Protect Some Tribal Sites from Dakota Access Pipeline - By Larry Buhl, DeSmog Blog, September 6, 2016 | Tribes Secure Limited Victory with Partial Halt on Dakota Pipeline - By Lauren McCauley, Common Dreams, September 6, 2016 | Judge grants partial stop on North Dakota pipeline work - By Associated Press, FuelFix, September 6, 2016 | Judge Hauls Dakota Access Into Court After Sacred Sites Bulldozed, Dogs Unleashed on Tribe Members - By John Zangas, DC Media Group, September 5, 2016
Amy Goodman Targeted:
- Arrest Warrant Issued for Amy Goodman in North Dakota After Covering Pipeline Protest – By RL Miller, Democracy Now!, September 10, 2016; [related]: Arrest Warrant Issued For Journalist Amy Goodman After Covering Dakota Access Pipeline Protests – By Laurel Raymond, Think Progress, September 11, 2016 | Arrest Warrant Issued For Amy Goodman of Democracy Now After Her Kick-Ass Reporting on Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) - By Emerson Urry, EnviroNews, September 10, 2016
Jill Stein Arrested:
- Jill Stein Charged With Criminal Trespass At Dakota Access Protest - By Amy Sisk, Inside Energy, September 7, 2016; [related]: Arrest warrants issued for Jill Stein, running mate after N.D. protest - By Eliza Collins, USA Today, September 7, 2016 | Jill Stein Spray Paints a Bulldozer and More Protesters Lock Down at #NoDAPL - By Kelly Hayes, Truthout, September 7, 2016 | Charges to be filed against presidential candidate - By Blair Emerson, Bismarck Tribune, September 6, 2016 | The Latest: Charges Planned Against Jill Stein From Protest - By staff, Keloland, September 6, 2016
Tin Soldiers and Nixon's Comin'...
- National Guard on Standby in North Dakota Before Court Ruling on Dakota Access Pipeline - Tara Houska interviewed by Juan González and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, September 9, 2016 [related]: Gov. Dalrymple calls on ND National Guard to assist with Dakota Access Pipeline protest security - By staff, KFYRT NBC TV 5, September 8, 2016 | N.D. Governor To Activate National Guard Ahead Of Friday Pipeline Ruling - By staff, Billings Gazette, September 8, 2016
- North Dakota becomes first US state to legalise use of armed drones by police - By Henry Austin, Independent, September 8, 2016
Men Behind the Curtain:
- Who Is Funding the Dakota Access Pipeline? Bank of America, HSBC, UBS, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo - Hugh MacMillan interviewed by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, September 9, 2016; [related]: Who's Banking on the Dakota Access Pipeline? - By Jo Miles and Hugh MacMillan, Food and Water Watch, September 6, 2016
- Who is the shadowy security company attacking pipeline protestors? - By Meteor Blades, Red, Green, and Blue, September 9, 2016
- ‘The Wild West Of Money In Politics’: Dakota Access Pipeline Builder Spends Millions To Influence Elections - By Kit O'Connell, Mint News Press, September 7, 2016
- Enbridge Spreads Tentacles to Acquire Spectra, Creating 'Pipeline Enemy #1' - By Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams, September 6, 2016
- How the U.S. Government Is Helping Corporations Plunder Native Land - By Stephanie Woodard, In These Times, September 6, 2016
Solidarity Forever:
- 125 people protest Dakota Access Pipeline in Middletown - By staff, Dragonfly Climate Collective, September 10, 2016
- Picketing at Governor McAuliffe’s office Oct 3-5. The spirit of Standing Rock - By Mike Tidwell, Chesapeake Climate Action Network, September 10, 2016
- Street Art Against Dakota Access Pipeline - By Zig Zag, Warrior Publications, September 10, 2016
- Nebraskans to Join Nationwide Rally in Solidarity with Tribal Nations, Farmers on Tuesday to Protect Our Water from the Dakota Access Pipeline - By Mark Hefflinger, Bold Nebraska, September 9, 2016
- Bioneers At Standing Rock - By Alexis, Bioneers, September 9, 2016
- Texas Tribes Mobilize in Solidarity With Sioux Against Dakota Access Pipeline - By Candice Bernd, Truthout, September 9, 2016
- These Celebrities Take a Stand Against Dakota Access Pipeline - By Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch, September 9, 2016
- Reportback on Bay Area Solidarity Action to Stop the Dakota Access Pipeline #NoDAPL - By Corazon, Diablo Rising Tide, September 8, 2016
- #NoDAPL: Press Conference and Solidarity Statement - By staff, Asian Pacific Environmental Network, September 7, 2016
- PGH Solidarity with Standing Rock Sioux Uprising #NoDAPL - By staff, Three Rivers Rising Tide, September 7, 2016
- Wyoming Tribes Support Pipeline Demonstrations In North Dakota - By Melodie Edwards, Inside Energy, September 1, 2016
More News:
- Senator Heidi Heitkamp needs to stand with Standing Rock Sioux #NoDAPL – By RL Miller, Red, Green, and Blue, September 11, 2016
- President Obama: Pull the DAPL Permit, Do the Climate Test - By Bill Kitchen, Truthout, September 9, 2016
- Standing up for Standing Rock rally focuses attention on Indigenous resistance - By Sophia Reuss, Rabble.Ca, September 9, 2016
- Dakota Pipeline Fight Is Sioux Tribe's Cry For Justice - By Phil McKenna, InsideClimate News, September 8, 2016
- Native people fight to stop Dakota pipeline - By Karen Schraufnagel, Socialist Action, September 8, 2016
- Sacred Natural Sites Should Be 'No Go Zones' for Developers - By Erik Hoffner, EcoWatch, September 8, 2016
- Snapshots from the Dakota Access Pipeline resistance - By Xian Chiang-Waren, Grist, September 8, 2016
- Standing Rock Sioux Historian: Dakota Access Co. Attack Comes on Anniversary of Whitestone Massacre - LaDonna Brave Bull Aallard interviewed by Nermeen Shaikh and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, September 8, 2016
- Standing Rock: The Biggest Story That No One’s Covering - By Jim Gray, Indian Country Today, September 8, 2016
- Eminent Domain? Iowans Sue to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline, Say It Provides No Public Service - Bill Hanigan interviewed by Amy Goodman and Juan González, Democracy Now, September 7, 2016
- Facing down the oil company dogs - By Sara Rougeau, Socialist Worker, September 7, 2016
- Judge Fails to Block Dakota Pipeline Construction After Burial Sites Destroyed - By Lisa Song, InsideClimate News, September 7, 2016
- Ongoing #NoDAPL Water Protection Actions: Interview With Uŋpa Nuŋpa - By staff, Unicorn Riot, September 7, 2016
- Showdown over oil pipeline becomes a national movement for Native Americans - By Joe Heim, Washington Post, September 7, 2016
- Water Protectors Lock Their Bodies to Machines to Stop Dakota Access Pipeline Construction - Tara Houska interviewed by Juan González and Amy Goodman, Democracy Now, September 7, 2016
- A Pipeline Fight and America’s Dark Past – By Bill McKibben, New Yorker, September 6, 2016
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