The Puyallup Tribe and local allies are fighting the construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project at the Port of Tacoma. Representatives of the Puyallup Tribe say the project has proceeded without adequate consultation, and have objections ranging from clean water concerns over construction at a contaminated site, to safety fears given a recent rash of gas explosions throughout Washington State. Read the rest of this entry
Category Archives: Oil & Gas
Indigenous water protector faces bail hearing arising from Gaspesie anti-fracking blockade
Surete du Quebec at the site of the blockade during the raid of August 14, 2017.
OTTAWA, AUGUST 18 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
This morning, 10:30am Atlantic time, Anishinaabe water protector and Ottawa resident Fredrick Stoneypoint will receive the decision of judge Denis Paradis’ on whether he will get bail release for the severe charges he is facing.
Stoneypoint has been in custoday since August 14 when Quebec provincial police (‘SQ’) took down an over-a-week-long blockade that was preventing oil/gas company Junex from proceeding on its exploratory fracking activities in the Gaspesie, eastern Quebec.
Luutkudziiwus First Nation on Petronas Cancelling PNW LNG project
Madii Lii, August 14, 2017
Mohd Anuar bin Taib, Executive Vice President and CEO of Upstream at Petronas announced cancellation of the Pacific NorthWest LNG (PNW) project on July 25th.
In light of that decision, Richard Wright, who serves as the spokesperson for the Luutkudziiwus, says “the federal government breached its constitutional obligations to consult and our court challenge to quash the approval order still stands.” Read the rest of this entry
A Statement of Support for the Gaspesie Land Defense
By Montreal Counter-Info, August 14, 2017I, Madonna Bernard, as a Mi’kmaq, of the Unamaki territory, and as a land / water protector, stand in solidarity with the people of Gaspesie for standing up again Junex to prevent them from drilling for oil on Mik’maq territory, land of the 7th district in Gespegawagi. Read the rest of this entry
BC NDP won’t permit Kinder Morgan to put shovels in ground on public land for pipeline
If the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion is completed, it will result in about 400 oil tankers per year passing through Burrard Inlet. Photo by Travis Lupick
by Charlie Smith, The Georgia Straight, August 10, 2017
This morning, two B.C. NDP cabinet ministers outlined steps their government is taking to address public concerns over Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project.
The owner, Texas-based Kinder Morgan, wants to triple shipments of Alberta oil through its system to 890,000 barrels per day. That would lead to a nearly seven-fold increase in oil tankers moving through Georgia and Juan de Fuca straits. Read the rest of this entry
Puyallup Battle LNG Facility in Tacoma
One of several protests and marches that have taken place in opposition to a proposed LNG facility near Tacoma. The Puyallup Tribe is among those opposed. Photo by Roxann Murray.
Water safety and lack of consultation mean project shouldn’t go forward, Puyallup and allies say
Supreme Court quashes seismic testing in Nunavut, but gives green light to Enbridge Line 9 pipeline
Aerial view of Clyde River, Nunavut.
Top court delivers landmark rulings on consultation process with Indigenous Peoples over energy projects
By John Paul Tasker, CBC News, July 26, 2017
The Supreme Court of Canada has quashed plans for seismic testing in Nunavut, delivering a major victory to Inuit who argued they were inadequately consulted before the National Energy Board gave oil companies the green light to conduct the disruptive activity. Read the rest of this entry
Petronas cancels $11.4-billion LNG project near Prince Rupert
The site of the proposed Pacific Northwest LNG plant, Lelu Island, near Port Edward, Photograph by: http://www.lonniewishart.com , Vancouver Sun
by Scott Brown and Gordon Hoekstra, Vancouver sun, July 25, 2017
Malaysian state-controlled energy giant Petronas has pulled the plug on the proposed $11.4-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project near Prince Rupert.
Petronas planned to build a LNG processing plant on Lelu Island that would have shipped 19 million tonnes a year of liquefied gas to markets in Asia, while pumping more than five million tonnes of carbon dioxide annually into the atmosphere. Read the rest of this entry
Two Women Claim Responsibility for Arson Attacks to Stop DAPL
National guard trucks burn bright during night of October 27, 2016, raid (unrelated to the claims of sabotage by the two women).
By Unicorn Riot, July 24, 2017
Des Moines, IA – Unicorn Riot has received a press release from two women claiming responsibility for arson attacks and valve sabotage against the Dakota Access Pipeline. In the video below, these two women from Iowa publicly state their sabotage actions against the Dakota Access Pipeline and turn themselves in. Unicorn Riot is covering their surrender to authorities today. Read the rest of this entry
Kinder Morgan Canada says Trans Mountain on track for September construction start
Canadian Press, July 19, 2017Kinder Morgan Canada says it is still on track to start construction of the Trans Mountain expansion project in September as it released its first quarterly results since going public in May.
Company president Ian Anderson said in a news release the company is making progress on construction agreements and that he looks forward to continuing to work with the provincial government. Read the rest of this entry
Red Fawn Fallis Gets Trial Date and Conditional Release in Standing Rock Case
Red Fawn Fallis.
By Chris Walker, West Word, Thursday, July 6, 2017
Red Fawn Fallis, a member of Denver’s indigenous community, has been in jail in North Dakota ever since she was arrested at Standing Rock on October 27, 2016; she is the most seriously charged water protector, having been accused of possessing and discharging a firearm as she was being restrained by police near construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Read the rest of this entry
