Enbridge pipeline protesters lock down site in Wisconsin

By Brady Slater, West Fargo Pioneer, September 14, 2017

SUPERIOR, Wis. — Five people were arrested during protests Thursday, Sept. 14, after blocking entrances at an Enbridge pipeline contractor in Superior.

It was the sixth “lockdown” protest in roughly three weeks by people identifying themselves as water protectors, and the first one inside the city limits.

Trudeau cabinet approves Trans Mountain, Line 3 pipelines, rejects Northern Gateway

Projects will pump nearly a million more barrels of oil a day from Alberta’s oilsands to global markets

By John Paul Tasker, CBC News, November 29, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet colleagues signed off on two major pipelines today, projects that will pump nearly a million more barrels of oil a day from Alberta’s oilsands to global markets, if they are constructed.