BEMIDJI, MN – Today, a letter signed by 60 organizations addressed to David Long, the CEO of Liberty Mutual Insurance has called on the company to immediately stop insuring the Keystone XL pipeline and to meet with Indigenous leaders to hear their concerns about their involvement in its financing. Continue reading
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Indigenous Activists Lead Nationwide Protests at Financial Institutions Call for An End to Funding for Tar Sands Pipelines
October 2, 2020 — Dozens of events took place across the country today as part of “Stop Funding Tar Sands: Day of Solidarity with Frontline Communities,” an international day of demonstrations against the financing of tar sands pipelines that are harming Indigenous communities and the climate. Continue reading
New Report Reveals Banks Funded Climate Chaos with Trillions Since Paris Climate Agreement
Banking on Climate Change Report Reveals Banks Funded Climate Chaos with Trillions Since Paris Climate Agreement: From the Wet’suwet’en to the Dirty Tar Sands Pipelines, Banks are Funding Indigenous Land Grabs for Fossil Fuel Companies.
Federal Court Blocks South Dakota Laws Suppressing Pipeline Protests
A federal court today blocked enforcement of the unconstitutional provisions of several South Dakota laws, including the recently-enacted “Riot Boosting” Act, that threaten activists who encourage or organize protests, particularly protests of the Keystone XL pipeline, with fines, civil liabilities, and/or criminal penalties of up to 25 years in prison. Continue reading
Federal Court of Appeals Decision Deals Major Blow to TransMountain Pipeline
August 30th, 2018 – In a major blow to the TransMountain pipeline project, a Federal Court of Appeal decision has quashed the Canadian governments approval of the tar sands pipeline. Continue reading