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The Shortwave Report 09/23/16 Listen Globally!

Submitted by outfarpress on Thu, 09/22/2016 - 20:33
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Indigenous youth show up at Sen Barasso's office, demand hearing on Dakota Access Pipeline

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 09/21/2016 - 19:52

Representatives of the International Indigenous Youth Council have called on Senator Barrasso, chair of the Indian Affairs Committee, to hold a hearing on the Dakota Access Pipeline. He has refused to do so. On Sep 20, Youth Council representatives and allies delivered a message loud and clear to Barrasso's office.

Video from the visit to Sen Barasso's office

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism
Demanding a Congressional hearing on the DAPL

TD Bank at 15th and P locks doors over ONE #NoDAPL protester

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/21/2016 - 17:01

On the 17th of September, visits to TD Bank Branches by first six and then four #NoDAPL protesters were sufficient to shut two branches down. On the 20th of September, one activist paid "recon by action" visits to three TD Bank branches to see if this meant a single protester could also shut them down. Results were mixed. The TB Bank at 15th and P was repeatedly hit by Keystone XL protests including a barrel lockdown during that campaign so they were quick to lock their doors so long as that one protester entired the ATM lobby and did not just stand on the sidewalk. If a customer entered that lobby alone, the doors were quickly unlocked and relocked.

Environment/Food/Health

Locking the doors of TD Bank at 15th and P over a single pipeline protester

Kayaktivists take No LNG export at Cove Point message to Annapolis

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 09/20/2016 - 23:46

On the 17th of September, "We Are Cove Point" took to the water in Annapolis, MD in several kayaks and a sailboat against Dominion's LNG export plant at Cove Point, MD. The kayaktivists were demanding that MD Governor Hogan order a quantitative risk assessment (QRA) to determine just how dangerous the under-construction fracked gas export plant really is. Given the recent explosion of leaked residential gas that was enough to demolish an apartment building in Silver Spring, MD, it pays to take the risks associated with natural gas seriously. Several large LNG plants have exploded over the years, and amount of gas potentially involved in such blasts can be measured in kilotons. The Cove Point plant is unique for being in a populated area.

Environment/Food/Health

Photo by We Are Cove Point

Two more TD Bank branches shut down in face of NoDAPL protests

Submitted by Luke on Mon, 09/19/2016 - 14:14

On the 17th of September, Climate First! took a crew of six protesters to a branch of TD Bank at about noon to speak to the manager about TD Bank's investments in the Dakota Access Pipeline. This was sufficent to cause TD Bank to shut their doors and lock out all their customers. Sometime later four of the six went to a second branch of TD Bank, with the same results. TD Bank is so afraid of public scrutiny of their investments in poisoning Native Americans at Standing Rock they won't stay open if their is any sign of dissent. This suggests that protesters against TD Bank could disperse one person to each branch within range, which should close all branches in the area.

Environment/Food/Health
Race/Racism

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