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The Shortwave Report 09/16/16 Listen Globally!

Submitted by outfarpress on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 20:21

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"Keep it in the Ground" rally demands Obama end oil and gas leasing on Federal lands

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 09/15/2016 - 18:46

On the 15th of September, Rainforest Action Network staged a "Keep it in the Ground" rally to demand that Obama cease and desist leasing out Federal lands for oil and gas leasing. Indigenous opponents of fossil fuel extraction and especially of the Dakota Access Pipeline were a large portion of the participants. Meanwhile, news from Standing Rock has emerged that police have now filed a conspiracy charge against a supporter for simply giving somone who participated in action a ride to the camp.

Video-indignous speakers give updates on Standing Rock/DAPL situation

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Indigenous update on #NoDAPL at "Keep It in the Ground" rally

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#NoDAPL protesters shut down two branches of TD Bank

Submitted by Luke on Wed, 09/14/2016 - 17:28

On the 14th of September, activists opposing construction of the Dakota Access pipeline shut down two branches of TD Bank. Several of the protesters on Sep 14th drove all the way from Standing Rock, N Dakota, an over 20 hour drive. TD Bank is a major investor in the pipeline, just as they were a major investor in the failed attempt to build the Keystone XL. During that campaign some called them "Tar Dollar" bank. The first branch locked out customers after an advance team of three entered the branch to read out a letter condemning their investments in the pipeline. The second branch was found locked when protesters reached it, it is unknown if they had been locked up all through the protest at the first branch or locked up when activsts departed from there. TD Bank locked down so protesters didn't have to it seems.

Video-marching on and closing two TD Bank Branches plus a warning for Obama

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Two TD Bank branches shut down for funding the Dakota Access Pipeline

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Hundreds protest Dakota Access pipeline at White House

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 09/13/2016 - 21:56

On the 13th of September, hundreds gathered at the White House to demand that President Obama revoke all permits for the Dakota Access Pipeline. One of the speakers reported 22 arrests on Sep 13 at Standing Rock, where Energy Transfer is attempting to continue DAPL construction in defiance of demands from the Dept of the Interior and US Army Corps of Engineers that construction be stopped.

Video-March on White House, Oil is Death, and Sanders shows up

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#NoDAPL protest at the White House Sep 13

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DAPL update: DOJ, US Army, DOI call for construction halt after injunction denied

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 09/09/2016 - 17:57

On the 9th of September, Judge James Boasberg denied the request by the Standing Rock Sioux for a preliminary injunction against further construction of the Dakota Access pipeline. The pipeline builders now have other problems though: The US Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of the Interior, and the Department of Justice are all calling for a construction halt anyway. Energy transfer has foolishly built a significant part of the pipeline well away from the area being defended by Native America land defenders and now stands to lose a large amount of money if the pipeline cannot cross the Missouri river. In short they will pay for their attempted aggression and their dog attacks by losing their shirts.

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Breaking: Nat Guard deployed against #NoDAPL-but most construction equipment already disabled

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 09/09/2016 - 08:17

On Thursday, Sep 8, the governor of North Dakota activated the National Guard against Native Americans defending the Missouri River upstream of the Standing Rock Sioux reservtion from the Dakota Access Pipeline. Reports are the deployment is 6-8 soldiers at each of the highway checkpoints surrounding the protesters camps. There's just one problem for the pipeline builders: Unicorn Riot is reporting that most of their equipment was "unusable after being so heavily vandalized" on Tuesday!. Thus the National Guard cannot prevent protesters from monkeywrenching the bulldozers simply because it has already been done.

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Jill Stein taking hands-on action against the Dakota Access pipeline. Some things you have to see with your own hands...

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The Shortwave Report 09/09/16 Listen Globally!

Submitted by outfarpress on Thu, 09/08/2016 - 20:10

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Private security guard dogs bite, wound six at Dakota Access Pipeline blockade

Submitted by Luke on Sat, 09/03/2016 - 17:39

On the 3ed of September, Native American protesters on foot and on horseback drove back the bulldozers of the company trying to build the Dakota Access pipeline for fracked Bakken oil. A private security contractor sicced dogs on the protesters and six people including a child received dog bites. Still more people were pepper sprayed. In the end, the contractor withdrew after one of the dogs was photographed with the blood of one of his victims in his mouth. For all their brutality the pipeline builders were defeated yet again.

Video of the dog attack originally published by Democracy Now

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