Indigenous voices express opposition to Line 3 during Congresswoman Ilhan Omar visit to Bemidji
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., visited Park Rapids and Bemidji on Jan. 30 to speak with people fighting against the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline replacement project. 5:35 pm, Feb. 1, 2021 ×
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. speaks with Lorna Hanes near the Mississippi River headwaters during a day meeting with Indigenous leaders opposed to Line 3 on Jan. 30. Hannah Olson / Forum News Service
BEMIDJI U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., met with a small group of Indigenous leaders, water protectors, concerned citizens, politicians and activists on Saturday to learn more about their opposition to the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline replacement project.
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Despite sub-zero winter temperatures, a conflict over a controversial new pipeline is threatening to boil over in rural Minnesota, turning it into the next Standing Rock. 22 people were arrested last week during protests in Aitkin County, around 120 miles north of Minneapolis, for trespassing against the construction of the Enbridge Line 3 pipeline. The pipeline project would carry more than 750,000 barrels of fracked Alberta tar sand oil through the United States.
Activists from environmental and indigenous groups are braving the snow to form a barrier to the construction of a pipeline that will traverse the Mississippi and pass through a number of delicate ecosystems, threatening many of the state’s famous rivers and lakes.
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AMY GOODMAN: And the significance of her going to Standing Rock? Which brings us to Enbridge 3 and what this is all about, these very similar struggles. And if you can make the connections? Back in 2016, I was with you at Standing Rock covering what you were doing. You pitched your tent there. And Deb Haaland was there also.
WINONA LADUKE: Yes, she was. A lot of people came to Standing Rock and were politicized, because it’s this moment in time that we realized that the rights of corporations have superseded the rights of people. And the question is, you know, let us protect our water.
For Immediate Release, December 17, 2020
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Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, (218) 760-9958, jennifer@ienearth.org
Jean Su, Center for Biological Diversity, (415) 770-3187, jsu@biologicaldiversity.org
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WASHINGTON Organizations representing millions of environmental, racial and economic justice advocates across the country launched a new campaign today to hold President-elect Joe Biden accountable on his promises for bold climate action. The
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Jennifer K. Falcon, Indigenous Environmental Network, jennifer [at] ienearth.org
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Jean Su, Center for Biological Diversity, jsu [at] biologicaldiversity.org
Leading Progressive Groups Launch Pressure Campaign for Biden to Address Fossil Fuels and Climate Crisis
WASHINGTON, DC Today, organizations representing millions of environmental, racial, and economic justice advocates across the country are launching a new campaign to hold President-elect Joe Biden accountable to his promises for bold climate action. The
Build Back Fossil Free campaign includes 25 crucial executive actions Biden must take the moment he enters office to prevent climate chaos, end fossil fuel racism, and improve well-being for millions of people.