First Posted: Jul 05, 2021 07:33 PM EDT
With a 13-0 vote, the Minneapolis City Council unanimously stands against the proposed Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline - joining the call for resistance from climate justice groups, Indigenous communities, and everyday citizens.
In the resolution passed by the City Council, it states that the City of Minneapolis opposes construction of the Enbridge Energy Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline and calls on every elected leader with the authority to stop its construction to do so immediately.
According to City Council Member Jeremy Schroder, also one of the sponsors of the resolution, the Line 3 project shot down in Minneapolis would add almost 200 million tons of climate pollution per year - an amount more than what the entire state of Minnesota generates.