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Published time: 21 Sep, 2017 11:03 Russian energy major Gazprom is to hold talks with Beijing on the route of its second pipeline to deliver natural gas from Russia to China said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich. Read more The Power of Siberia-2 or the so-called western route pipeline is expected to deliver 30 […]
Central Nebraska is a westward trellis of tiny towns, each 10 miles or so from the next, built to service the steam engines that once fueled American manifest destiny. In between are interminable tracts of land, soybean and corn country, including the farm of Jim Carlson, whose family recently received an award for having seeded […]
Published time: 24 Aug, 2017 01:29 Energy Transfer Partners, the corporation behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, has sued Greenpeace and other environmental groups for “eco-terrorism” over their protests against the controversial pipeline. According to the Dakota Access Pipeline company, environmental groups launched an “eco-terrorism campaign” against the pipeline, and engaged in “acts of terrorism,” including […]
Published time: 7 Aug, 2017 15:48 Native American activists on horseback led hundreds of protesters opposing the Keystone XL pipeline in Lincoln, Nebraska, ahead of public hearings about the controversial project. Over 500 protesters gathered outside the state capitol on Sunday, carrying signs and banners opposed to TransCanada’s pipeline project. Potential spills from the pipeline […]
Published time: 22 Jun, 2017 14:33 Gazprom’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline may get Chinese financing if European companies are forced out of the project by the latest round of US sanctions, business daily Vedomosti reports. Read more Russian officials have already contacted Chinese banks, sources have told the media. “Nord Stream 2 has a good […]
A jury in Skagit County, Washington, has found climate activist Ken Ward guilty of burglary for his actions during a coordinated protest in October, where activists shut off pipelines carrying Canadian tar sand oil. On Wednesday, Ward, 60, was found guilty of second degree burglary for closing a safety valve on the Kinder Morgan Trans […]
Thomson Reuters A climate-change activist who disrupted the flow of millions of barrels of crude oil into the United States to protest global warming was found guilty of burglary in Washington state on Wednesday. But a Skagit County Superior Court jury deadlocked on a second charge of sabotage against Kenneth Ward, said Jay O’Hara of […]
Published time: 1 Jun, 2017 04:30 The Dakota Access Pipeline long protested by groups of Native Americans and environmentalists begins carrying oil Thursday. There may be an ebb in the oil flow, however, as the pipeline company faces scrutiny over how it cleared its construction path. Read more Three state regulators that make up the […]
Not yet fully operational, the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) has leaked more than 100 gallons of oil in North Dakota in two separate incidents. Two barrels, or 84 gallons, spilled due to a leaky flange at a pipeline terminal in Watford City on March 3, according to the North Dakota Health Department. A flange […]
Published time: 11 May, 2017 06:34 The Dakota Access pipeline already had its first leak – 84 gallons of oil – at a pump station in South Dakota in early April, sparking outrage and calling into question its environmental safety. Read more The long-debated pipeline leaked crude oil on April 4 in Tulare Township in […]
