Posts Tagged ‘pipelines’
May 7: #StopLine3 Global Day of Action
For the past 7 years, Indigenous communities and allies across the Midwest have been working to shut down Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline because it violates treaties and spells destruction for the land, water, and climate. Indigenous-led water protectors have protested, chained themselves to earth-moving equipment, and run miles in freezing weather to bring more than…
Read moreA Tale of Two Pipelines: Dakota Access, Line 3, and our Pension Funds
In 2016, Tara Houska (Honor the Earth, Giniw Collective) was part of the indigenous-led resistance against the Dakota Access Pipeline. During the cold November of that struggle there was a surge of national and global outrage at the viciousness of the company-financed and government-sanctioned response to the protests, including shooting peaceful protesters with water cannons…
Read moreCalPERS Calls for More Discussion of AB20, DAPL Divestment
In a surprise development, the CalPERS Investment Committee called for more discussion of AB20 and DAPL divestment. Although the committee did not vote on the issue, member Theresa Taylor, the elected representative of state members and a veteran leader of SEIU Local 1000, expressed her personal opposition to the pipeline project.
Read moreSign the DAPL Petition: Pension Funds Divest from Energy Transfer Partners
On January 24, Donald Trump signed executive orders to re-start construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access oil pipelines. Resist Trump’s pipeline revival! Sign our petition asking California’s pension funds to get rid of their investments in the Dakota Access Pipeline.
Read moreNorth Bay Community Engagement Fair Generates Huge Response
On Sunday, January 29, the North Bay Community Engagement Fair generated a huge response from the community. 350 Sonoma and Fossil Free California collected a record number of petition signatures aimed at California’s huge state pension funds.
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