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Help Stop Keystone XL
With the Republican administration’s Executive Order approving the construction of the Keystone, the environmental community is organizing to resist that. From the Rainforest Action Network: In December, 21 banks were part of a “revolving credit” that gave TransCanada $5 billion … Continue reading
When silence is not an option
On the 49th Anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Fusion Films is re-broadcasting the powerful sermon delivered just two days ago by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II at the historic Riverside Church in New York … Continue reading
Un-privileged
One of the interesting things I’ve noticed as we all struggle to deal with a Republican President and Party that is misusing and abusing its power, is how those who had been living a privileged life in our society suddenly … Continue reading
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War on the Environment
The Trump Republican administration is beginning to try to implement its war on the environment, signing another Executive Order to role back the Clean Power Plan. The Republicans claim that is necessary to save 77,000 coal mining jobs. That is … Continue reading
Oil to Flow Through DAPL
According to High Country News, oil is expected to flow beneath the Missouri River, through the Dakota Access Pipeline, as early as this week. A District of Columbia court has yet to release its ruling related to the Standing Rock Sioux and … Continue reading
No Longer Taken For Granted
Our evolving environmental disaster can no longer be denied or ignored. The status quo is neither just, moral, or survivable. In the preface to Coming Back to Life: The Updated Guide to the Work that Reconnects by Joanna Macy and Molly … Continue reading
Speaking at #noDAPL
Below is video from Friday’s Standing Rock Solidarity Rally, beginning with Brandi Herron speaking of things we are thankful for. That is followed by my remarks about how I came to refuse to have a personal automobile. I had said … Continue reading
Disconnect from Nature
“People who are involved with nature would not build pipelines.” Joshua Taflinger. I’ve been thinking about the truth of that statement. Joshua is one of the main organizers of our local #noDAPL efforts, and is involved with the White Pine … Continue reading
#noDAPL Thanksgiving
A smaller group of #noDAPL supporters gathered on the lawn of the Indiana State Capitol building this brisk, windy, sunny Friday afternoon. This gathering was in solidarity with the national #noDAPL march in Washington, DC, today. People made new acquaintances and … Continue reading
The War of North Dakota
Last night was our latest local #noDAPL event, seeing the rough cut of the documentary made at Standing Rock called “War of North Dakota” produced by Rod Webber. The documentary opens with a warning that the film contains violence (by … Continue reading
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