Sidharth Sawant - Wed November 16, 2016
BLOG: Keystone XL Project at Crossroads Again
TransCanada's Keystone XL Pipeline Project expects a revived turn of events post conclusion of the U.S. presidential election 2016. The company is looking up to President Donald Trump to wave the green flag for the construction of this project....
Mon November 14, 2016
Police Arrest Pipeline Protesters in North Florida
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Police have arrested 14 protesters near the north Florida construction site for a segment of a 516-mile-long natural gas pipeline that is being built through three Southeastern states....
Wed November 09, 2016
Construction of Dakota Access Pipeline Set to Begin Final Stretch
The website The Verge is reporting The company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline is preparing to tunnel under Lake Oahe, the body of water at the heart of the protests against the crude oil pipeline. This last phase of construction would join the two already-completed sections of the pipeline....
Wed November 02, 2016
Dakota Access Pipeline May Be Rerouted to Address Native American Concerns
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — President Barack Obama says the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is examining whether the four-state Dakota Access oil pipeline can be rerouted in southern North Dakota to alleviate the concerns of American Indians....
Thu October 27, 2016
Dakota Access Pipeline Company says 'Lawless Behavior Won't Be Tolerated'
CANNON BALL, N.D. (AP) - The developer of the Dakota Access oil pipeline said Tuesday that the dozens of protesters who have camped on company-owned land since the weekend are trespassing and that “lawless behavior will not be tolerated.”Texas-based Energy Transfer Partners said in a statement that it wants all protesters to vacate its land in North Dakota immediately....
Mon October 24, 2016
Law Enforcement Shoots at Drone During Weekend of Pipeline Protests
MANDAN, N.D. (AP) - Law enforcement officials fired at an unmanned aircraft and a group of Dakota Access pipeline opponents twice blocked a North Dakota state highway Sunday, capping a weekend of protests....
Tue October 18, 2016
Arson Suspected in Latest Dakota Access Pipeline Fire
REASNOR, Iowa (AP) - Authorities suspect arson in the latest burning of heavy equipment being used in the construction of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline in central Iowa. The Jasper County Sheriff's Office says the blaze late Saturday near Reasnor, Iowa, caused about $2 million damage to an excavator and three bulldozers....
Mon October 17, 2016
Dakota Pipeline Work Resumes Amid More Arrests
ST. ANTHONY, N.D. (AP) - Authorities have arrested more than a dozen protesters during demonstrations against the Dakota Access oil pipeline this weekend. Police arrested 14 protesters at three protest sites on Saturday....
Mon October 10, 2016
Court: Construction Can Resume on Small Stretch of Dakota Access Pipeline
A federal appeals court on Oct. 9 opened the door for construction to resume on a small stretch of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline while it considers an appeal by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The ruling removed a temporary injunction that halted work on the project....
Thu September 29, 2016
North Dakota Says No Indian Artifacts Found at Pipeline Site
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A North Dakota state inspection of an oil pipeline site has found no sign of the Native American artifacts or human remains that an American Indian Tribe says are present, the state's chief archaeologist said in a draft memo....
