Tar Sands Blockade Stops Work at Keystone XL Site Near Saltillo, TX
And the the Tar Sands Blockade strikes again! Three Tar Sands Blockaders (with two support folks) have locked down onto construction equipment near Saltillo, TX. The blockaders have been locked…
BREAKING: Four Texans Arrested Blockading Truck Carrying Keystone XL Pipeline
All I gotta say is: Let the games begin! Reposted from the Tar Sands Blockade. **2:22pm: Heard from blockaders in Polk County jail. Every one is safe and being processed….
People Power Defeats Keystone XL Again
Yesterday, the Senate voted on a bill that would have overridden President Obama’s rejection of the Keystone XL pipeline. And it’s all thanks to you. When Keystone XL reared its…
Top Five Ways to Change the World in 2012
2011 saw more people power than I could have dared to hope. Last New Year’s Eve, who could have predicted that the protests in Tunisia, just then making the news,…
Keystone XL: Not a Done Deal Anymore
It was a done deal. At least, it was until a grassroots movement—driven by strong action—threw a major monkey wrench into the process. This afternoon the cards collapsed for TransCanada,…
RAN’s Rebecca Tarbotton Interviews Naomi Klein
Rainforest Action Network’s Rebecca Tarbotton interviews bestselling author and activist Naomi Klein. Klein has consistently been a voice for economic justice, international people’s movements and environmental sanity. Her sharp critique of…
1252 Arrested to Stop Keystone XL—Here’s What Comes Next
The groundswell of opposition to the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline is something I’ve been following closely since this month’s sit-in at the White House, which saw the arrests of…
Drawing A Line In The Tar Sands
tipping point (tɪpɪŋ point) — n the crisis stage in a process, when a significant change takes place This last week, I went to Washington D.C. and joined the Tar…
Photo Of The Day: Appalachians Join Texas Landowner In Tar Sands Sit-in At White House
Today another 111 people were arrested sitting in at the White House calling on President Barack Obama to deny the Keystone XL pipeline’s permits. In a powerful example of cross-movement…
Don’t Even Bother Watching This Ludicrous Pro-Tar Sands Propaganda Video
There are few things more destructive and horrifying than Canada’s tar sands, yet the new “Ethical Oil” TV ad airing in Canada right now uses the worst kind of fear…