Montgomery County, VA: Two Pipeline Fighters Lock to Another MVP Worksite

cross-posted from Appalachians Against Pipelines. Early this morning, two pipeline fighters locked themselves to equipment on a Mountain Valley Pipeline worksite in eastern Montgomery County, VA which stopped work for over 5 hours. Nearby, a rally of over 20 people gathered to show support for the protest. This action came… Continue reading

UK: Earth First! squats proposed new coalmine in Whitehaven

cross-posted from Earth First! UK We squatted the site for this year’s EF! summer gathering! It’s the site of the proposed new coalmine in Whitehaven. Please come and join us, it’s beautiful and we need you! We have chosen to occupy the site of the proposed Whitehaven mine to send… Continue reading

Guardian: ‘I’m not the guilty one’: the water protector facing jail time for trying to stop a pipeline

cross-posted from the Guardian Mylene Vialard goes on trial this week for opposing a pipeline on Indigenous land amid warnings peaceful protest is under threat by Nina Lakhani, climate justice reporter 54-year-old climate activist who was among hundreds of peaceful protesters criminalised for opposing the construction of an oil pipeline… Continue reading