Two Lockdown to Controversial Tar Sands Megaload Shipment Stopping Departure from Port of Umatilla as Tribal Members and Climate Justice Groups Rally Nearby

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12/1/13 Media contacts: Trip Jennings, Portland Rising Tide – TripJennings1@gmail.com – 541.729.3294 Jim Powers – jp@ccpvideos.com – 541.829.2114 Umatilla, OR – Sunday: Near the Port of Umatilla two people locked down to a megaload of equipment bound for the Alberta tar sands halting its planned departure at 10:00 PM as… Continue reading

We Rock. Help Us Take More Action.

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We Rock. Help Us Take More Action. We rock. It’s true, our network is growing like crazy and carrying the fight to the worst of the worst extractive industries. Please become a Rising Tide monthly sustainer TODAY! Within a week, five chapters in the Rising Tide’s Northwest network took action… Continue reading

Protesters Hold UBS Accountable for Funding Mountaintop Removal in Series of Protests

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/25/13 Contact: Mathew Louis-Rosenberg Phone: 304-860-5041 Email: snollygaster@gmail.com Protesters Hold UBS Accountable for Funding Mountaintop Removal in Series of Protests Stamford, CT – Early this morning, three activists hung a huge banner reading “UBS. Stop Funding Mountaintop Removal” off of a crane constructing the 66 Summers St… Continue reading

Portland Rising Tide: Climate Activists Hold Community Picket Against Proposed Oil Terminal

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 4, 2013 Portland Rising Tide Media Contact: Trip Jennings 541.729.3294 tripjennings1@gmail.com Climate Activists Hold Community Picket Against Proposed Oil Terminal Vancouver, WA – Monday: 50 activists with Vancouver and Portland Rising Tide blocked entrances to the Port of Vancouver, WA with a community picket line. Trucks… Continue reading