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BXE stages sit-in at Dept of Interior against Shell's arctic drilling

Submitted by Luke on Fri, 05/22/2015 - 17:05

The 22nd of May was the second day of Beyond Extreme Energy's series of daily protests against fracking, gas export, and other forms of extreme energy. With FERC heavily guarded by cops, protesters diverted across town to the Department of the Interior. Just as FERC rubberstamps fracking and gas export infrastructure permits, DOI rubberstamps oil drilling permits, including Shell's permits for offshore arctic driling. This protest had originally been planned for later in the day, but this way activsts got inside DOI unopposed for the sit-in while all the cops were still at FERC.

Video of the sit-in

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Daily protests at FERC begin-for the third time

Submitted by Luke on Thu, 05/21/2015 - 09:55

On the 21st of May, the third week-long series of anti-fracking/anti gas export protests began at FERC. FERC, the Federal Energy Regulatory Agency has rubber stamped every application they have received for fracking, gas pipeline, and gas export facilities.

Video featuring speakers on harm done to their communities by fracking

Environment/Food/Health

Sit-in at barricades blocking FERC's front door

Treesitter, police liason arrested for blocking Spectra's fracked gas pipeline construction

Submitted by Luke on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 14:56

On the 19th of May, FANG (Fighting Against Naturals Gas) launched a treesit to block construction of Spectra Energy's fracked gas pipeline in Rhode Island insultingly named "Algonquin" after the rightful owners of the whole region. Not only was Rhode Island resident and FANG activist Sherrie Anne Andre arrested, so was her police liason!

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PCJF and U.S. Gov't reach $2.2 million settlement over 2002 mass arrests, includes landmark reforms in U.S. Park Police practices

Submitted by repost on Mon, 05/18/2015 - 14:01

Model for 'best practices' in policing demonstrations U.S. District Court issues preliminary approval for class action settlement After more than 12 years of class-action litigation, the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) has reached an unprecedented settlement with the Justice Department and the Department of the Interior that will significantly change the handling of mass protests. Presiding Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has issued preliminary approval for the settlement.

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