Human Rights
The entire nuclear fuel chain involves the release of radioactivity, contamination of the environment and damage to human health. Most often, communities of color, indigenous peoples or those of low-income are targeted to bear the brunt of these impacts, particularly the damaging health and environmental effects of uranium mining. The nuclear power industry inevitably violates human rights. While some of our human rights news can be found here, we also focus specifically on this area on out new platform, Beyond Nuclear International.
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November 17, 2016Endangered Earth: A Powerful Show of Solidarity
The Center for Biological Diversity's newsletter top headline: Thousands Make a Stand With Standing Rock -- Thank You More than anything in the coming years, we'll need people power. Thousands of people took to the streets from coast to coast on Tuesday, in solidarity with those fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline. It was a powerful day of community-building, respect, and thousands of people speaking as one against this disastrous project.
Thanks to all who attended one of the 100-plus events held around the country, from San Francisco and L.A. to Tucson, Flagstaff, Portland, St. Petersburg, and Washington, D.C.
This week also brought good news: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers delayed the granting of an easement for the pipeline. And the number of people fighting it continues to grow, as more and more Americans call for the protection of indigenous rights, sacred places, our water and our climate.
Check out these rally photos and watch this video of Tucson's event on Facebook or YouTube.
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Camp of the Sacred Stones: Dakota Access is in Financial Jeopardy
As posted at http://sacredstonecamp.org/:
Dakota Access is in Financial Jeopardy.
The article features a report, by Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, entitled “The High-Risk Financing Behind the Dakota Access Pipeline: A Potential Stranded Asset in the Bakken Region of North Dakota”.
Dakota Access pipeline decision unlikely until early 2017
From today's Midwest Energy News headlines:
PIPELINES: A federal judge likely won’t decide until early next year whether to give the Dakota Access pipeline developer permission to build a contentious portion of the project. (Associated Press)
Also, re: OIL & GAS:
• Oil production in North Dakota continues to drop. (Bismarck Tribune)
• North Dakota’s top oil and gas regulator and the head of the pipeline authority are confident they will remain in their posts under a new governors’ administration. (Bismark Tribune)