Resisting Exxon and Peabody’s Dark Age
Forget the reign of Tywin Lannister and his bloodthirsty brood of children, grandchildren and henchmen raping and pillaging their way through the fantastical land of Westeros while hapless Starks are…
Texas Oil Spill Hits Home for Tar Sands Activists
Does the Tar Sands Blockade (TSB) have a crystal ball we didn’t know about? Yesterday in Tyler County, TX, a pipeline operated by Sunoco Logistics sprung a leak and spilled 20,000…
“I Ain’t Collateral Damage. I Am Somebody”
This past weekend I went to West Virginia to say goodbye to my friend Larry Gibson. He passed away on September 9th on his home on Kayford Mountain, West Virginia….
Over 50 Enter Tar Sands Tree Blockade in Defiance of Police
The fight against the Keystone XL pipeline isn’t going anywhere. This morning, in defiance of police and TransCanada’s lawsuits, over 50 people marched onto the easement to resupply the tree…
An Open Letter In Support Of the Tar Sands Blockade
Rainforest Action Network is excited to have led this call to support the Tar Sands Blockade. Not only is stopping the expansion of fossil fuels infrastructure of the utmost priority,…
TransCanada Ordered Texas Police To Use Brutal Tactics Against Peaceful Protesters
Yesterday, we learned that Texas police applied sustained chokeholds, violent arm-twisting, pepper spray, and multiple uses of tasers to move two peaceful protesters—all at the behest of TransCanada employees. On…
Eight Climate Activists Climb Trees And Start Indefinite Tree Sit to Stop Keystone XL
Originally posted by the Tar Sands Blockade Eight people climbed 80 feet into trees in the path of Keystone XL construction and pledged not to come down until the pipeline…
BREAKING: Three Blockaders Lock Themselves to Keystone XL Machinery
More action in Texas as three blockaders lock themselves to Keystone XL machinery. Three landowner advocates have locked themselves to a massive wood chipper and a skidder, both used in…
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….