Canadian pipeline giant accused of paying U.S. police to harass activists

"Anti-pipeline activists are accusing Canadian energy transportation giant Enbridge of setting a disturbing precedent by providing funds for policing its Line 3 pipeline in northern Minnesota. As police book more overtime, there is concern among opponents they are deliberately targeting the Indigenous women resisting the project."
Read moreA fight is brewing over an oil pipeline and it's pitting Native groups against Big Oil

“Sixty-eight-million people rely upon this water that comes from up here in Northern Minnesota, and it goes all the way down to the Gulf of Mexico,” one water protector said
Read moreTribes Defend Minnesota Waterways From Dangerous Line 3 Pipeline

"Representing the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians, the White Earth Band of Ojibwe, Honor the Earth, and Sierra Club, Earthjustice is fighting the pipeline in federal court."
Read moreCNN: As spring thaws the Minnesota ice, a new pipeline battle fires up

Palisade, Minnesota (CNN) - In the north woods of Minnesota, the mighty Mississippi River looks like a frozen creek. After a bitter February, you can stroll across it with more fear of windburn than thin ice. And if you stroll one particular spot near Palisade, you'll find giant pipe, heavy machines and competing signs. A few read "No trespassing" in block letters. The rest say "Water is life" and "Stop Line 3" in hand-painted colors. It is the latest front in the pipeline wars.
Read moreCNN: New oil pipeline battle fires up in the woods of Minnesota

Bill Weir went “for a trip to beautiful northern Minnesota to dig into the Natives vs. Goliath battle over the Enbridge Line 3 oil pipeline.”
Read moreBreaking! Biden puts brakes on deal to hand over sacred Apache land for huge new copper mine

VIDEO NATIVE REPORT: MOTHER EARTH SEASON 16 EPISODE 7

NATIVE REPORT MOTHER EARTH SERIES 16 EPISODE 7 (PBS) WAS PRESENT AT A STAND AGAINST THE LINE 3 PIPELINE REPLACEMENT PROJECT ALONG AN ENBRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SITE IN PALISADE, MINN., ON DEC. 17TH, 2020.
Read moreHouse panel hears about public safety concerns in Greater Minnesota

"Winona LaDuke, an activist opposing the Enbridge Line 3 project, characterized her experience growing up and living in northern Minnesota as being in the “Deep North,” with levels of racism and biased policing comparable to those in southern states."
Read more250+ Sign Open Letter to Minnesota Leaders to Stop Line 3

Line 3 pipeline protesters gather at Backus trailhead

"A trailhead and rest area in Backus suddenly became crowded Saturday, Jan. 23, when protesters gathered at one of the nearby pipeline staging sites for Enbridge Energy's Line 3 oil pipeline replacement project. There have been several protests in the Backus area since work began."
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