Archive for November, 2010
The inaugural International Tar Sands Resistance Summit (ITSRS) wrapped up near Missoula last Monday, November 22, with a packed house at the Missoula City Council meeting. As the first true snowstorm of the season coated the street outside, inside the council was voting unanimously to double the cost of hauling oversize loads through the city […]
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Tags: colonialism, heavy haul, Idaho Shipments, indigenous rights, keystone, Northern Rockies, Oil, oil sands, pipelines, Rising Tide, Tar Sands
The Idaho hearing officer sided with the three opponents of the mega-loads yesterday. The shipments, the Connoco/Phillips ones, will be again put on hold until a full contested case hearing is conducted. The company has 14 days to request a reconsideration of the decision. The date for the next hearing has not been set, but […]
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WE DID IT! In just 36 hours, more than $6000 was raised and the International Tar Sands Resistance Summit was saved from cancellation. Almost all of the donations were under $50. That’s true grassroots organizing in action. It’s a proud moment. Deep gratitude to every person who donated. Thank you to all the groups […]
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Save The Summit
click to donate now ( 100% of your donation goes directly to the Summit. PeaceUp has volunteered to process donations in order to expedite the process. In the event that enough money is not raised, you will be contacted and given the option to have your money returned in full.) Activists are registered. But an unforeseeable […]
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Strategizing Globally to Win Locally: Building an international, grassroots movement to shut down the Tar Sands The Indigenous Environmental Network and Northern Rockies Rising Tide are pleased to announce the “International Tar Sands Resistance Summit,” which will take place November 19-22 at the Lubrecht Experimental Forest conference center, 30 miles east of Missoula, Montana, USA. The […]
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Yesterday, the Idaho Supreme court ruled that the lower court did not have the ability to revoke the shipping permits for ConocoPhilips. The ruling, a 3-2 decision, held that even though the court did not have the right to withhold the permits that “it is entirely possible that Respondents have real grievances with ITD’s decision […]
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