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Kinder Morgan Suspending “Non-Essential” Funding for Pipeline Project

By |2018-04-09T09:44:55-07:00April 9th, 2018|Categories: Business, Community, Environment, Government/Politics, News, Sustainability|

-- from Karen Mahon and Sven Biggs for Stand.earth -- Today [April 8] in response to widespread opposition from Indigenous leaders, environmental groups, and British Columbia government and residents, Houston, Texas-based Kinder Morgan announced the company is suspending all non-essential spending on construction of its Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion project until May 31. In the announcement, the company cited not

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Looking Back at Our 2017 Predictions

By |2020-11-09T15:23:32-08:00December 31st, 2017|Categories: Environment, Government/Politics, Island History, News|

by Lin McNulty and Margie Doyle -- As we look back on 2017, locally we did our best to resist national efforts to undermine immigrant rights, environmental protections and government-corporate venality. We did good, shepherding our medical providers, protecting our neighborhoods, building and remodeling facilities, giving to the needy and defending our environment. Making predictions

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Hearing on Proposed Expansion to Xylene at Anacortes Refinery

By |2017-11-03T12:30:01-07:00November 2nd, 2017|Categories: Business, Environment, Government/Politics, Health, News, Sustainability|

-- from Katie Fleming for Friends of the San Juans -- Community activists and representatives from many environmental organizations including Stand.earth, RE Sources for Sustainable Communities, Evergreen Islands, and Friends of the San Juans will testify at an upcoming public hearing on a Shoreline Substantial Development Permit for the Andeavor (formerly Tesoro) Anacortes Refinery xylene

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Guest Column | Tar-Sands Threat to Northwest Waters

By |2017-05-27T18:29:19-07:00May 24th, 2017|Categories: Business, Community, Environment, News, Opinion, Sustainability|

-- by Michael Riordan for Sightline -- This article is part of the series "The Risk of Northwest Oil Spills" Every week another barge or tanker traverses the narrow straits through the San Juan Islands north of Seattle, bearing a cargo of tar-sands crude or other heavy oils from Canada, headed for refineries in Washington

“Pull Together” Music Tour Comes to Orcas

By |2017-03-16T15:15:47-07:00March 16th, 2017|Categories: News|

Friday, March 31, 7 p.m., West Sound Community Center -- from Katie Fleming -- Canadian First Nations, environmental organizations, and internationally recognized musician Luke Wallace, join the “Pull Together” music tour to resist the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion. The proposed Kinder Morgan expansion would greatly increase vessel traffic and the risk of an

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“Salish Sea Stands” Day of Action Began at Waterfront Park

By |2017-01-19T16:18:50-08:00January 16th, 2017|Categories: Environment, News|

-- by Margie Doyle -- [metaslider id=49642] “Salish Sea Stands” day of action today, [January 16] started at the Eastsound Waterfront Park as representatives of the organization and the public met to protest Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion to the United States. The Trans Mountain Pipeline, owned by Kinder Morgan, received approval from the Canadian government

Stand for Salish Sea on Monday

By |2017-01-16T14:22:59-08:00January 13th, 2017|Categories: Environment, News|

Monday, January 16 on San Juan, Lopez, Orcas and Shaw Islands, and interisland ferry -- from Stephanie Buffum -- Islanders are invited to take part in a countywide "Salish Sea Stands" day of action on MLK Day, Monday, January 16 against the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion to the United States. The Trans Mountain Pipeline, owned

B.C. Government Gives a “Go” to Kinder Morgan Pipeline

By |2017-01-15T15:12:59-08:00January 12th, 2017|Categories: Business, Environment, News, Sustainability|

-- from CBC News, British Columbia -- The B.C. government has given the green light to the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project, after reaching an "unprecedented" agreement with Kinder Morgan for up to $1 billion in investment over 20 years. "We always said that the five conditions were a path to yes," said Premier Christy

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Countywide Stand for the Salish Sea on MLK Day

By |2017-01-09T12:11:47-08:00January 9th, 2017|Categories: News|

-- from Stephanie Buffum -- Monday, January 16 on San Juan, Lopez, Orcas and Shaw Islands, and the interisland ferry Islanders are invited to take part in a countywide "Salish Sea Stands" day of action on MLK Day, Monday, January 16 against the Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion to the United States. The Trans Mountain Pipeline,

Salish Sea Stands to Hold First Organizational Meeting

By |2016-12-27T14:56:35-08:00December 27th, 2016|Categories: Environment, News|

Monday, January 2, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Emmanuel Parish Hall -- from Mark Mayer, Orcas Action Pod -- You are invited to be part of Salish Sea Stands. We are a group dedicated to protecting the Salish Sea through community involvement in cooperation with the Friends of the San Juans. As you may have read

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