MN350 statement on Brooklyn Center police killing of Daunte Wright
MN350 strongly condemns the reckless and reprehensible killing of Daunte Wright and joins thousands of horrified Minnesotans in calling for deep systemic changes to a profoundly broken and profoundly racist criminal justice system that routinely executes Black men.
Hundreds march to Army Corps office in St. Paul, call on President Biden to revoke Line 3 permits
More than 500 Minnesotans who oppose Enbridge Energy’s Line 3 tar sands pipeline rallied Friday afternoon in downtown St. Paul. They gathered in Kellogg Park and marched to the nearby Army Corps of Engineers office to call on President Biden to rescind Line 3’s federal water crossing permits, which would stop construction on the pipeline in Northern Minnesota.
22 water protectors arrested as Line 3 resistance grows
Palisade, MN—The movement to stop the Line 3 tar sands pipeline continues to expand statewide with nonviolent protests lead by indigenous community groups and their allies escalating as the project is challenged in court. On Monday December 14th, of 22 water protectors were arrested voicing opposition to the Line 3 tar sands pipeline near the… Read more »
8 MN legislators speak out against Line 3 during Sunday visit to construction site
Newly elected legislators from Rochester, Duluth and Moorhead were among eight Minnesota lawmakers who spoke in opposition to the Line 3 tar sands pipeline Sunday near Palisade, where its construction would cross the Mississippi river. Winona LaDuke of Honor the Earth led the group, along with 50 water protectors and activists, around the site, stopping at a prayer lodge she and other Indigenous leaders built recently in the line of construction. LaDuke and the legislators discussed the catastrophic climate impacts of the pipeline, the health risks of bringing in out of state pipeline workers during a pandemic, and the need to respect Native American culture and treaty rights.
MN350 decries approval of Line 3 permits as leadership failure, denial of climate reality
The climate justice group MN350 today urged the Walz administration to order a halt on any construction of the Line 3 tar sands pipeline after the Pollution Control Agency approved key permits needed by Canadian oil giant Enbridge Energy.
Rock the Vote Native Style hosts Indigenous Peoples’ Day events in Bemidji and the Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN—Monday, Oct. 12 is Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Minnesota, and Rock the Vote Native Style is observing the day by participating in community events in Bemidji and the Twin Cities: Indigenous Peoples’ Day Hosted by Rock the Vote Native Style and 7th Generation 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12 Location: Paul Bunyan & Babe, Bemidji The Native… Read more »
New report exposes the health, safety, climate and economic risks of fossil gas
Today, the Energy We Can’t Afford campaign released The Health, Safety, Climate, and Economic Risks of Fossil Gas Extraction and Use, a new report on the dangers of fossil gas prepared by Melissa R. Partin, PhD.
MN350 response to Senate vote to fire Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley
MN350 condemns the state Senate’s decision today to fire Commerce Commissioner Steve Kelley as a corrupt attempt by Big Oil to hijack governmental process to protect its interests.
MN350 response to Gov. Walz’s decision to refile state’s appeal against Line 3
MN350 applauds Gov. Tim Walz’s announcement Tuesday that the state will refile its appeal of the Certificate of Need for the Line 3 pipeline.
Atlantic Coast, Dakota Access, Keystone XL: Three major defeats for Big Oil. Is Line 3 next?
Canadian oil giant Enbridge Energy is likely seeing the writing on the wall for its Line 3 crude oil pipeline project in Northern Minnesota. After years of opposition from indigenous and environmental groups, three other North American pipelines were brought to a halt this week. In renewing its call to #StopLine3, as well, MN350 today pointed to similar dynamics that undercut any rationale for a pipeline that would produce the equivalent of 50 coal plants of carbon pollution.
