Sacramento – Community groups opposed to the North Dakota Pipeline – responding to news that the U.S. Army earlier today/Tuesday told Congress it will allow the Dakota Access oil pipeline to be built under the Missouri River – will hold an "emergency" protest TODAY/Tuesday at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers office (1325 J Street), from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
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No DAPL-Sacramento released this statement:
"YA BASTA! Enough is enough! We're tired of the people's government giving into corporate interests. We call on the Army Corps of Engineers to RESIST the Trump administration's lawless conflicts of interest.''
Groups from across the country also responded to the Army’s decision to go ahead with the pipeline without the EIS. Food and Watch issued the following action alert:
“Last week, raids and arrests continued as Water Protectors stood their ground against Trump's push to complete the Dakota Access Pipeline. And just now, the Army Corps announced that it will allow the company to continue construction on the pipeline.
We need you to weigh in to stop this pipeline,which would cross the Missouri River and endanger drinking water for the indigenous Standing Rock Sioux and all others downstream.
We will be hand-delivering comments to the Army Corps in D.C. on Thursday, in protest of this decision.Tell the Army Corps — Fulfill the commitment to conduct a full Environmental Impact Statement on the Dakota Access Pipeline! “
Brad from Climate Hawks Vote also just issued a statement and action alert:
“The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has just filed documents in court and with Congress notifying them that they are terminating the environmental review of the Dakota Access Pipeline and expediting its approval. Construction of the fracked-oil pipeline at the Standing Rock Reservation in North Dakota may begin as early as tomorrow.
Tribal leaders have vowed to fight Trump, and we will stand with them. We also have the power to demand that banks stop investing in this Trump-approved, climate-killing disaster.
In particular, California's giant public pension funds - California Public Employees Retirement System (CalPERS) and California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) - own a major chunk of Energy Transfer Partners, the company building the pipeline.
Tell CalPERS and CalSTRS: divest your holdings of Energy Transfer Partners.
The board of CalPERS is voting at a public meeting in Sacramento on February 13th on whether to support a plan to divest from DAPL. Currently, they plan to oppose divestment.
As of today, CalPERS owns 1,064,034 shares worth $41.9 million. In addition, CalSTRS, the schoolteachers’ retirement fund, owns debt securities (bonds) worth $28.7 million. The incoming Trump administration is ramming the project through — but we don't have to be a part of it.
These pension funds are overseen by boards that include public officials, including California Treasurer John Chiang and Controller Betty Yee. Gov. Jerry Brown personally appoints many of the board members. These elected officials are directly accountable to the people of California and have a responsibility to all people to make ethical and responsible investments.”