The Seattle City Council in Washington State has voted 9-0 to pull US$3 billion of annual deposits from a major American bank financing the Dakota Access Pipeline.
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NewsDakota water protectors call for last stand
Standing Rock Sioux have called for a last stand after the U.S Army Corps of Engineers signalled its intention to grant an easement to the Dakota Access Pipeline, allowing drilling under Lake Oahe on the Missouri River.
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Seattle puts major US bank on notice, it may lose $3 billion over Dakota Pipeline
The Seattle City Council in Washington State will decide on Tuesday (NZT) if it will pull it’s US$3 billion of deposits from Wells Fargo, a major US bank.
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Standing Rock in the shadow of Trump
North Dakota police are clearing a recently-established water protector camp just a week after President Trump signed a memorandum ordering the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) construction to be sped up.
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Women gather to peacefully protest Donald Trump's inauguration
A sea of women gathered in peaceful protest against Donald Trump's inauguration as President of America. In the Washington DC, well known figures like Scarlett Johansson led the campaign wanting to unify all women across the country to stand up for key American issues.
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Standing Rock arrestees in legal limbo
Nearly 600 Standing Rock ‘water protectors’ remain in legal limbo after being arrested during the Dakota Access pipeline protests. The North Dakota court system is struggling to process the large volume of cases resulting from mass arrests at the protests.
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Gisborne to light first international fire for Standing Rock
A Whatatutu family who visited standing rock to oppose the Dakota Access Pipeline has been given the go-ahead by the native people there to light a fire of solidarity. Despite a complete fire ban in the Gisborne region Marcus Lloyd and his family welcome anyone to attend the lighting and prayer ceremony in the New Year.
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Standing Rock quote named in top 10 quotes of the year
A quote from a Te Kāea story on Standing Rock has landed among New Zealand's ten most memorable quotes of the year. The story was reported on a haka performed at the North Dakota pipeline protest and in an interview with Kereama Te Ua.
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We demand Citibank pull their investment- Ngāti Hau mining protestor
Ngāti Hau elders marched into the head office of Citibank in Auckland city today in a bid to stop Evolution Mining Ltd's gold exploration programme on Puhipuhi Mountain. The contingent claims the bank provides financial backing to the mining company a claim the Evolutions Mining Limited vehemently denies.
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Cheyenne River Sioux express ‘profound gratitude’ for water protectors after victory
The Department of the Army’s decision not to approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access Pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota has been welcomed by Chairman Harold Frazier of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. However, the tribe and other anti-pipeline allies are urging continued vigilance in the on-going fight against the pipeline.
