“In addition [to high risk of negative impact on some rivers, wildlife, and wetlands], operation of the pipeline will result in between 0.3 million tonnes and 3.5 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions measured in carbon dioxide equivalents. That’s roughly the same as emissions from between 71,700 and 760,900 cars over the course of year.
Ultimately, the Environmental Assessment Office concluded that the various measures included in the environmental approval mean the project would not pose “significant” risk to the environment. [I mean, wtf? what is considered significant risk??]
Will the pipeline create jobs?
Construction of the pipeline is expected to create between 2,000 and 2,500 [temporary] jobs. There are expected to be 16 to 35 permanent jobs during operation.”
(emphasis mine)
In what world are 35 jobs worth destroying entire populations of wildlife, not to even mention the displacement of people who are already seriously disenfranchised?
unpopular opinion: here’s a hot take i shared on the tweetums for xmas: the live action grinch movie is like… really good
like i watched it every year for like my first 10 years of life and then stopped. then i watched it again and holy shit?? that set design and wardrobing? bangin. jim carrey’s acting and the writing? bangin. THE FACT THAT THERE WAS A GRINCHFUCKER WRITTEN RIGHT INTO THE SCRIPT???? BANGIN AS FUCK
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Mussi cho everyone who was able to make it out for the All Nations March standing with the Wet'suwet'en. Yesterday the RCMP began carrying out the injunction notice at the Gitimt'en check point, in force and armed against peaceful land defenders. Unist'ot'en IS NOT a protest, it is people protecting their lands that THEY live on against corporate interest and that nefarious entanglement with a illegal occupying government referred to as canada that serves their orders.
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If you have funds, please suppost the Wet'suwet'en in their battle and if you have the time, please show our numbers at upcoming actions; as one of the speakers said today, themselves once arrested in defence of their lands, those who have been arrested will see the support and be reinvigorated and carried forward knowing that they’ve been seen, that what they’re doing is worth the hurt and fear that comes with facing government enforcers invading your territories with rifles in hand.
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I am Carrier Wit'at from Wit'at neh keh (Fort Babine); the Wet'suwet'en are my neighbours, literally, and many of the families I grew up around and in the care of are the families standing right now on that front line. But while that’s a personal connection for me, the reality is that this is a personal connection for us all. The water there is connected to water here; what happens on the land there will mean something for what happens on the land here and that fight isn’t just coming, it’s already here. Welcome to the battlefield, #justintrudeau
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#thetimeisnow #unistoten #gitimten #wetsuweten #waterislife #solidarity #nopipelines #unistotencamp #unistot (at Victory Square, Vancouver) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsZB4BHBIgI/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=wlmfkjeaiuk8
It’s trending, as of right now they’re up to $7.6k. Keep going, pass it along guys. Every penny counts. The RCMP have overstayed their welcome and are attempting to ruin lives and a reservation.
The RCMP are setting up exclusion zones and closed roads to the public and media as officers get set to dismantle two camps on unceded Wet’suwet’en territory.
“During the police enforcement operation, temporary exclusion zones and road closures will be established for police and public safety reasons,” said the news release sent out Monday morning that confirmed the RCMP will enforce a court order requested by a pipeline company trying to build a pipeline through Wet’suwet’en territory.
“Those areas will be clearly marked and media/public are welcome to stand at the perimeter, but no one will be allowed to enter the exclusion zones. These zones will only be maintained as long as necessary.”
The raids have been highly anticipated after a B.C. judge granted an interim injunction in December against two check points leading to the construction site for the LNG Coastal GasLink pipeline.
you know, that whole thing when a colonist militaristic police force storms a indigenous encampment, removes it’s people who live there, all for corporate interest, so we can pump more oil out, and accelerate the death of the planet.
Then once the Cops storm the place, they declare an “exclusion zone” deploy a wifi and cell blockage, AND exclude media. All so no news of it gets out.
You all need to be fucking outraged. We live in a police state, and the moment your life gets in the way of making money, you cease to matter.
Hey Americans, you know how we Canadians all shared information about Standing Rock as it was happening?
We’re having a very similar situation in Canada right now.
Now would be a good time to reciprocate.
This is happening RIGHT NOW.
Nobody on this site besides me and a few other bloggers are talking about this.
Like there are only 2 or 3 blogs in total in the #Wet’suwet’en or #Unist’ot’en or Unist’ot’en Camp hashtags from the past week.
this is happening January 7, 2019
If you’re on twitter, track these hashtags:
#Unistoten
#wetsuwetenstrong
#undrip
#thetimeisnow
Some people to follow who are sharing news about this live:
Also donate to the Gidumt’en checkpoint go fund me:
On December 16, 2018, Wet’suwet’en Hereditary House Chiefs reaffirmed, once again, their stance on oil and gas export pipelines in Wet’suwet’en Yintah (traditional lands). This decision was validated in the feast hall where Wet’suwet’en decisions are enacted into law. While some Wet’suwet’en Indian Act Bands and corporations have signed on to the Coastal Gas Link Agreement, the Wet’suwet’en hereditary leadership–who have jurisdiction over 22,000 square kilometers of traditional territories–have not given their free, prior, and informed consent to any oil or gas company to build pipelines in their lands and waters. The Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs have not made any agreement with the Canadian or British Columbian governments to surrender or permit access to Wet’suwet’en lands for any pipeline corridors or construction activities.
To enforce this decision, the house chiefs of all five Wet’suwet’en clans agreed by consensus to assert control of the Gitdumden Clan territory that borders to the west of Unistot’en lands. As such, a checkpoint is erected at the 44 km mark on the Morice Lake Forest Service Road and will follow a free, prior, and informed consent protocol whereby anyone seeking access to Gitdumden territory will be required to present themselves, respectfully, to spokespeople at the site. The checkpoint will remain in effect until further notice.
We are seeking financial support to get supplies for the checkpoint and it’s supporters as well as any likely legal fees that will be incurred by the members.
** In order to ensure a smooth transition I have added Cody Merriman as a recipient to the funds. He is the partner of the Cas Yex spokesperson Molly Wickham and will be collecting funds for supplies as needed. ** GoFundMe has requested I publicly post this information for transparency to all of our supporters in order to release funds. Misiyh.
