Enbridge

Why Activists Must Continue to Block Flow of Tar Sands Bitumen Through Line 9B

widge — Tue, 15 Dec 2015 05:00:00 +0000

Recent blockings have had great results and needs to be repeated on a rotating affinity-based

Last Monday, December 7, 2015 three protesters locked themselves to a valve they closed along Enbridge's Line 9B pipeline as it enters Québec from Ontario. The valve controlling flow of tar sands bitumen was turned off by one of the protestors prior to the lockdown, effectively cutting the flow of up to 100,000 barrels of the world's dirtiest oil for 10 hours.

Eastern Pipe Dreams

The Leveller — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:52:20 +0000

The Line 9 reversal project and mounting opposition to toxic tar pollution

Resistance to pipeline expansion associated with Alberta’s oil sands is spreading. Amidst a burgeoning Idle No More grassroots Indigenous movement and evidence of industrial pollution, Ottawa residents gathered to voice opposition to Enbridge’s Ontario-Québec Line 9 pipeline in a panel discussion on Dec. 12.

Oil Sands Audacity

Unis'tot'en Camp Solidarity Demo Ottawa_Nov 27, 2012

The Leveller — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:45:10 +0000

Resistance to Pipeline Expansion Spreads to Ottawa

The Leveller — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 23:09:50 +0000

Dozens gathered outside the Prime Minister’s Office in downtown Ottawa on Nov. 27 in support of the Unist’ot’en and Grassroots Wet’suwet’en in British Columbia. The Indigenous communities are actively resisting pipeline expansion on their territories.