WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States is building a coalition against the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in an interview. “We hope that the Nord Stream 2 pipeline won’t be completed. We’re working to make sure we build out a coalition that […]
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This week, Iraq, Jordan and Egypt signed an agreement that would expand a pipeline to transport Iraqi oil from Basra to Egypt, through Jordan. Sputnik talked to experts to find out what the benefits are for the three participants in the project. Benefits for Iraq In terms of benefits, the […]
Gas pipeline explosion causes ‘total blackout’ in Syria – state media — RT World News icon bookmark-bicon bookmarkicon cameraicon checkicon chevron downicon chevron lefticon chevron righticon chevron upicon closeicon v-compressicon downloadicon editicon v-expandicon fbicon fileicon filtericon flag ruicon full chevron downicon full chevron lefticon full chevron righticon full chevron upicon […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202008241080257465-explosion-in-arab-gas-pipeline-leads-to-blackout-in-syria-electricity-minister-says/ An explosion in the Arab gas pipeline between the Al-Dameer area and Adra in the Damascus countryside has led to a total blackout in Syria, the minister of electricity said, according to SANA news agency. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Source link
First Nations Leaders Speak Out Against Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Approval July 27, 2020 First Nations Leaders Speak Out Against Canada’s Trans Mountain Pipeline Approval2020-07-272020-07-27https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/reuben_george_credit_cnw_grouptsleil-waututh_nation.png200px200px Above photo: Rueben George pic by Vancouver Sun. Kinder-Morgan’s application for approval of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion (TMX) has been bouncing around in Canada’s federal […]
States Sue Over Rule Limiting Them From Blocking Pipeline Projects By Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill. July 24, 2020 States Sue Over Rule Limiting Them From Blocking Pipeline Projects2020-07-242020-07-24https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/pipeline.png200px200px Above photo: Tom Anderson. A coalition of 20 states is suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over a rule that weakens states’ ability […]
The Bulgarian section of the TurkStream natural gas pipeline from Russia, known as Balkan Stream, is set to be completed by the end of the year, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry. The news that the construction of the gas pipeline is proceeding on schedule comes shortly after Washington updated […]
Appeals Court Rules Bayou Bridge Pipeline Company ‘Trampled’ Landowners’ Rights By the Center for Constitutional Rights. July 21, 2020 Appeals Court Rules Bayou Bridge Pipeline Company ‘Trampled’ Landowners’ Rights2020-07-212020-07-21https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/bbp-e1595360504597.jpg200px200px Above photo: By Julia Dermansky. Landowners Awarded $10,000 Each Plus Attorneys Fees. July 16, 2020, Lake Charles, LA – Today, the Third […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/middleeast/202007181079924684-israeli-media-reports-claim-huge-explosion-occurred-at-iranian-oil-pipeline/ At the beginning of July, an explosion occurred at the country’s Natanz nuclear facility, which an anonymous Middle Eastern intelligence official blamed on Israel. In an interview with The New York Times, the man claimed that Tel Aviv had planted a powerful bomb […]
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Win Was A Hard-Earned Victory By Lorne Stockman, Oil Change International. July 16, 2020 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Win Was A Hard-Earned Victory2020-07-162020-07-16https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/03/atlantic-coast-pipeline-protest-peoples-hearing-next-door-to-fake-hearing-february-2017-e1554047147736.jpg200px200px Beware industry and government’s revisionist history. Sunday’s announcement of the cancellation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) was remarkable for so many reasons. Not least that the […]
A US appeals court has allowed the Dakota Access oil line to stay in operation while legal wrangling continues over the controversial project, overturning a lower court’s ruling handed down last week to shutter the pipeline. The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled on Tuesday that […]
Atlantic Coast Pipeline Canceled Following Years Of Protests By Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch. July 7, 2020 Atlantic Coast Pipeline Canceled Following Years Of Protests2020-07-072020-07-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/03/atlantic-coast-pipeline-protest-peoples-hearing-next-door-to-fake-hearing-february-2017-e1554047147736.jpg200px200px Above photo: Protest by FrackFreeNC.org against the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. Note: Years of work by thousands of front line activists and their allies have resulted in a major […]
Federal Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down By Amy R. Sisk, The Bismark Tribune. July 7, 2020 Federal Judge Orders Dakota Access Pipeline Shut Down2020-07-072020-07-07https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/08/dakota-access-pipeline-protest.-photograph-by-peg-hunter.-used-under-creative-commons-license-e1594147238184.jpg200px200px Above photo: Dakota Access Pipeline Protest. Photograph by Peg Hunter. Used under Creative Commons license. The Dakota Access Pipeline must be shut down and emptied […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/105095/96/1050959647_0:306:3264:2142_1200x675_80_0_0_638b549ac4bc880f8c292b03226398a5.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202007061079811125-us-court-orders-shutdown-of-dakota-access-pipeline-by-august-5-pending-review-/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Dakota Access Pipeline must be shut down and emptied of oil by 5 August pending an additional environmental review, a US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on Monday. “The Court will nonetheless require the oil to […]
Two energy companies behind the controversial 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline slated to run from West Virginia to North Carolina, said they are scrapping the project after it has been on hold for years due to legal challenges. In a joint statement on Sunday, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy announced that […]
The construction of an Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP), to deliver fracked natural gas 600 miles from West Virginia, through Virginia to a North Carolina port, has faced heavy opposition by environmental activist groups since it’s 2014 announcement. Activists also opposed a pipeline tunneling below the famed Appalachian Trail. Two US […]
A coyote trots along a lush, green clearing near the town of Fort McMurray, Canada. It is brazenly undeterred by the presence of humans. Sniffing the grasses still wet with rain on an overcast summer day, it pauses at the edge of a wide expanse of thick, dark sludge. The […]
Looking west from this overlook in the George Washington National Forest in central Virginia, the pathway of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline would be visible along the valley floor running to the north. Becky Sullivan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Becky Sullivan/NPR Looking west from this overlook in the George Washington National […]
Grassroots Activists Defeat Controversial Williams Fracked Gas Pipeline In New York Harbor Lee Ziesche and Robert Wood, Sane Energy Project. May 18, 2020 Grassroots Activists Defeat Controversial Williams Fracked Gas Pipeline In New York Harbor2020-05-182020-05-18https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/05/new-yorker-power-defeated-william-pipeline.-bu-erik-mcgregor.-e1589821994336.png200px200px The decision ends the three-year fight, barring litigation; New Yorkers celebrate decision as essential for protecting public […]
Europe 11:21 GMT 12.05.2020Get short URL https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107728/17/1077281737_0:92:3072:1820_1200x675_80_0_0_ec3ece3607f15bab08223da4e3fa2c7e.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/europe/202005121079280569-germanys-bna-to-make-final-decisions-on-nord-stream-2-pipeline-before-24-may—sources/ BERLIN (Sputnik) – The German Federal Network Agency (BNA) intends to make a final decision before 24 May regarding the request of Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2, on whether to absolve […]