People vs Fossil Fuels brings evidence of Enbridge destruction by Line 3 to protest in Washington DC

By Barbara With*
Videos by Honor the Earth
Posted Oct. 13, 2021, on Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative
Reprinted with permission

From October 11 through 15, 2021, thousands of people are taking action at the White House to participate in civil disobedience and demand that President Biden choose a side: People vs. Fossil Fuels. (Photo: Keri Pickett)**

On October 12, hundreds of water protectors gathered in front of the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) headquarters in Washington DC to deliver 2,000,000 petitions from 14 different organizations, signed by people across the country demanding the ACOE stop Enbridge Line 3 across northern Minnesota and conduct an environmental impact statement.

Water protectors deliver petitions against Enbridge's Line 3 to the Army Corps of Engineers in Washington DC. (Video by Honor the Earth)

Ron Turney, from the White Earth Nation, has been documenting Enbridge’s environmental violations and along with Jaime Pinkham, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, has witnessed numerous infractions first hand.

On Oct. 12, 2021, Ron Turney of the White Earth Nation speaks at People vs. Fossil Fuels Indigenous People's Day regarding Enbridge's damage to the Minnesota watershed due to the construction of Line 3 through 1855 Treaty Territory. (Video by Honor the Earth)

Enbridge claims to be pumping oil through the lines, but Turney reports the MNDNR deny any oil is flowing.

Contact Jaime Pinkham and add your voice of support: jaime.a.pinkham.civ@mail.mil
(703) 697-4672.

Editor's Notes:

* Guest author Barbara With is a journalist for the Wisconsin Citizens Media Cooperative.

** See our Keweenaw Now right column for links to the People vs. Fossil Fuels events in DC.