Tag Archives: Dakota Access Pipeline

Bold Iowa Direct Action To Stop Oil Pipeline

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Trish Nelson

  Action Alert from Bold Iowa: On Tuesday, Bold Iowa set up the #FarmersDefenseCamp with the permission of farmer Shirley Gerjets on her property near Rockwell City, which was taken against her will via eminent domain by Dakota Access for … Continue reading →

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Climate Revolution Rally To Be Held In Des Moines

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action alert from Bold Iowa Bold Iowa is excited to announce that we’re hosting Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Josh Fox (“Gasland”) and the Climate Revolution Rally stop in Des Moines on Sunday, Oct. 30. The Climate Revolution Rally will feature speakers … Continue reading →

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Action Today To Stop Bakken Pipeline

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Urgent action alert from Ed Fallon and the Bold Iowa team: THANK YOU to the 18 brave Iowans who were arrested during our Bakken Pipeline Pledge of Resistance action on Saturday — including landowners Cyndy Coppola and Kathy Holdefer. More … Continue reading →

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Stopping The Dakota Access Bakken Pipeline

Posted on May 12, 2016 by Trish Nelson

  Video below is Bold Iowa Director Ed Fallon holding this petition to present to the Army Corps of Engineers in Omaha! “Ancestral farmland, ancient tribal burial grounds, imperiled rivers and public drinking water are ALL at risk in the … Continue reading →

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IUB: Stop Rewarding Dakota Access

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Change.org May 4, 2016 — The IUB has requested that Dakota Access produce justification to begin construction BEFORE the Army Corps of Engineers permit is issued. The company has repeatedly fed us the line that “delays will impact farmers over … Continue reading →

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We Can Still Stop The Bakken Pipeline

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Action Alert from change.org Demand the Army Corps reject the pipeline! April Richards Burch Boone, IA Apr 10, 2016 — The EPA has now recommended that the Corps prepare a second environmental assessment and complete an Environmental Impact Statement for … Continue reading →

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Feds Recommend Environmental Impact Study On Proposed Bakken Oil Pipeline

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Trish Nelson

indigenousrising.org Federal Agencies Support Tribes, Scold Army Corps of Engineers on Bakken Pipeline Bemidji, MN – In a surprising act of solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, three federal agencies have sent formal letters to the US Army Corps … Continue reading →

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Have You Blocked A Bulldozer Today?

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Trish Nelson

Update from Ed Fallon about the fight to stop the Bakken Pipeline. Dear Friends, I’ve always believed we could stop the Bakken Pipeline. I still believe that. As they say in the world of opera, it ain’t over til the … Continue reading →

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Will The Texas Rich Get Richer And Iowans Get The Shaft?

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Trish Nelson

This article by Elaine Tweedy Foley was published on the Opinion page of the Daily Gate City, serving the Keokuk area since 1847. dailygate.com/opinion/ “I don’t have millions of dollars to print half-truths in Iowa newspapers. But to the Texas … Continue reading →

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Day Of Bakken Resistance Activities

Posted on July 8, 2015 by Paul Deaton

(Editor’s Note: The following invitation came to Blog for Iowa yesterday from Robert Nehman at the Allamakee County Protectors). You’re invited to  a day of pipeline resistance activities on Thursday, July 9. Objection Delivery: At 10 a.m. we are hand-delivering … Continue reading →

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