Beyond Oil

Mission 

Keep it in the ground! We advocate for a clean energy future free of oil pipelines, trains, and fossil fuel transportation through the state of Minnesota. 

What We Do

We build awareness about the dangers of pipelines, partner with other groups, and advocate for efforts to move beyond oil. We’re building on years of organizing to stop Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline to bring relationships, lessons learned, and community power to other pipeline fights, including Line 5 in Wisconsin and Michigan. 

Get Involved

Join us at our monthly meetings!

Date: 4th Monday of the month
Time: 5:00 p.m.

RSVP and details on the website calendar.

We currently meet via zoom, join us to learn more about our current projects, everyone is welcome.

Our work includes

  • Building awareness through demonstrations and engaging with the media

  • Partnering and allying with and other organizations, including Indigenous leaders and organizers 

  • Organizing public comments on environmental impact statements

  • Advocating for equity and environmental justice

Learn more about the Sierra Club’s efforts to move America Beyond Oil.

Recent Beyond Oil Updates

Regulators Fail to Protect Our Water

February 7, 2023
Scott Russell We Minnesotans value clean water, air, forests, and prairies. We want to leave our children an environment that’s better than what we inherited. In Minnesota, it’s up to the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the...

Minnesota's Climate Action Framework

October 21, 2022
The state of Minnesota has released the revised version of its Climate Action Framework, which adopts IPCC recommendations for reducing greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030.

Enbridge Hit With Criminal Charges Over Line 3 Aquifer Breach

October 17, 2022
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced today that his office filed criminal charges against Enbridge, the Canadian pipeline company behind the Line 3 tar sands pipeline, over an aquifer breach that happened during construction of the...