Please keep an eye out for some upcoming mini-events this fall that will keep you informed about the pipeline/oil/gas fight. The struggle continues.
The water protectors’/citizen scientists’ group Waadookawaad Amikwag (Those Who Help Beavers) has sent out an alert about ongoing and new damages along the Line 3 tar sands pipeline route. We quote from it below:
“Waadookawaad Amikwag and partners [have] revealed ongoing construction damage requiring immediate accountability. We are seeking an independent panel of scientists to study the frac-outs, aquifer breaches, hydraulic disturbances and ecological damages. We urgently need an ecologically-sound strategy for monitoring and/or mitigation.This work should no longer be entrusted to Enbridge, Barr Engineering, nor state regulators who have continued to downplay the damages.
“Our on-the-ground observations, drone video, high-resolution thermal imaging, and water testing show the ongoing damages. There appear to be violations of state and federal law by Enbridge, and possibly their engineering consultants and contractors, and it remains to be seen if anything can be done to stop the uncontrolled flows…Additional video resources can be found at our YouTube channel. Contact Waadookawaad Amikwag for use of these documents or images.”