Revoke the pipeline company’s permit!
June 26, 2017 To the Members of the Iowa Utilities Board: In light of the recent federal court ruling that the Army Corps of Engineers did not adequately consider the Continue Reading →
Author Archives: Ed Fallon
Pipeline Opponents to Gov Reynolds: Appoint New IUB Member
Dear Friends, When I ask folks what they think of Iowa’s new Governor, Kim Reynolds, the usual response is, “Well, nothing really.” And that’s fine. She’s only been Governor for Continue Reading →
BREAKING: IUB to DAPL: Get Insurance by Tuesday
Happy Friday Folks – Below is the official order from the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) regarding DAPL letting the insurance on its oil pipeline lapse (click here to see the Continue Reading →
Pipeline Trial Sets Precedent
Dear Friends, The trial for pipeline-fighter Kriss Wells just wrapped up this afternoon. Kriss (pictured below) is a long-time resident of the Quad Cities and a retired social worker. Despite a strong Continue Reading →
Spies Validate Our Success
Dear Friends, If you spend 20 minutes reading anything this week, let it be this incredible story by The Intercept. In an age when independent investigative journalism is rare and threats Continue Reading →
Climate Emergency justification in Pearson’s trial
Dear Friends, Here’s the release Bold Iowa sent out on Friday about this Wednesday’s press conference, organized jointly with the Bakken Pipeline Resistance Coalition. Heather Pearson’s jury trial for her arrest last fall Continue Reading →
New IUB conflict revealed as DAPL request denied!
To those who say, “The fight against the Dakota Access pipeline is over, so just move on,” we pipeline fighters and water protectors say, “Not so fast!” Tuesday, the Iowa Continue Reading →
Climate Justice Unity March: Day 8
Saturday, April 29, 2017 – Pleasant Hill to Iowa State Capitol (7 miles) It’s just under a seven-mile march from our church lodging in Pleasant Hill to the Iowa State Continue Reading →
Climate Justice Unity March: Day 7
Friday, April 28, 2017 – Prairie City to Pleasant Hill (14 miles) Today promises to be the most difficult of the March: 14 miles in cold, rainy weather along a busy four-lane Continue Reading →
Climate Justice Unity March: Day 6
Thursday, April 27, 2017 – Reasnor to Prairie City (11 miles) The weather has gone cold and damp, with temperatures 20 degrees below average. Days like this give fodder to Continue Reading →