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January 30, 2013

Anti-Keystone XL Pipeline Activists Settle TransCanada Lawsuit 
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A group of activists opposed to the Keystone XL oil pipeline has agreed
to settle a lawsuit with Trans Canada, the company behind the project,
after the firm alleged a months-long protest blockade cost it millions
of dollars. Environmentalists with the Tar Sands Blockade have tried to
halt the pipeline's route through Texas to Gulf Coast refineries with
tree-sits and other protests. Opponents say the tar sands pipeline would
devastate the environment and pollute communities in its path. After
Trans Canada alleged blockaders had cost them $5 million, the activists
say they chose to settle in order to protect local residents who could
have lost their homes and life savings. While the group has agreed not
to trespass on Keystone XL property in Texas or Oklahoma, they say the
fight against the pipeline will continue. Protests against the project
have also erupted in Nebraska, where Gov. Dave Heineman recently
approved the state's section of the pipeline route. President Obama has
delayed a decision on the pipeline until the spring after initially
putting it until after the November election.

 

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