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The Garbage Disposal Unit
27th June 2013, 20:13
So, if anybody is not entirely familiar, Line 9 is an oil pipeline owned by Enbridge (one of the big motherfuckers in the tarsands) that runs from Southern Ontario up to Montreal. Currently, Enbridge is doing work aimed at reversing the flow of the pipeline and using it to move bitumin (filthy thick corrosive tarsands oil). This comes with serious risk of environmental catastrophe (incl. serious risk to human health with the possibility of sour gas leaks in Canada's most densely populated corridor). Further, this is a key project for Canadian (And North American) capital, which has put the tar sands at the center of its energy strategy.
While resistance has popped up all along the route, and has been ongoing for some time, I decided to post about it due to the recent(ly evicted) occupation outside of Hamilton: Check out their blog. (http://swampline9.tumblr.com/)

Hopefully I'll have other things to post in this thread soon.

Brandon's Impotent Rage
27th June 2013, 20:41
Hmmm.....

Normally I would say you should go the Edward Abbey route and just bomb that shit. However, if oil is currently flowing through it, that would be a very bad idea.

Other than the occupation, what other actions has the resistance taken?

Skyhilist
27th June 2013, 22:04
Is this in any way related to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline?

blake 3:17
1st July 2013, 00:54
Is this in any way related to the proposed Keystone XL pipeline?

Yes. That's the short answer.

blake 3:17
1st July 2013, 00:58
This is the fight!

http://climateandcapitalism.com/2013/04/10/ian-angus-speech-to-toronto-line-9-protest/

http://www.stopline9-toronto.ca/

www.facebook.com/PeopleVersusLine9

http://rabble.ca/blogs/bloggers/johnbon/2013/06/swamp-line-9-camp-activists-served-injunction-protesters-lock-themsel

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/industry-news/energy-and-resources/refinery-union-warns-against-transcanada-exports-of-crude-through-quebec/article12244539/