Author: Appalachians Against Pipelines

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Defending Appalachia from the Mountain Valley Pipeline, Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and more. No new pipelines in Appalachia!

Dec 22, 21

MVP Pipeline Resistors Issue Statement After Fighting Felony Charges

Appalachians Against Pipelines presents two statements from Tom and Molly on their recent fight against felony charges and the ongoing struggle against... Read Full Article

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Sep 28, 21

Mountain Valley Pipeline Protesters Lock To Equipment, Block Construction In Lindside, WV

Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on recent action to stop the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in so-called Lindside, West Virginia.... Read Full Article

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Aug 11, 21

Lockdown Halts Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction Site for 8 Hours or More

Report back on recent action against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) which shut down construction for more than 8 hours. On the... Read Full Article

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Aug 8, 21

Pipeline Fighters Lock Themselves To Drill Equipment At MVP Crossing of I-64

Action report from West Virginia, about recent lock-down against the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Early Friday morning, two pipeline fighters... Read Full Article

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Jun 30, 21

Old Hills And Old Folks Resist The Mountain Valley Pipeline In Bent Mountain

Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on blockade against the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). On Wednesday, June 30, 2021 at... Read Full Article

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Jun 2, 21

Large Replica of Wood Duck and 4 Protesters Block MVP Construction for Nearly 7 Hours

Action report from Appalachians Against Pipelines about recent blockade against Mountain Valley Pipeline construction. On Wednesday, June 3, 2021 at 5:45 A.M.,... Read Full Article

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May 18, 21

Mountain Valley Pipeline Protester Blockades Access To Work Site

Action report from so-called Pembroke, Virginia on recent blockade of Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) construction site. For more updates, follow Appalachians Against... Read Full Article

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May 3, 21

Anti-Pipeline Protesters Charged With “Felony Kidnapping,” Held Without Bond, After Blockading Pipe Truck for 2.5 Hours in VA

Report on recent action against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) from Appalachians Against Pipelines. Donate to bail fund here. Last Friday, Mountain... Read Full Article

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Apr 20, 21

Pipeline Protester Slows MVP Work For 4 Hours By Locking To Equipment, Suspended 20 Feet In Air

Action report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on lock-down that shut down Mountain Valley Pipeline construction. Newport, VA — Early Tuesday morning, pipeline... Read Full Article

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Mar 24, 21

Second Tree Sitter Extracted on Final Day of Yellow Finch Blockade

Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on the extraction of a second tree-sitter in the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. On Wednesday,... Read Full Article

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Mar 24, 21

Mountain Valley Pipeline Extracts One Tree Sitter at Yellow Finch Blockade; Second Sitter Remains

Mountain Valley Pipeline extracts one tree-sitter at the Yellow Finch blockade, while a second tree-sitter still remains in the trees. ELLISTON, VIRGINIA... Read Full Article

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Mar 12, 20

Another Tree-Sit Goes Up in Fight Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline

Appalachians Against Pipelines reports on their expanding tree-sit which is resisting the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Their report from social media: An... Read Full Article

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Mar 9, 20

TC Energy Headquarters Shut Down in Charleston, WV for Hours; Multiple People Lock To Each Other

Report on solidarity action with the Wet’suwet’en in Charleston, West Virginia. Charleston, WV — Early this morning, more than 100 water protectors... Read Full Article

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Feb 19, 20

Ongoing Police Harassment of Pipeline Fighters in Appalachia

Report on ongoing harassment of water protectors in Appalachia fighting the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Despite MVP having their permit process delayed until... Read Full Article

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Jan 10, 20

Appalachian Climate Action Camp: March 6th – 15th

Call for an Appalachian Climate Action Camp from March 6th – 15th, 2020. People all over the world are mobilizing to combat... Read Full Article

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Oct 28, 19

“STOP MTR” Banner Deployed On Active MTR Site To Highlight Ongoing Destruction

Report from recent action in Appalachia against ongoing Mountain Top Removal (MTR). Orgas, WV — Today, over a dozen activists associated with... Read Full Article

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Oct 10, 19

Elliston, VA: Helicopter Lockdown Stalls Pipeline Construction

On Monday, a brave pipeline fighter in Appalachia was arrested after locking to a Mountain Valley Pipeline helicopter for 5 hours. Rachel... Read Full Article

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Sep 27, 19

Raging Granny Locks Herself to Equipment at MVP Site Near Ongoing Tree Sit Blockade

Action report from Appalachians Against Pipelines in so-called Virginia, who is fighting the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Montgomery County, VA — Early this... Read Full Article

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Sep 10, 19

Water Protectors Shut Down Mountain Valley Pipeline Work Site for Hours; 4 Arrested

Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on a recent action against construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline in West Virginia. Photos Credit: FightingFox... Read Full Article

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Sep 6, 19

MVP Meadow River Drilling Stopped For Nearly 4 Hours When Protester Locks Body To Equipment

Appalachians Against Pipelines reports on a recent lock-down action against construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Rainelle, WV — Early Thursday morning,... Read Full Article

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Aug 30, 19

Protesters Prevent Mountain Valley Pipeline Drilling Under Interstate 64 In Greenbrier County, WV

Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on a recent action against the construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Greenbrier County, WV — Early... Read Full Article

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Aug 15, 19

Two People Lock To Equipment, Stopping Work At MVP Site In Franklin County, VA

Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines reports on a recent action which stopped work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia. Franklin County,... Read Full Article

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Aug 2, 19

Protester Climbs And Locks Body To Construction Equipment At Mountain Valley Pipeline Site

Action report from Appalachians Against Pipelines about a recent lock-down against construction of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Montgomery County, VA — Early... Read Full Article

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Jul 22, 19

All Out To Stop The Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia

As resistance in Appalachia heats up to the Mountain Valley Pipeline, land defenders and community members are reaching out for support in... Read Full Article

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Jul 22, 19

Dozens of People Block Construction At MVP Site; 3 Arrested at Tree Sits

Appalachians Against Pipelines reports on the State’s unsuccessful attempt this weekend to break the tree sits and resistance to the Mountain Valley... Read Full Article

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Jul 21, 19

Eliston, VA: MVP Fighter Locks Her Body In Pipeline Easement

Appalachians Against Pipelines reports on continued resistance to the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP), now seriously delayed in construction due to grassroots opposition.... Read Full Article

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Jul 14, 19

Pipeline Fighter Blocks Mountain Valley Pipeline Construction

Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on recent action that shut down construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Montgomery County, VA —... Read Full Article

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Jun 28, 19

Blacksburg Local Climbs and Locks Self to Excavator at MVP Site in Virginia

Action report from Appalachians Against Pipelines on continued resistance to the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). Montgomery County, VA — Another brave pipeline... Read Full Article

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Jun 26, 19

Mountain Valley Pipeline Fighter Locks Themself to Excavator in Summers County

Today a lock down shut down construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline for upwards of 8 hours. Help donate to the bail... Read Full Article

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May 29, 19

Yellow Finch Tree Sitters Hold Strong as Police and Pipeline Company Attempt Eviction

Today police aided by Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) employees attempted to evict the Yellow Finch tree sit but were not successful. What... Read Full Article

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May 17, 19

Summers County, WV: Mountain Valley Pipeline Worksite Shut Down

Report from Appalachians Against Pipelines lines on recent lockdown against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. This morning, a pipeline fighter named Andy climbed... Read Full Article

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May 6, 19

Pipeline Fighter Arrested After Barricading Themself Inside Mountain Valley Pipeline

Another pipeline fighter has been arrested in West Virginia for barricading themself inside a pipe which is part of the Mountain Valley... Read Full Article

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Apr 30, 19

Appalachians Against Pipelines Holds Noise Demo for Arrested Water Protectors

A report back from a recent noise demonstration organized by Appalachians Against Pipelines. A fragment of people in our society have lost... Read Full Article

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Apr 25, 19

Pipeline Protester Charged with “Threat of Terrorism” for Locking Down Against the MVP

Action report from Appalachians Against Pipelines about a recent lock down against pipeline construction equipment. AAP wrote in their release that, “He... Read Full Article

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Mar 25, 19

Marking 200 Day of Active Resistance to the Mountain Valley Pipeline

A message from Philip who is involved in one of the tree sits outside of Elliston, VA, which is actively blocking the... Read Full Article

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Feb 9, 19

“We Have Stopped it for Another Year”: MVP Tree-Sit Hits Over 156 Days

The following is a statement from one of the current tree-sitters in Virginia in the Appalachian region, who is part of an... Read Full Article

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Feb 1, 19

Pipeline Fighter Locks to Drill at Mountain Valley Pipeline Site, Stops Work

Action report from Virginia about lockdown against the Mountain Valley Pipeline. PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, VA — Friday morning, February 1, 2019, a pipeline... Read Full Article

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Jan 26, 19

“Nutty” Begins 14-Day Sentence for Monopod Action Against Mountain Valley Pipeline

Message from Nutty, who begins a two week sentence for taking action to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline. From March to May... Read Full Article

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Jan 11, 19

Elliston, VA: Yellow Fince Tree Sit in Solidarity with Wetsuwet’en Resistance

Statement of solidarity from the Yellow Finch tree sit with the ongoing Wet’suwet’en resistance to resource extraction in so-called British Columbia. The... Read Full Article

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Jan 2, 19

Updates from the Tree Sit Against the Mountain Valley Pipeline

A note from the Yellow Finch tree sits on their 118th day of blocking the path of the Mountain Valley Pipeline. Originally... Read Full Article

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