Woman Who Helped Kill Keystone XL Battling New Pipeline Project

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-31/dakota-access-line-faces-keystone-like-woes-as-outcry-escalates

One of the most prominent voices among opponents of Keystone XL is now taking on the battle against the Dakota Access Pipeline, which has faced hurdles in North Dakota and Iowa.

After organizing grassroots efforts against TransCanada Corp.’s Keystone XL through Bold Nebraska, an activist group, Jane Fleming Kleeb has turned her attention to Energy Transfer Partners LP’s project. Bold Nebraska has since evolved into Bold Alliance, a group led by Kleeb, that focuses on corporations "threatening land and water," she said in a telephone interview.

The group is reprising tactics used in the Keystone battle -- including organizing events in support of protests and reaching out to politicians. Work on the $3.78 billion project is currently stalled at one point in North Dakota after the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe sought an injunction, arguing that the project will damage sites of historic and cultural significance to the tribe. A judge is expected to rule by Sept. 9.

The pipeline also hit a temporary snag in Iowa, where landowners argued the project didn’t meet the criteria for eminent domain and unsuccessfully requested the Iowa Utilities Board issue a stay.

"It’s easy to forget that tribal nations and farmers and ranchers have very long histories together," Kleeb said. While opposition to Dakota Access has similar themes and tactics to Keystone, the movement hasn’t reached the same intensity, she said.

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