Another Day Another Pipeline Explosion in America. Leaves Many Asking When is Enough, Enough?

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Smithville, MO

11/29/16

Approx. 6:30 PM

Flames rip from the earth's surface, spewing 40+ feet into the nights sky. Residents look on in awe as yet another fossil fuel pipeline has exploded. An all to common scene throughout rural America these days.

A glow in the sky that was visible from Kansas City. Flames were seen from I-29 and Northwest 112th Street, as well as the airport. The Pipeline, owned by Louisiana based Enterprise Products Partners shell company, Mid-America Pipeline Co LLC, was carrying liquid propane and ethane gas. It was running underground in the back of a field on private property. The site of the actual explosion was roughly a half of a mile from the nearest home.

This was a a very lucky case as there was no reported injuries or damages to property. Crews from Mid America Pipeline shut off valves up-pipe stopping the flow of gas. The blaze eventually burned it self out. Local residents are feeling relieved that no one was hurt, as well as no major environmental damage being reported at this time either. However this has increasingly not been the case in so many other fossil fuel disasters.

Live footage from news chopper of raging fires

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So, Exactly When IS Enough, Enough?

We see this almost everyday, this one isn't special, well it maybe in the fact that no one got hurt or will suffer from this event alone, but no this event is nor BREAKING or what ever. I see these headlines and I honestly roll my eyes...... SIGH "Another one?!?!" I ask myself. I hear the symphony music from V for Vendetta in my head, seeing him conducting, but instead of fireworks and parliament exploding, I see pipelines. No don't get your self all worked up, I am not talking about guerrilla actions. I am talking about what is really happening. Nearly every day we can find a new fossil fuel pipeline that has: leaked, spilled, broken, cracked, exploded, something. Something causing it to spill these fossil fuels across our land. Honestly this article was coming sooner than later. It has been in the works research wise since well before this little minor incident in MO. I have personally stood against resource extraction of any type nearly from the moment i learned of the various and effective ways we can power our planet from solar, & wind to geothermal and wave motion. We have made some amazing advancements in renewable sustainable energy. Young people and inventors around the globe have come up with amazingly creative and clean ways to generate electricity. Methods have been developed to create energy from disposing of our waste. Three 14 year old girls in Africa converted a generator to run on urine! So why then with all these amazing developments in technology to we continue to allow these corporate monsters shove fossil fuels down our throat?

It baffles me to still see people buying resources from the same people day in, day out. It is these same repeat offenders that continuously cause these major disasters all across the North American continent and beyond. Corporations like BP, & Shell are more than famous for their multiple oil spills through out the region. This corporation, Mid American Pipelines, is no different from the rest. They have your typical track record of spills and breaks along their pipeline system. They have already have over a million in fines placed against them. Here is just a few of the spills into waterways this corporation is responsible for. Including a spill into the Missouri River, the same river Water Protectors and anti resource extraction activist from around the globe gather to defend from the DAPL pipeline.

I am from an area effected by more than one of these oil spills, in fact one from each of these companies. Yet I still see Shell stations popping up everywhere. It seems Shell and Marathon, one of the companies behind the DAPL are some of the most popular filing stations in my area. I am proud to say in some spots we have managed to outright shut s few BP stations down from boycotts how ever there are still plenty to be found, and people continue to throw there money into them. Some of the very same people who you hear scream FUCK BP are going to fill their tank at the BP their on the way home. We as both the working class and the consumers have the ultimate power.

Everywhere Indigenous peoples are coming together and rising up, joined by anti fossil fuel activist of all types. We are witnessing a Resistance to resource action like has never before been seen. With the huge Resistance in Standing Rock against the DAPL pipeline receiving the unprecedented amount attention it seems we are reaching a tipping point on this issue. We are sure to see The Resistance continue to get stronger all around the world. The time of fossil fuels are coming to an end. So to answer the great question of our time, when is enough, enough? Well, RIGHT NOW. This is our time to rise up and put an end to this primitive 150 year old technology. Below you will find some inspirational and informative pieces of media produced by submedia.tv regarding the Resistance to resource extraction. So find your Warrior Spirit and join The Resistance today. Take your stand against fossil fuels and resource extraction. Together we can see a better future.

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Mi’kmaq Territory 10/17/2013

Mi’kmaq Resistance blockade fracking efforts on their occupied territories. RCMP respond with over 200 militarized officer including dozens of snipers. The Resistance held their ground, while support from the town rallied behind the police line. RCMP was forced to abandon several vehicles which were later set ablaze sending a clear message that the Resistance was well in control of this situation.

Montreal Canada

December 2015

5 Activist locate a emergency shut off valve for Enbridge's pipeline pumping tar sands from the Canada into the US. After shutting off the valve they chained themselves to it and the gate surrounding it, effectively preventing oil flow for more than 7 hours. This action sparked a wave of similar acts of corporate sabotage through out the US and Canada. Including a recent co-ordinated action shutting down every point of tar sands crossing the boarder.

Montreal Canada

Kahnawake Mohawks outside of Montreal made good on their promise to take action over the dumping of 8 billion liters of raw sewage into the Lawrence River. Mohawks gathered and blocked train tracks for several hours. Effectively shutting down all rail traffic.

Tsimshian Territory

10/12/2016

Tsimshian Natives and their supporters face off with the RCMP, Prince Rupert Port Authority and Petronas LNG workers. The Tsimshiams attempted to disrupt the delivery of a barge with surveying and drilling equipment. Petronas wants to build a fracked gas facility on Lelu Island, unceded Tsimshian territory. The Tsimshians have occupied Lelu island and have built a protection camp, to defend the island a sensitive eco-system essential for the survival of juvenile salmon and migrating crustaceans.