Pipeline safety legislation currently being considered in Congress includes dangerous and unnecessary provisions that would expose people to 20 years in federal prison for participating in protests that slow down or temporarily halt the construction of an oil or gas pipeline.
The Water Protectors protecting their homelands at Standing Rock from the Dakota Access pipeline? The tribal members and allies who engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience to stop Line 3? The bold activists who engaged in direct action to bring attention to the deadly climate impacts of the Keystone XL pipeline? If this bill passes, nonviolent activists engaging in these types of protests in the future would be subjected to serious felony charges.
But Senator Cantwell―the Democrats lead negotiator on the final text of the bill―has the power to remove the dangerous language from this bill before it moves out of committee.
Email Senator Cantwell now and urge her to protect our right to nonviolent and peaceful protests against new climate-wrecking fossil fuel projects.

While this legislation would mean that nonviolent protestors face draconian punishment for standing up against oil and gas pipelines endangering their communities, the real threats to pipeline safety, including corrosion, equipment failures, operator errors, and inadequate emergency preparedness, are not sufficiently addressed in the pipeline safety legislation.
Urge Senator Cantwell to protect communities from pipeline hazards, not protect fossil fuel pipeline companies from public opposition.
Right now, this so-called pipeline safety legislation is a huge gift to corporations like Energy Transfer Partners, which illegally built the Dakota Access pipeline through Standing Rock lands and has sued Greenpeace on spurious grounds. And it would be a significant blow to our ability to defend our homelands and our planet against new fossil fuel infrastructure.
But we can stop this. If Senator Cantwell hears from tens of thousands of us, she’ll get the message loud and clear.
Email Senator Cantwell now and urge her to ensure that we’re protecting people and planet from the dangers of oil and gas pipelines, not doing favors for companies like Energy Transfer Partners.
In Solidarity
- the Stop the Money Pipeline team.

