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September 25, 2012

Environmentalists Scale Trees to Block Keystone Construction 
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A group of environmental activists in northeast Texas say they have
scaled 80-foot trees and are vowing to remain in an effort to block
tree-clearing equipment that is making way for the controversial
Keystone XL oil pipeline. On Monday the eight protesters held a banner
reading, “You Shall Not Pass,” and said they will remain in the way
until the controversial pipeline is stopped for good. The action is the
latest in a series of protests by pipeline opponents who say the project
will poison local communities and damage the climate through increased
greenhouse gases. The Keystone XL pipeline would carry oil from the
Alberta tar sands to Gulf Coast refineries. President Obama has delayed
a final decision on the pipeline until after the November election.

 

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