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January 4, 2013

Texas: Protesters Launch New Tree Blockade Against Keystone XL Pipeline 
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In Texas, opponents of the Keystone XL oil pipeline have set up a new
tree blockade in the path of the pipeline’s southern leg. Protesters
say they have shielded two "dump platforms" with a series of lifelines
that could potentially drop protesters from 50 or 60 feet in the air if
disturbed. The blockade outside Diboll, Texas, follows the conclusion of
a months-long blockade against the controversial pipeline near the Texas
city of Winnsboro.

 

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