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August 26, 2015

20 Arrested in Anti-Tar Sands Pipeline Protest at John Kerry's Home 
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Meanwhile, in Washington, D.C., at least 20 people were arrested at
Secretary of State John Kerry's home during a protest against the
expansion of a tar sands pipeline. Protesters accused the State
Department and Canadian energy company Enbridge of negotiating a
"backroom deal" to permit an expansion of the Alberta Clipper pipeline,
which carries tar sands from Alberta, Canada, to a terminal in Superior,
Wisconsin. One of the world's most influential scientists, James Hansen,
has said that developing the tar sands would be "game over" for the
climate.

 

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