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January 11, 2016

Washington: Activists to Cite Necessity Defense in Trial for Blocking Oil Train
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In Washington state, five climate justice activists go on trial today
for tying themselves to a 25-foot tripod structure to block a mile-long
oil train. The protesters, members of the activist group Rising Tide
Seattle, demanded a halt of shipments of fossil fuels through the
Northwest. In an unprecedented move, the presiding judge will allow the
defendants to argue their actions were necessary because of the threat
of climate change. We'll have more on their case later in the broadcast.


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