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January 27, 2016

New York: 11 Veterans Arrested Protesting Gas Storage Facility
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Meanwhile, in upstate New York, 11 U.S. military veterans have been
arrested after forming a human barricade to block traffic at a natural
gas storage facility. The protest was part of an ongoing campaign to
stop Crestwood Midstream from expanding gas storage in abandoned salt
caverns at Seneca Lake, a drinking water source for 100,000 people.
Retired U.S. Air Force Sergeant Colleen Boland spoke out at Tuesday's
protest.

Colleen Boland: "While on active duty, I traveled to over 20 countries,
many of them places where drinking water was scarce, made children sick,
fueled conflict and threatened security. I bring those experiences with
me to the gates of Crestwood, where for 16 months now I've been
peacefully protesting a plan to store highly pressurized and volatile
fossil fuels below this beautiful lake, a source of drinking water for
100,000 people."



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