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October 11, 2016

Activists Block AIM Pipeline Construction by Locking Down Inside Pipe
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Meanwhile, in Peekskill, New York, seven activists were arrested Monday
blockading the construction of Spectra Energy's AIM pipeline, which is
slated to run only hundreds of feet from the aging Indian Point nuclear
power plant and then under the Hudson River. Four of the activists
blockaded construction of the pipeline for more than 15 hours by
crawling inside the pipeline and locking themselves to each other. This
is one of the protesters.

Activist: "We crawled into the pipeline at about 7:00 this morning. The
workers realized that we were here about a half an hour later, and
police officers were called. They attempted negotiating with us from
afar. They made a few threats about sending in canines and things like
that. Otherwise, most of the day was spent with us sitting here playing
20 questions."



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