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October 12, 2016

9 Activists Arrested After Cutting Off Flow of Tar Sands Oil
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Nine climate activists were arrested Tuesday for attempting to shut down
all tar sands oil coming into the United States by manually turning off
pipelines in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and Washington state. The
group, which calls itself Climate Direct Action, said the action was in
support of the call for International Days of Prayer and Action for
Standing Rock. Pictures and videos of the action show them cutting
chains and turning the manual safety valves to stop the flow of tar
sands oil through the pipelines. We'll go to Washington state for more
on the action later in the broadcast.
Topics:Tar Sands Natural Gas & Oil Drilling Pipeline Dakota Access
Pipeline Climate Change Environment

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