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October 14, 2016

Filmmaker Faces 45 Years in Prison for Documenting Pipeline Shutdown
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In North Dakota, documentary filmmaker Deia Schlosberg has been charged
with three felonies for filming one of five coordinated acts of civil
disobedience earlier this week, in which climate activists manually
turned off the safety valves to stop the flow of tar sands oil through
pipelines spanning the U.S. and Canada. The actions took place in
Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and Washington state. Award-winning
filmmaker Schlosberg was the producer of Josh Fox's recent documentary
"How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't
Change." She was filming the action at a valve station owned by Trans
Canada in Walhalla, North Dakota. She was arrested along with the
activists, and her footage was confiscated. On Thursday, she was charged
with a Class A felony and two Class C felonies, which combined carry a
45-year maximum sentence.
Topics:Dakota Access Pipeline Natural Gas & Oil Drilling Freedom of the
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