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February 2, 2017

Jury Fails to Convict Climate Activist Ken Ward for Turning Off Valves of Tar Sands Pipelines
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A mistrial has been declared in the case of environmental activist Ken
Ward, who was facing three felony charges and one misdemeanor charge
after he shut off a valve on the Trans Mountain pipeline in Washington
state to stop the flow of tar sands oil coming into the United States
from Canada in October. His action was part of a coordinated protest
during which the valves on pipelines in Minnesota, Montana and North
Dakota were also shut off. The mistrial was declared after a Skagit
County, Washington, jury couldn't reach a verdict.


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