April 2013 archive

Two Texans Lock Down to Protect Cross Timbers from Tar Sands

Our friends at Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance are at it again! Check out their site and their twitter handle @gptsresistance for live updates. We’ll be updating as things unfold. ________ UPDATE 2:30PM – Eamon and Ben are out of jail!! UPDATE 11:27AM – Eamon and Ben are both being charged with trespassing. They need …

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The “Red River Showdown” Continues! – Blockader Encases Arm in Concrete and Shuts Down Work on KXL

Activists with the Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance are at it again with another creative action as part of their ongoing resistance to shut down Keystone XL construction in Oklahoma. Today’s action is the continuation of a series of rolling actions as part of the “Red River Showdown” to defend our waterways from tar sands sludge. …

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Activist Locks Himself to Keystone XL Heavy Machinery Launching a “Red River Showdown” Over KXL South

In celebration of Earth Day and the final day in the State Department’s KXL North comment period, activists with the Great Plains Tar Sands Resistance submit their own “environmental impact statement”. Check out this “Red River Showdown.” Cross-posted from gptarsandsresistance.org. Also check our Twitter feed for updates as they come. __________________________________________________________________________________________ UPDATE 11:30AM – Alec …

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