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Monday, August 22, 2011
Tar Sands Be Damned
Protests Continue at the White House Against Keystone XL Tar Sands Pipeline
Bill McKibben, speaking from jail after getting arrested for protesting the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, said, “We don’t need your sympathy, we need your company.”
Who are the doctors, lawyers, teachers and students joining Bill McKibben in civil disobedience against the pipeline? Watch this video from the first days of protest to see who is answering the call:
www.tarsandsaction.org
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