Forty-eight climate activists got themselves hauled away by the cops on Wednesday, part of a Sierra Club action in front of the White House to protest the Keystone XL pipeline. It was the first time in the Sierra Club?s 120-year history that the group has sanctioned civil disobedience. As we reported yesterday, those arrested included Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune, Bill McKibben of 350.org (and Grist?s board), civil rights leader Julian Bond, actress Daryl Hannah, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his son Conor Kennedy (aka Taylor Swift?s ex).
Jay Mallin captured the highlights on video:
http://vimeo.com/59686171
http://grist.org/climate-energy/watch-sierra-club-rabble-rousers-get-arrested-in-front-of-the-white-house/
9 Comments
Thank you for sharing.
Posted 29-08-2013 17:52
Welcome ROhan
Posted 11-03-2013 18:53
Thanks Alberta for your comments
Posted 11-03-2013 18:53
Thanks for sharing this!
Posted 25-02-2013 04:32
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Posted 24-02-2013 19:43
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Posted 21-02-2013 21:05
Hope their action was taken seriously... It's sad that we have to sacrifice some things to say what is right :(
Still, thanks for sharing the meaningful news :D
Posted 21-02-2013 16:05
Thanks for sharing this
Posted 18-02-2013 20:26
I agree that sometimes bold action is unavoidable to show the seriousness of cause..
Sierra Club's action is overlapping with my recent study from 'The letter from Birmingham Jail'..
Thanks for sharing it, Simran! :D
Posted 17-02-2013 14:05