An Academy Award nominee, a Nobel laureate and thousands of protesters encircled the White House, urging President Barack Obama to reject TransCanada Corp.’s planned oil pipeline across the U.S.
“Yes, we can!” demonstration organizer Bill McKibben shouted today, referring to Obama’s 2008 campaign slogan. “Yes, we can stop the pipeline!” McKibben is the founder of 350.org, an organization dedicated to minimizing climate change.
Mark Ruffalo, who vied for a best supporting actor Oscar, and Jody Williams, winner of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize, also were part of the crowd in Washington that numbered as many as 12,000 people, according to the Sierra Club, one of the environmental groups coordinating the action.
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These people won't be happy until we are riding bikes like the Red Chinese. Of course since most don't work then they would not be able to afford a bike. Then I guess they could organize an "Occupy Schwin" movement.
ReplyDeleteOn behalf of the people from Canada, "If you don't want our oil, and want to continue to be held for ransom by the middle east, I'm sure we can find other buyers". You might want to read Ezra Levant's excellent book 'Ethical Oil'.
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