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March 12, 2013

25 Arrested at Keystone XL Pipeline Protest in Massachusetts 
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In the latest protest against the Keystone XL oil pipeline, 25 people
were arrested after handcuffing themselves together inside a Trans
Canada office in Westborough, Massachusetts. More than 100 students,
mothers and clergy members staged a "funeral for our future," saying
Trans Canada's pipeline would spur devastating climate change, pollution
and potential spills. The Keystone XL pipeline would carry tar sands
crude from Canada to Texas. A decision from President Obama on the
project is expected soon after a State Department review found it does
not pose a serious threat to the environment.

Protesters: [singing] "They are digging us a hole. They are digging us a
hole. Six feet underground, where the pipeline will go."

 

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