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highplainsdem

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Wed Jan 25, 2017, 11:58 AM Jan 2017

Greenpeace activists unfurl 'resist' banner from crane near White House

Source: The Hill

Activists with Greenpeace on Wednesday brought a massive “resist” banner to a construction site in Washington, D.C., to protest President Trump’s actions promoting oil pipelines.

Protesters started scaling a 270-foot tower crane at a downtown construction site Wednesday morning, and unfurled the banner once they reached the top.

Greenpeace’s intent is for the 70-foot-by-35-foot banner to be visible from the White House, a few blocks south of the building site, said spokeswoman Cassady Craighill.

The group is protesting Trump’s orders yesterday to revive the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, after former President Obama rejected Keystone and delayed final federal approval for Dakota Access.

“People in this country are ready to resist and rise up in ways they have never done before,” Karen Topakian, chairwoman of Greenpeace’s board, said in a statement.

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/316027-greenpeace-activists-bring-resist-banner-to-dc-to-protest-pipelines



WUSA TV is covering this, tweeted about it and posted a story, video at both links below:




http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/protesters-climb-crane-in-northwest-dc/392413898
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Greenpeace activists unfurl 'resist' banner from crane near White House (Original Post) highplainsdem Jan 2017 OP
Uh oh, that is going to leave a mark on President Snowflake's ego. yellowcanine Jan 2017 #1
Brave Souls. mobeau69 Jan 2017 #2
k&r nt bananas Jan 2017 #3
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