NASA Scientist, Religious Leaders Arrested in Tar Sands Protest

[homasse]

NASA Scientist, Religious Leaders Arrested in Tar Sands Protest

NASA climatologist Dr. James Hansen was arrested today in front of the White House where he was demonstrating in opposition to the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline that would bring thick crude oil from Alberta to refineries in Oklahoma and Texas. Dr. Hansen heads the NASA

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[wrestlingdog]

Wow, I was just talking about this guy in my Environmental Politics class today.

[sweetthea]

he Northern High Plains Aquifer system supplies 78 percent of the public water supply and 83 percent of irrigation water in Nebraska and approximately 30 percent of water used in the U.S. for irrigation and agriculture,

After reading that, who in their right fucking minds would still say this a a brilliant idea?! Sounds like a disaster waiting to happen.

[jwaneeta]

It is. It's insane.

And there are no protections for the state of Nebraska if and when there's a spill. The Keystone assholes, at this point, aren't even liable for the cleanup. It's like letting some guy fuck up your backyard and make your home unlivable, in return for nothing.

Fucking madness.

[jwaneeta]

I'm glad people are taking the fight to Washington, since our politicians in Nebraska are so useless and corrupt.

That said, I always find the outrage about protesters getting arrested kind of odd. Protesters want to get arrested; otherwise there's no news coverage and no awareness.

[romp]

Every bit to increase awareness helps. I fear people want to leave this to "experts" but, damn, this is a guaranteed disaster.