[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOucQBLNOa4&feature=player_embedded] Tuesday afternoon in East Texas, after police brutally tortured two protesters locked to a backhoe and workers resumed destruction of the forest, members of the Tar Sands Blockade, determined not to be deterred by violence, moved in to try and stop […]
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Texas Tar Sands Blockade Continues Despite Police Torture
Despite summer being over, things continue to heat up in Texas for the Tar Sands Blockade as we enter day 3 of the tree-sit. On Monday, 8 people took to the trees to defend the land from clear-cutting that would allow for […]
Continue readingA Call for Nonviolent Direct Action to Stop the Keystone XL Pipeline from the Tar Sands Blockade
This morning, the Tar Sands Blockade and Rising Tide North Texas put out a call for actions to stop the Keystone XL Pipeline being built from Cushing, OK to Texas’ Gulf Coast. This summer, environmental activists from across the country will be converging in Texas to participate in […]
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