College Students Arrested at White House Protesting Keystone Pipeline
You would think that college students, who are in such dire need of jobs, would be more open to a job creating project like the Keystone Pipeline.
The Star Tribune reports.
College students arrested outside White House while protesting Keystone XL oil pipeline
WASHINGTON — Police arrested hundreds of people who strapped themselves to the White House fence on Sunday to protest the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline.
The protesters were mostly college students who participated in a peaceful march that began at Georgetown University and ended outside the White House. They chanted “climate justice now” and carried signs with slogans such as “don’t tarnish the earth” in an effort to persuade President Barack Obama to reject the pipeline. They say it will worsen global warming.
Protesters were passionate but quite orderly. Police were waiting for them with buses and vans to speed the process. Protesters cheered as U.S. Park Police warned them that blocking the sidewalk or strapping themselves to the fence would lead to their arrest. In all, 372 were arrested, police said.
Climate justice? What does that even mean?
College students arrested outside White House while protesting Keystone XL oil pipeline (The Star Tribune)
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It would seem, since the US is now a net exporter of oil, the pipeline is unnecessary unless one needs to be constructed to haul the Dakota oil to refineries in Texas, etc. Just saying.
I bet all these morons drive cars.