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February 21, 2013

Is the Keystone XL Worth Getting Arrested For?

Robert Bryce, Slate Magazine


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Last week, four dozen opponents of the Keystone XL pipeline, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and environmental activist Bill McKibben, were arrested after they engaged in civil disobedience near the gates of the White House. . .

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