Thursday, December 27, 2012

Hunger Strike Continues as Community Demands Transparency of Petrochemical Giant

EcoWatch: Residents of the Houston neighborhood of Manchester are demanding today that the Valero refinery, which has been polluting the air surrounding their homes for decades, reveal exactly what toxins it is forcing residents to breathe. Community members were joined by Gulf Coast activists Diane Wilson and Bob Lindsey Jr., who have committed to an indefinite hunger strike until Valero agrees to divest from the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, which is linked to environmental destruction and human rights...

URL: http://ecowatch.org/2012/hunger-strike-continues/
Enclosure: http://ecowatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/valero.jpg

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