Friday, March 8, 2013

Keystone XL Pipeline Path Marks New Battle Line in Oklahoma

National Geographic: Elisabeth Leja is 74. She is a retired math teacher who does water aerobics and walks every day for her health. In February, Leja chained herself by the neck to a giant excavator in central Oklahoma that was digging the way for the Gulf Coast segment of the Keystone XL pipeline. Sitting a few weeks later on a sunny patio at her home in Norman, Oklahoma, Leja said she volunteered for the act of civil disobedience because she believes oil from Canada's tar sands is toxic and a major contributor...

URL: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/03/130308-keystone-xl-pipeline-battle/
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