Why I’m Standing Up to TransCanada’s Keystone XL Pipeline

EcoWatch: On Oct. 4, in rural east Texas, a 78-year-old great-grandmother, Eleanor Fairchild, was arrested for trespassing on her own property … and I was arrested standing beside her, as we held our ground in the path of earth-moving excavators constructing TransCanada`s Keystone XL pipeline. Seems there`s showdown in Texas--but, in fact, it`s a battle being waged all over the U.S. It`s being fought by ordinary citizens of all colors, economic strata and political persuasions--against the world`s wealthiest...

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