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Keystone XL Pipeline Protesters Block Canada-Bound Trucks Pine Ridge Native Reserve

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First Posted: 03/06/2012 8:51 am Updated: 05/06/2012 5:12 am

WANBLEE, S.D. - Opponents of the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline blocked two large trucks for six hours on South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Protester Debra White Plume tells the Rapid City Journalthat the group stopped the Canada-bound trucks Monday in Wanblee and asked the drivers why they were going through the reservation.

She says the truckers told the group they were heading to a Canadian oilfield with empty containers for drinking water and were driving through the reservation to save money.

White Plume says she, her husband and three other people eventually were arrested for disorderly conduct and released about three hours later.

The trucks continued on their way under police escort.

President Barack Obama in January temporarily halted the Canada-to-Texas Keystone XL oil pipeline.

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Diane Davis
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03:39 PM on 03/06/2012
With the decrease in rainfall and the droughts in much of the U.S., the tar sands pipeline is another threat to the water supply. It's not a wise idea to sow more seeds of risk in our already tenuous position in the ecosystem.

Please see the following link about lack of rainfall which beset the Mayans 1300 years ago, and now threatens us. Parallelograms happen, history repeats itself unless we pay attention to keeping our side of the balance. Don't do the XL pipeline!!! not in small stages (sneaky, eh?) and not in large bits. It is not good, period.
http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2012/03/01/maya-drought-rainfall/
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01:37 PM on 03/06/2012
criminals blocking roads that were built and maintained with tax payers money. wheres all the lib hacks to throw their support behind these criminals ? seems odd or is it wel fare day and theyre all out collecting their checks ?
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