Tar Sands Action Media Coverage Roundup

News — admin August 21, 2011 at 5:53 pm

Photo Credit: Josh Lopez

With just 3 days gone by, the Tar Sands Action is already generating lots of media pressure.

We’ve identified over 1,200 media hits so far. Here a small sample:

New York Times – “Protest Makes Canada-To-U.S. Pipeline Project Newest Front in Climate Clash

CTV Canada – “Arrests made at oilsands protest in Washington

CBS News – “Dozens more arrested in oil pipeline protest

TreeHugger – “It Begins. 70 Arrested at White House on Day 1 of Tar Sands Action

Democracy Now! “A Debate: Should the U.S. Approve TransCanada’s Keystone XL Tar Sands Oil Pipeline?

Reuters – “Greens see red over oil sands pipeline

Washington Post – “65 arrested during protest near White House

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  • http://twitter.com/EveWeiss Evelyn Weiss
  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-Shea/100000898477141 Daniel Shea

    Great to see young people taking Climate Change on directly…like a finger pointing at the moon.

  • Ben

    http://news.yahoo.com/police-arrest-dozens-protesting-oil-pipeline-white-house-211445382.html

    This article says that today’s protesters have already been released. True?

    • Danieljkessler

      Yes, true.

  • Vanessa marcondes

    Keep going!! I am sending goog energy from Brazil!

  • Laurie in CT

    Whoo-hoo!!! WAY TO GO, ORGANIZERS!!!!

  • Lisa in NH

    The sit-ins are front and center at Grist!

    http://www.grist.org/

  • Klsavoie

    Check out the NYTimes Editorial opposing Keystone XL Pipeline! http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/opinion/tar-sands-and-the-carbon-numbers.html

  • Guest

    We’re getting some media coverage, but more is needed. Please contact your local media and give them a local angle to cover the story from! People from all 50 states are being arrested and the XL pipeline would negatively affect all of us so please help spread the word!

  • Allan

    Who owns the tar sands and where are they headed to be refined? Why aren’t the refineries in Louisianan building more capacity in order to refine this additional product? Answer? The Chinese bought it and the Chinese are going to refine it and use it in China! This pipe line is not going to add one drop to our American oil demand. Now the big question, how can American land be taken under Constitutional Eminent Domain one foreign country has contract with another foreign country?

    • Just_facts

      well Allan …to your last question… it’s called the U.N. now say thank you

  • SERIOUSLY?

    I SUPPORT ALL INVOLVED AND SHALL BE THERE NEXT WEEK, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR MORE STATEMENTS AND OR COMMENTS REGARDING THE EXPERIENCES OF THOSE ARRESTED,SINCE THE D.C. POLICE BASICALLY LIED
    TO US REGARDING LOCK UP. WHAT WERE THEY CHARGED WITH ,WHAT WAS THE FINE IN TOTAL(SHOULD WE HAVE MORE THEN 100.00), HOW LONG DID THEY STAY AND WHAT DID THEY PLEAD TO? WE SHOULD BE HEARING THEIR STORIES MORE INSTEAD OF JUST A PHOTO SAYING “I WAS ARRESTED…’
    PLEASE SOMEONE THAT HAS BEEN THERE DONE THAT , WRITE OF IT, AND DONT JUST SAY”COME ON DOWN” BECAUSE I AM .
    THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO .PEACE AND LOVE ALWAYS.

  • CarlyO

    Big Oil own the tar sands and that production contributes half a percent to the world in CO2 emissions. Half a percent too much and so what if our coal produces about a hundred times more.
    How come the organizers like Naomi Klein and Suzuki getting arrested and gaining criminal records like the kids?

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  • Anonymous

    Can you make an updated listing? I am sure the list is growing. Here is another one from the Baltimore Sun from Monday (Mike Tidwell and Cindy Parker) http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-tar-sands-20110822,0,5541878.story


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