Greenpeace activists unfurl 'resist' banner from crane near White House
Source: The Hill
Activists with Greenpeace on Wednesday brought a massive resist banner to a construction site in Washington, D.C., to protest President Trumps actions promoting oil pipelines.
Protesters started scaling a 270-foot tower crane at a downtown construction site Wednesday morning, and unfurled the banner once they reached the top.
Greenpeaces intent is for the 70-foot-by-35-foot banner to be visible from the White House, a few blocks south of the building site, said spokeswoman Cassady Craighill.
The group is protesting Trumps orders yesterday to revive the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, after former President Obama rejected Keystone and delayed final federal approval for Dakota Access.
People in this country are ready to resist and rise up in ways they have never done before, Karen Topakian, chairwoman of Greenpeaces board, said in a statement.
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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/316027-greenpeace-activists-bring-resist-banner-to-dc-to-protest-pipelines
WUSA TV is covering this, tweeted about it and posted a story, video at both links below:
Link to tweet
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/dc/protesters-climb-crane-in-northwest-dc/392413898
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