News update by Ryan Maue
Update: The jails were emptied Monday morning. Also, Daryl Hannah has announced that she is heading to the White House oil-sands protest.
Update: New York Times editorial page comes out for against the Tar Sands Pipeline. However, their language sounds half hearted, and they seem to be checking a box knowing that inevitably the pipeline will go forward regardless of it’s carbon footprint, or something.
The Tar Sands protest organized by Bill McKibben has hit an unexpected snag: the US Park police have cracked down on the protesters. Instead of a simple “traffic ticket” type of arrest and release with a few hours in jail, many climate activists were stunned to learn that their “civil disobedience” may keep them behind bars for at least 48-hours until arraignment [Link to Grist.com lament].
Meanwhile, President Obama is managing the end of Gaddafi in Libya from his beautiful luxury vacation spot in Martha’s Vineyard. With Janet Napolitano always talking about the threats from domestic extremism typically orchestrated by environmental or “green” groups, one has to wonder if the US Parks police in the Capitol are sending a warning message by locking up the protestors for a good spell.
When Obama approves the pipeline and slaps these “true believers” in the face again, will they desert him for another candidate in the upcoming election? Nah.
More pictures of the “protest” including McKibben hauled away in handcuffs here at the Puffington Host. Please try and refrain from mocking these people as hippies or 70s retreads.
Also, has anyone heard if this upstart climate scientist (apparently the only academic currently employed as a professor “descending” on Washington) will still come — and will he risk being arrested?
Climate scientist willing to face arrest at tar sands pipeline protest
Climate scientist Jason Box says oil sands are a moral issue that he feels compelled to address at Keystone XL pipeline protests — UK Guardian
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get a new kb; they’re a glut on the market. You can probably get a near-new trade-in from a computer shop for $5.
Forensic note to BH. The double ‘oo’ is creeping into the language. Or creping into it.
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@ur momisugly Rocky Road
“Because when I “take a close, objective look at the science of climate change” as you suggest, I see a bunch of people like Hansen and Gore and Mann and Jones… all psuedo scientists, ideologues, or grant chasers than don’t dare debate or show their data. When their papers are challenged, they want to sue or obfuscate or throw temper tantrums or go picket some power plant that provides them electricity.”
For one.
When you take a close objective look at science, you should see science, not people.
This seems like the very definition of an argumentum ad hominem.
Other than that, you seem unable to distinguish between a politician (Gore) and actual scientists.
If you think the scientists in this list don’t show their data or refuse debate, you’re unaware of the scientific method. These people have spent their whole career sharing data and engaging in debate – with other experts.
And about scientists picketing power plants, of course you mean Hansen. Name one other climate scientists who has ever done such a thing. I think that tells you a lot about their desire to stick to the science and not take any public position about policy.
It’s unfortunate that you associate science with ideology, fraud and harassment. Maybe, what you see depends on the glasses you’re wearing…
What are they being charged with it looks like a peaceful protest, is it illegal to protest now?