Help get "Bidder 70" on Netflix, documentary of guy who bid and won 22K acres of UT land,

[annm4peace]

http://ecowatch.com/2013/12/04/netflix-stream-bidder-70/

In 2008, climate activist Tim DeChristopher, disrupted a controversial a Bush-era Bureau of Land Management oil and gas lease auction by successfully bidding on parcels totaling $1.7 million. DeChristopher’s bidding effectively safeguarded 22,000 acres of pristine Utah land.

Even though the auction was later deemed illegal, DeChristopher’s heroic act of non-violent civil disobedience got him indicted and convicted on two federal charges, and on June 23, 2011, he was sentenced to two years in federal prison. In his 35-minute address at the sentencing hearing, DeChristopher, said, “My future, and the future of everyone I care about, is being traded for short-term profits. I take that very personally. Until our leaders take seriously their responsibility to pass on a healthy and just world to the next generation, I will continue this fight.”

Click link to watch the BIDDER 70 trailer, a film directed by Beth and George Gage, that tells DeChristopher’s inspiring story and then sign this petition requesting Netflix stream BIDDER 70.

Signing this petition sends an email directly to Netflix.

Let's see if DU'ers can help get this on Netflix.

[Mnemosyne]

1. K&R for more visibility. nt

[El_Johns]

2. K&R.

[UtahLib]

3. K&R n/t

[adirondacker]

4. They're obviously sending the wrong people to prison. nt

[okaawhatever]

5. We need to make sure this is at the top of the board tomorrow so it will get more views. nt

[adirondacker]

8. yes. nt

[Electric Monk]

6. DeChristopher's prosecution borders on absurd.

Every day, oil, gas, mining and other energy and extractive industries are indiscriminately polluting our air, land and water as the new U.S. Congress works diligently to take away the power of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate their actions and protect the well-being of the nation's people. There's something wrong with this picture.

And when you consider that weeks after DeChristopher bid on his 13 parcels, a federal judge in essence agreed with him and blocked the sale of all the parcels, DeChristopher's prosecution becomes even more troubling. Add to that the fact that the Obama Administration's Dept of Interior said the overall sale was improper and pulled all the parcels from auction and DeChristopher's prosecution borders on absurd.

DeChristopher's defense team was barred from bringing either of these facts to the attention of the jury in arguing their case. There's something radically wrong with this picture.

To donate to the Tim DeChristopher legal defense fund, go to: www.bidder70.org

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-redford/bidder-70_b_831182.html

[SamKnause]

7. 70

Done.

K&R.

[Luminous Animal]

9. Kick.