Keystone XL protesters arrested in downtown Houston
Thirteen Keystone XL opponents were arrested Monday during a protest in downtown Houston after they refused to move from the front of pipeline owner TransCanada’s offices.
The 13 activists were among dozens of demonstrators to gather outside of the office building at 717 Texas Ave., chanting slogans like “climate change has gone too far,” as they stood in opposition to the pipeline. Keystone XL will move oil sands crude from Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast if President Obama approves a connection that will extend across the international border.
Two former oil company employees, including an auditor for Exxon Mobil Corp. and a geologist for Chevron who quit this year, were among those arrested, said Becky Bond, political director of CREDO, one of the groups behind the demonstration.
Police advised those arrested that they faced up to a $1,000 fine and 180 days in jail.
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