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Pages tagged "oil trains"


Spokane Residents Occupy Railroad Tracks to Block Fossil Fuel Trains

Posted on Blog by Jay O'Hara · September 01, 2016 9:34 AM · 1 reaction

August 31, 2015 - SPOKANE, WA – Today, a group of Spokane citizens occupied railroad tracks at ​2302 E. Trent in protest of fossil fuel trains​. The direct action was carried out in defense of the health of people and nature locally and across the planet due to the growing impacts of climate change. The burning of fossil fuels is the leading cause of global climate change.

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Delta 5 Media Hits

Posted on Blog by Climate Disobedience Center · January 11, 2016 9:55 AM

As the trial of Abby Brockway, Mike Lapointe, Patrick Mazza, Jackie Minchew, and Liz Spoerri unfolds over the next week we'll be posting media updates here.

guardian.jpgThe Guardian - A crime justified by climate change? Activists caught in legal showdown.

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Press Release: Historic Climate Trial Starts Monday In Lynnwood, WA

Posted on Blog by Climate Disobedience Center · January 08, 2016 7:22 PM · 5 reactions

For Immediate Release: Historic Climate Trial Starts Monday In Lynnwood
Contact: Ahmed Gaya, [email protected], 773-960-2587,
Friday, January 8th, 2016

Lynnwood, WA - Five community members who blocked the path of an explosive oil train in Everett last year will finally go to trial in Snohomish County on Monday. In a surprise ruling Judge Anthony E. Howard has allowed the defendants to argue that their actions were justified by the threat of climate change. This is the first time a U.S. court has heard a ‘necessity defense’ in a case relating to climate action.

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Oil Train Blockaders #ClimateTrial Video

Posted on Blog by Climate Disobedience Center · January 04, 2016 9:34 AM


Liz Spoerri: Conservative, Logical and Hopeful

Posted on Blog by Jay O'Hara · December 18, 2015 2:52 PM · 2 reactions

liz3.jpgFive courageous climate dissidents are preparing to go to trial in Washington State on January 11. In September 2014 Abby Brockway, Mike Lapointe, Patrick Mazza, Jackie Minchew, and Liz Spoerri blockaded a train used to transport bakken shale oil at the Delta rail yard in Everett. They are preparing to use a necessity defense, arguing in court that their actions were necessary in the face of impending climate catastrophe. We are honored to be working with them. You can find more of their story on their website. Here is Liz Spoerri's story of her motivation for action. -Jay

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Patrick Mazza: Why I Moved to Direct Action

Posted on Blog by Jay O'Hara · December 15, 2015 12:54 PM · 5 reactions

tripod-base-fists.jpgFive individuals are going to trial January 11th for blockading an oil train in Everett, Washington in September 2014. Patrick Mazza, along with Abby Brockway, Mike Lapointe, Jackie Minchew, and Liz Spoerri are sharing their motivations and stories with us in the weeks leading up to the trial. They are preparing to use a necessity defense, arguing in court that their actions were necessary in the face of impending climate catastrophe. We at the Climate Disobedience Center are honored to be working with them and will be lifting up their voices as the trial nears. Here is Patrick's statement on his motivations for the action:

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