No tar-sands oil here, please

By DEIRDRE FULTON  |  January 30, 2013

"Big oil is all-in on the Alberta tar sands and they're desperate to reach the coast," said Vermont resident David Stember, an organizer of the 350.org Tar Sands Free New England campaign. The question is, what will it take to stop them?

Many who were in attendance on Saturday will reprise their signs and slogans in Washington DC next month, at the #ForwardOnClimate rally scheduled to take place on the National Mall from noon to 4 pm on Sunday, February 17. The Maine chapter of the Sierra Club plans to charter a bus to transport interested activists. Visit maine.sierraclub.org for more information.

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