Thursday, March 03, 2011

DeChristopher guilty of fraud for blocking drilling next to national parks « Red, Green, and Blue

After 5 hours of deliberation today, a Salt Lake City jury found eco-activist Tim DeChristopher guilty of two felonies for "disrupting" a federal gas-lease auction. He could face 10 years in prison when he is sentenced later.

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"Just in case the federal government thinks that it's intimidating people into silence with this kind of prosecution, think again," McKibbensaid in an e-mail. "In fact, this is precisely the sort of event that reminds us just why we need a real, mass mobilization to stop the climate crisis."

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