High-flying hippie Peter Yarrow compares fossil fuel use to slavery

Tim DeChristopher's brave act of civil disobedience - latimes.com

On the eve of Tim's trial, I went to Salt Lake City to give a concert for his supporters at his church with my daughter, Bethany, and cellist Rufus Cappadocia. I will return to Salt Lake City to support him and his cause on Tuesday.

Tim is a hero to me, the kind of hero Peter, Paul and Mary stood up for consistently over the last 50 years. Throughout American history, acts of civil disobedience have led to change. Think about the Underground Railroad that helped escaped slaves to freedom
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His objective, of course, was to call the entire process into question and ignite public concern over the relationship between such auctions and global warming's ominous shadow. I believe he achieved this mightily.
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Peter Yarrow, a member of the folk-singing trio Peter, Paul and Mary, is a lifelong activist.

Peter, Paul and Mary - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Leaving On A Jet Plane" became their only #1 hit