McKibben on people who superglued their hands and chained their waists and ankles together in an attempt to prevent bad weather: "They define responsible"

Protesters glue themselves together at Westborough office of company building pipeline - Metro - The Boston Globe

WESTBOROUGH — Eight protesters were arrested at the TransCanada corporate offices here Monday afternoon after they superglued their hands and chained their waists and ankles together to protest the company’s Keystone XL oil pipeline.

Seven of the eight protesters arrested were still chained ­together when brought to the Westborough police station on Monday.
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Thompson, a Boston University graduate student, said he is not apprehensive about potential legal penalties.

“I think it’s important to me that I be able to [say] that I’ve done everything I can to stop climate change,” he said. “People in the past have gone through much worse for much less.”

Twitter / billmckibben: Compelling account in Boston ...

Compelling account in Boston Globe of young people arrested yesterday in Keystone protests. They define responsible. http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/massachusetts/2013/01/07/protesters-glue-themselves-together-westborough-office-company-building-pipeline/3MkxHkv9gbokZbTIQ4vkkO/story.html …