NY Times Green Blog covers the Tim DeChristopher trial- day 2 over.
Utah Activist Goes on Trial for Disrupting Oil Auction
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The defendant called his bids for oil leases an act of civil disobedience motivated by concerns over climate change and the despoiling of public lands by industry.
Peaceful Uprising live outside the courthouse in Salt Lake City
Live outside the courthouse
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http://www.peacefuluprising.org/
Citizens United: A Key Pillar in Returning Us to the Gilded Age. From the folks who brought you the Story of Stuff– The Story of Citizens United
The Story of Citizens United
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http://storyofcitizensunited.org/ –– COMING MARCH 1, 2011 — Season Two launches on March 1st with The Story of Citizens United v. FEC and an exploration of the inordinate power that corporations exercise in our democracy.
Great Mother Jones piece on Peaceful Uprising‘s Tim DeChristopher Bidder70 trial: A Climate Activist Goes On Trial.
A Climate Activist Goes On Trial | Mother Jones
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In December 2008, climate activist Tim DeChristopher successfully disrupted a Bureau of Land Management (BLM) auction of thousands of acres of public land in Utah by posing as a bidder. Auctioning off the land, which bordered national parks and monuments, was one of the last actions of the Bush admi