Keystone XL pipeline

Since the 24th of September, the courageous activists of Tar Sands Blockade have been physically blocking construction of the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline in Texas, where construction of the southern leg has already started. Treesits, protesters locking themselves to heavy equipment, and even an incident where a Houston resident locked himself to an underground capsule have blocked the route and prevented Transcanada from clearutting trees in that area.

A storm took down our antenna today(will be back up soon, though), so we are publishing today's playlist anyway as a service to the other broadcasters who use our materail. Here is the September 7 playlist:

Houston Indymedia's radio show on Pacifica from 8-26... This week's show covered the protest in DC against the building of the massive Keystone XL pipeline from Canada to our Gulf Coast. We also talked to airport workers from Houston Intercontinental Airport, who are being paid less than minimum wage.

http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2011/08/73204.php

Here is the playlist from our August 24 broadcast, again focussing on the Alberta Tar Sands/Keystone XL pipeline protests at the White House. As of broadcast there have been about 275 arrests in front of the White House over 5 days of these protests. But first, our Palestine and war news...

Here is the playlist from our August 23 broadcast, featuring special coverage of the Tasr Sands/Keystone XL protests and civil disobediance at the White House. First, our war coverage...