{"id":24261,"date":"2019-09-12T21:51:16","date_gmt":"2019-09-12T19:51:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/?p=24261"},"modified":"2021-12-01T13:49:46","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T12:49:46","slug":"22-activists-are-blocking-the-largest-oil-export-facility-in-the-us-images-from-above","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/international\/story\/24261\/22-activists-are-blocking-the-largest-oil-export-facility-in-the-us-images-from-above\/","title":{"rendered":"22 activists are blocking the largest oil export facility in the US \u2014 images from above"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The busiest oil shipping channel in the United States has been shut down by 22 Greenpeace USA activists in a peaceful protest<\/span> on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas, United States<\/span><\/a>. <\/span>Each day, <\/span>over 700,000 barrels of oil pass through the channel<\/span><\/a>, and should the fossil fuel industry have its way, this number will increase to at least 2 million. <\/span>Climbers suspended from the bridge plan to stay in place for 24 hours to challenge business as usual for the fossil fuel industry.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Dramatic video and images from the peaceful protest capture the urgency needed to combat our global climate crisis. <\/span><\/p>\n\n

https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/static\/planet4-international-stateless\/2019\/09\/Houston_clip.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m here because we are in the middle of a climate emergency. We need our leadership to take bold action. I want to show people that we have power to pressure our politicians and change our system. We know there\u2019s a better world out there, but we have to demand it. It\u2019s a privilege to be able to do this action. In a time when people feel hopeless and they don\u2019t know what else to do, I am putting my body on the line. It\u2019s scary but I fear the climate crisis more than anything. I see so many communities hurting because of the fossil fuel industry,” said Greenpeace USA Activist Irene Kim, one of the 22 activists blocking the Houston Ship Channel.<\/span><\/p>\n\n

\u201cWe are running out of time to prevent the worst impacts of the climate crisis. We can either take the bold measures required to stave off climate catastrophe today, or face the radical impacts of climate change tomorrow.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n

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Twenty-two Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston.
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Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston.
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Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston.
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Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston.
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Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston.
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Greenpeace USA climbers form a blockade on the Fred Hartman Bridge in Baytown, Texas shutting down the largest fossil fuel thoroughfare in the United States ahead of the third Democratic primary debate in nearby Houston.
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Greenpeace USA is calling on the 10 Democratic candidates gathered for a debate tonight in nearby Houston to <\/span>support a Green New Deal and say no to fossil fuels<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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