Raging Grannies get arrested

[Cliffy]

Three ‘Raging Grannies’ arrested for blocking oil and coal trains

Police arrested three protesters calling themselves “Raging Grannies” on Wednesday after the women blocked BNSF tracks to protest oil and coal trains. “We were willing to be arrested to stop climate change,” said Nancy Nelson, dressed in a blue floral dress with a matching hat. “With the oil and coal trains coming right through our city, this is a very serious issue, which we have to address.”
The women – all grandmothers – were the last of about 20 people who blocked rail lines near Trent Avenue and Napa Street.
Trains carrying crude oil from North Dakota’s Bakken region and Alberta’s tar sands pass through the city every day. Coal from the Powder River Basin heading to Northwest ports for shipment to Asia also moves through the city on trains.


Three ‘Raging Grannies’ arrested for blocking oil and coal trains | The Spokesman-Review

 

[Ludlow]

Shyt they're probably younger than you Cliffy.

 

[petros]

And healthier.

Why is she wearing oil based synthetic clothes and shoes?

You go Grandma Polyester!

 

[Walter]

And healthier.

Why is she wearing oil based synthetic clothes and shoes?

You go Grandma Polyester!

Stop with the facts already.

 

[Blackleaf]

In the old days, dopey birds chucked themselves in front of galloping racehorses to try and win women the vote.

Now they are chucking themselves in front of trains to try and stop non-existent global warming.

 

[taxslave]

Throw them in jail and keep them there. They are an embarrassment to their families and all working people.