Break Free from Fossil Fuels
Police on the scene at the train blockade
ANACORTES, WASHINGTON-- On Sunday, March 15, 2016, activists blockading the train tracks leading to the oil refineries in Anacortes were arrested by local police. The encampment lasted over 36 hours on the train tracks as part of the Break Free actions happening around the world.
Thousands of people began converging in Anacortes, WA, as part of the global climate mobilization Break Free. Many are now risking arrest by engaging in peaceful civil disobedience to highlight the moral urgency of immediate action to combat climate change.
Anacortes is home to two fossil fuel refineries owned by Shell and Tesoro. These refineries are the largest unaddressed source of carbon pollution in the Northwest and they refine 47% of all the gas and diesel used in the region.
Break Free Pacific Northwest events will continue throughout the weekend.
Photo by Emma Cassidy | Survival Media Agency
Police on the scene at the train blockade
ANACORTES, WASHINGTON-- On Sunday, March 15, 2016, activists blockading the train tracks leading to the oil refineries in Anacortes were arrested by local police. The encampment lasted over 36 hours on the train tracks as part of the Break Free actions happening around the world.
Thousands of people began converging in Anacortes, WA, as part of the global climate mobilization Break Free. Many are now risking arrest by engaging in peaceful civil disobedience to highlight the moral urgency of immediate action to combat climate change.
Anacortes is home to two fossil fuel refineries owned by Shell and Tesoro. These refineries are the largest unaddressed source of carbon pollution in the Northwest and they refine 47% of all the gas and diesel used in the region.
Break Free Pacific Northwest events will continue throughout the weekend.
Photo by Emma Cassidy | Survival Media Agency