Portland eco-terrorists arrested as Fennica heads out to sea

Stephanie

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leftwing terrorist are out again disrupting OUR LIVES
aren't we glad Obama was suppose to be that UNITER?

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This is a follow-up to yesterday’s story about Greenpeace eco-terrorists who were blocking the harbor in Portland in an effort to prevent Shell’s leased icebreaker, the Fennica, from setting out to sea. The primary question I had at the time was how the police had failed to clear the channel and the bridge, allowing normal commerce to resume.

By last night, they had indeed addressed the situation, arrests were made and the Fennica is now in open water. Even though it may have taken a while to get their forces in motion, officials arrested numerous people, destroyed their rock climbing equipment and allowed the Fennica passage.


After nearly two days of hanging from the bridge, the dangling protesters were lowered one by one into the river. The protesters said they were cited with criminal trespassing and interfering with a peace officer.

The moment that three protesters were removed, the Fennica began heading towards the St. Johns Bridge. “Kayaktivists” in the Willamette tried to move in front of the boat’s path but crews pushed them away and the ship passed under the bridge just before 6 p.m. PT. It was expected to reach Astoria by 11:50 p.m…

Members of Portland Fire’s high-angle rescue team lowered down from the bridge and cut the ropes connecting the dangling protesters to each other.

Meanwhile, a separate protester from the local environmentalist group Portland Rising Tide locked his neck to the Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge using a bike lock. Crews cut the lock from his neck and took him off the bridge. He was handcuffed and taken into custody.

In addition to the arrests, Greenpeace was being fined $2,500 per hour for each hour the passage remained blocked after they were ordered to disperse. The total fine is estimated to be $17.5K. Unfortunately, that’s not likely to have much of an impact on the group which is heavily funded by liberal interests around the country.

A Greenpeace spokeswoman called the protest a success.

“We found that the blockade was successful,” said Mary Nicol of Greenpeace. “Climate change does present a real threat to everyone globally.”

She said the organization is prepared to accept the financial consequences of the protests. She hopes the protest will spur President Obama to reconsider allowing Shell Oil to drill in the Arctic.

all of it here:
Portland eco-terrorists arrested as Fennica heads out to sea Hot Air
 
Wouldn't it have been easier to simply instruct the pilot on the Fennica to go THROUGH the idiots on the bridge? If any of them end up dead...well, looks to me like suicide.
 
Why would officials destroy their rock climbing equipment?

This is not terrorism you stupid twit. Unless you agree the Bundy creeps are also terrorists.

Look at Stuphie applauding big government destroying personal property.
 
A really stupid protest. the nut jobs hanging from the bridge, they put diapers on so they could hang longer.

A real crappy protest.
 
leftwing terrorist are out again disrupting OUR LIVES
aren't we glad Obama was suppose to be that UNITER?

SNIP
This is a follow-up to yesterday’s story about Greenpeace eco-terrorists who were blocking the harbor in Portland in an effort to prevent Shell’s leased icebreaker, the Fennica, from setting out to sea. The primary question I had at the time was how the police had failed to clear the channel and the bridge, allowing normal commerce to resume.

By last night, they had indeed addressed the situation, arrests were made and the Fennica is now in open water. Even though it may have taken a while to get their forces in motion, officials arrested numerous people, destroyed their rock climbing equipment and allowed the Fennica passage.


After nearly two days of hanging from the bridge, the dangling protesters were lowered one by one into the river. The protesters said they were cited with criminal trespassing and interfering with a peace officer.

The moment that three protesters were removed, the Fennica began heading towards the St. Johns Bridge. “Kayaktivists” in the Willamette tried to move in front of the boat’s path but crews pushed them away and the ship passed under the bridge just before 6 p.m. PT. It was expected to reach Astoria by 11:50 p.m…

Members of Portland Fire’s high-angle rescue team lowered down from the bridge and cut the ropes connecting the dangling protesters to each other.

Meanwhile, a separate protester from the local environmentalist group Portland Rising Tide locked his neck to the Oregon Slough Railroad Bridge using a bike lock. Crews cut the lock from his neck and took him off the bridge. He was handcuffed and taken into custody.

In addition to the arrests, Greenpeace was being fined $2,500 per hour for each hour the passage remained blocked after they were ordered to disperse. The total fine is estimated to be $17.5K. Unfortunately, that’s not likely to have much of an impact on the group which is heavily funded by liberal interests around the country.

A Greenpeace spokeswoman called the protest a success.

“We found that the blockade was successful,” said Mary Nicol of Greenpeace. “Climate change does present a real threat to everyone globally.”

She said the organization is prepared to accept the financial consequences of the protests. She hopes the protest will spur President Obama to reconsider allowing Shell Oil to drill in the Arctic.

all of it here:
Portland eco-terrorists arrested as Fennica heads out to sea Hot Air

As they paddle around in their petroleum distillate based kayaks....
 

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