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FBI Contacting Anti-Keystone XL Activists over Shipment Blockades

HeadlineFeb 12, 2015

Activists opposed to the Keystone XL oil pipeline have been receiving phone calls and house visits from the FBI. An attorney told the Canadian Press news agency at least a dozen people in the northwestern United States have been contacted by FBI agents. The agency appears to be focusing on people involved with efforts to block the transport of “megaloads” — massive shipments of oil equipment bound for the Canadian tar sands.

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