Climate activist faces trial for attempted shutdown of oil pipelines

Published October 1, 2017 7:27pm ET



A climate change activist who attempted to shut down one of five oil pipelines in four states last year goes to trial on Monday.

Michael Foster is the first of a group of activists who were involved in an effort to block the flow of oil from Canada in order to bring attention to the global threat of climate change.

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