"Occupy Earth" say the large letters posted in front of the White House. Thousands of protesters opposed to a controversial pipeline project surrounded the White House in Washington DC on Sunday, November 6, 2011. Canadian company TransCanada is seeking permission to build the 1,600-mile (2,700km) Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf coast in Texas. Environmental groups say that extracting oil from the sands would generate huge greenhouse gas emissions, and that any accident on the route could be disastrous. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Code Pink protestors stand behind Transocean CEO Steven Newman during oil executives testimony before the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works investigating the recent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico on Capitol Hill in Washington DC, Tuesday, May 11, 2010 (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Kelly Craige as Columbia
Tim Rogan
Protestors march through Lafayette Park on the way to the White House in Washington DC carrying a long mock-up of a pipeline with the writing "Stop the XL Pipeline" on November 6, 2011.
Characters of the environmentally themed movie Avatar join the thousands gathered for the Climate Rally held at the National Mall in Washington DC, a free concert for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.  April 25, 2010.  (Photo by Jeff Malet)
A couple made up as characters of the environmentally themed movie Avatar join the thousands gathered for the Climate Rally held at the National Mall in Washington DC, a free concert for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.  April 25, 2010.  (Photo by Jeff Malet)
A couple made up as characters of the environmentally themed movie Avatar join the thousands gathered for the Climate Rally held at the National Mall in Washington DC, a free concert for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.  April 25, 2010.  (Photo by Jeff Malet)
Characters of the environmentally themed movie Avatar join the thousands gathered for the Climate Rally held at the National Mall in Washington DC, a free concert for the 40th anniversary of Earth Day.  April 25, 2010.  (Photo by Jeff Malet)
"Occupy Earth" say the large letters posted in front of the White House. Thousands of protesters opposed to a controversial pipeline project surrounded the White House in Washington DC on Sunday, November 6, 2011. Canadian company TransCanada is seeking permission to build the 1,600-mile (2,700km) Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf coast in Texas. Environmental groups say that extracting oil from the sands would generate huge greenhouse gas emissions, and that any accident on the route could be disastrous. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
"Occupy Earth" say the large letters posted in front of the White House. Thousands of protesters opposed to a controversial pipeline project surrounded the White House in Washington DC on Sunday, November 6, 2011. Canadian company TransCanada is seeking permission to build the 1,600-mile (2,700km) Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf coast in Texas. Environmental groups say that extracting oil from the sands would generate huge greenhouse gas emissions, and that any accident on the route could be disastrous. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
"Occupy Earth" say the large letters posted in front of the White House. Thousands of protesters opposed to a controversial pipeline project surrounded the White House in Washington DC on Sunday, November 6, 2011. Canadian company TransCanada is seeking permission to build the 1,600-mile (2,700km) Keystone XL pipeline from Alberta to the Gulf coast in Texas. Environmental groups say that extracting oil from the sands would generate huge greenhouse gas emissions, and that any accident on the route could be disastrous. (Photo by Jeff Malet)
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