Why Greenpeace activists dangled from a bridge in Texas — and face 2 years in prison

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By Naveena SadasivamSep 18, 2019, 1:55 pm872 ptsInteresting
It was early in the morning last Thursday, and Jonathan Butler was standing on the Fred Hartman Bridge, helping 11 fellow Greenpeace activists rappel down and suspend themselves over the Houston Ship Channel. The protesters dangled in the air most of the day, shutting down a part of one of the country’s…

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