My new favorite made-up word: Kayaktivist
I don’t think many people thought, when the kayak-based protests over a Shell Oil arctic drilling platform in Seattle’s Elliot Bay started a month ago, that the protest would still be going on today.
Kayaks have such an iconic presence here in the Pacific Northwest, and though I’ve never owned one myself, I’ve had the pleasure of paddling quite a few times over my 20+ years living here. As a result, and given my radical treehugging tendencies, I can’t help feeling solidarity with the protesters.
Paddle on, brothers and sisters! Paddle on!
Seattle update: even as Coast Guard detains kayaktivists, more paddlers hitting the water by the minute! #shellno! http://t.co/FVzOCDk4p7
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Bill McKibben (@billmckibben) June 15, 2015
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