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Throwing Stones At Goliath

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Posted by Tanyette Colon on Nov. 10, 2012
6 min - Short Film - 799 Views

Families, organic farmers and many 9/11 first responders call Minisink and Westtown, NY home. 9/11 first responders and their families moved to the area for the clean air and peaceful living. Never did they think that their health and safety would once again be put at tremendous risk by the Millennium Pipeline corporation with the proposed threat of a compressor station in the center of town.  This is their story......

Read more: energy, climate change, 9/11
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