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May 6, 2012

Here’s a coal train–and thanks to a brave dot of people in White Rock, BC, it’s not going anywhere

Bill McKibben

A group of people watches an orange freight train pass by during autumn, with colorful fall foliage in the background and a railroad crossing sign visible.
A group of people watches an orange freight train pass by during autumn, with colorful fall foliage in the background and a railroad crossing sign visible.

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