Former Vice President Al Gore’s daughter and other activists arrested at a protest of a natural gas pipeline in Boston have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges.
Karenna Gore, activist Tim DeChristopher and nine others were arraigned Friday on trespassing, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace charges.
Twenty-three protesters were arrested Wednesday when they tried to block construction of Spectra Energy’s West Roxbury Lateral pipeline. Twelve other protesters were arraigned Thursday.
The Boston Municipal Court clerk’s office says all were released and ordered to stay at least 100 yards from the construction site. Their next court date is July 29.
DeChristopher a few years ago tried to stop drilling operations in Utah. Gore says “time is of the essence” to change people’s dependency on fossil fuels.
Houston-based Spectra Energy Corp. says the pipeline will be a reliable energy source.
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