Climate activists in New York, Washington state protest fossil fuels
Hundreds of climate change activists in Washington state and New York mobilized on Saturday as part of a global protest against fossil fuels, event organizers said.
The so-called Break Free 2016 is a 12-day protest event seeking to call attention to climate change and demanding a transition to clean energy, according to the organization's website. Events are planned on six continents.
Hundreds of activists were holding a protest in Anacortes, Washington, after about 150 demonstrators spent Friday night occupying railroad tracks leading to Tesoro Corp and Royal Dutch Shell refineries some 70 miles (113 km)north of Seattle.
Tesoro spokeswoman Destin Singleton said operations at the refinery were not affected. A Shell representative could not immediately be reached.
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http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-climatechange-protests-idUSKCN0Y50UJ
People mobilizing on so many fronts now.....bravo! OCCUPY THE PLANET! 
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Protesters march near oil refineries in Anacortes, Washington (Scott Terrell / Skagit Valley Herald)
