When activists protesting potential environmental damages actually damage the environment themselves – does the point of protesting become moot? MyNorthwest.com,
“The activists protesting Shell oil and the impacts drilling has on the environment left behind material used to anchor their protest barge in a popular dive park…
Divers found cement blocks, cables and chains used to anchor the barge… ‘They were mooring [the barge] with cement blocks and cables’… [which] are now on the floor of Elliott Bay.
The damage to the park was minimal… protesters will not face a fine, but will have to pay for the cost of cleanup; that cost has not yet been determined.
It’s a popular dive location because it’s a habitat for octopus…
The barge is being relocated to an approved area for non-commercial vessels… can remain there for 30 days…
State-owned aquatic lands platted as waterways are generally reserved as ‘highways’ for navigation under state law. Short-term use, such as loading and unloading, is allowed…”
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