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202474 minGdocumentary

Valve Turners

202474 minGdocumentary

Five activists turn off oil pipelines near the US-Canadian border and face trial, arguing their actions are necessary due to the climate emergency.

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Five activists turn off oil pipelines near the US-Canadian border and face trial, arguing their actions are necessary due to the climate emergency.

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Steve Liptaydirector

Bill McKibbencast

James Hansen

James Hansencast

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Five activists turn off oil pipelines near the US-Canadian border in 2016. They argue their actions are necessary due to a climate emergency. Facing trial, they defend their decision as a response to decades of ineffective climate policy. The documentary follows their legal battles and the implications of their direct action against fossil fuel infrastructure. It runs for 74 minutes and was released in 2024.

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