ICT: Anonymous exposing tar sands effects on First Nations. Montana judge stops megaloads

Indian Country Today tells readers that the sixteen persons arrested throughout the US is a tiny fraction of hacktivists poised to expose the devastation being caused by the Alberta tar sands:

The hacking was timed with protests along scenic Highway 12 in Montana, where Exxon and other conglomerates are driving megaloads through the heart of Nez Perce territory, through Idaho and Montana, carrying refinery equipment to Alberta. “Residents along the route have joined National Forest supervisors, local Indian tribes, and national environmental groups in opposition to Big Oil’s northwestern greed,” said the environmental group Change.org in a petition against the shipping. “Most fear that the new activity will be permanent, creating lasting environmental damage.”

More on the halting of the shipments of ecoterror tools here. Meanwhile, a truck dumped a load of toilet paper into the Lochsa River along the route used by megaloads.