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Time for an Oil Change 2

by Aethne Hinchliffe

A banner was displayed facing Aberdeen Road outside MP Gerald Keddy's office in Bridgewater.
Volunteers help to string up a banner that says Climate Action Now.
An oil drum is put on display in front of MP Gerald Keddy's office for passers-by to see.
Brian O'Neill, Oxfam Canada's outreach officer, and Brendan Prouse, student at Sir John A. Macdonald High School in Upper Tantallon address the crowd. Prouse reads a letter he wrote to his MP, Gerald Keddy.
A crowd gathers around the oil drum to sing climate change carols.

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On Tuesday, December 15, a number people showed up at MP Gerald Keddy's office in Bridgewater to show their concerns for climate change.  This was one of many events that have been going on around Halifax during United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.  People gathered around a large oil drum and sang climate change carols.  Passers-by honked and waved. 

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