Climate Activists Targeted by Fossil Fuel Industry Spies at Standing Rock

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.mayboeve, who heads 350, decried private security firm TigerSwan's 'astonishing abuse of power and significant interference with the right to political freedom of thought and the right to protest.'

, a prominent Dakota Access pipeline opponent and historian, to TigerSwan. The document included statements Allard made to the press, her public appearances, social media posts, and details about tax liens filed against her and her husband.

"Across the globe we know that thousands of groups have been spied on by government and private security firms that are serving the interests of the fossil fuel industry," 350.org chief executive May Boeve said in a Thursdayin response to the latest reporting."This represents an astonishing abuse of power and significant interference with the right to political freedom of thought and the right to protest.

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