The Blackboard

The scientist: Jim Hansen.
Report from describes the specific action leading to the arrest as
Hannah, Hansen, former Rep. Ken Hechler and 27 others then sat on the road and were arrested on misdemeanor charges of obstruction and impeding traffic.
Like Hannah, Hansen and Hechler (HHH), I’m not a big fan of mountaintop removal mining. [...]

Today, Roger Pielke mentioned that “Secretary Chu Supports Exploitation of Canadian Tar Sands”. Yesterday, I read that Obama and EPA allow mountaintop coal removal.
So, is the goal to first lower the costs of mining or pumping oil and then tax it? This might make sense if the government’s primary goal is to maximize [...]

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I found the live video link by reading the source here.
Questions:

How many attended? When they pan back, I can see as many as two four dozen protesters. Sounds like about that many voices too.
Is Hansen there? When will he arrive?
Will anyone be arrested?
When does the after party begin?

Update
At 1:40 pm the [...]