Dodgers pitcher sues pipeline company to protect endangered cats

Dodgers pitcher sues pipeline company to protect endangered cats | Grist

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Dodgers pitcher sues pipeline company to protect endangered cats

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Josh Beckett is known for a few things: his goofy soul patch, the necklaces he often wears, his ability to beat the Yankees regardless of the league he plays in. One thing he has not been known for, until now: his love of ocelots. Skrewtape This is an ocelot. The ocelot is a small, endangered member of the leopard family that lives primarily in Central and South America, but there are regions of southern Texas where the animals can still be found — including on a ranch Beckett owns in La Salle County. Until recently, a section of the ranch was home to ocelot habitat. Now, that section is home to a pipeline constructed by a fracking company. With time on his hands (given the Dodgers’ failure to make the post-season) and a competitive spirit, Beckett is suing. From MySanAntonio : According to the lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Laredo, Eagle Ford Midstr...

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@Mtl4u2 » 18 Oct '12, 4am
Dodgers pitcher Beckett sue a fracking corp who think it can speak asshole-ese and do whatever they please. [link]
@amylaceous » 18 Oct '12, 4am
"@grist: Don’t TraumatizeDestroydendangered animal habitats. Especially when it ticks off a Dodgers pitcher [link]"
@grist » 18 Oct '12, 4am
Don’t destroy endangered animal habitats. Especially when it ticks off a Dodgers pitcher [link]
@jelizap » 18 Oct '12, 1am
RT @E_VanEvery: YAY. Dodgers pitcher sues pipeline co. to protect ocelot habitat. [link]
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RT @NotAJoe: Dodgers pitcher sues pipeline company to protect endangered cats | Grist [link]
@Carmilla5 » 17 Oct '12, 11pm
Yes save the ocelots! RT @grist: Dodgers pitcher sues pipeline company to protect endangered cats [link]
@E_VanEvery » 17 Oct '12, 10pm
YAY. Dodgers pitcher sues pipeline co. to protect ocelot habitat. [link]
@belaspal » 17 Oct '12, 10pm
RT @AlyssaRosenberg: Josh Beckett opposes fracking to save the ocelots: [link]
@AlyssaRosenberg » 17 Oct '12, 10pm
Josh Beckett opposes fracking to save the ocelots: [link]
@endangeredwrld » 17 Oct '12, 8pm
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@InstituteatGG » 17 Oct '12, 5pm
As @SFGiants fans, we rarely give props to @Dodgers, but today Josh Beckett gets our praise 4 working to save ocelots [link]
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RT @ALFAnimalLib: Dodgers pitcher stands up for endangered ocelots-50 remain-sues TX pipeline company. We say BRAVO!!! [link]
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Dodgers pitcher stands up for endangered ocelots-50 remain-sues TX pipeline company. We say BRAVO!!! [link]
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Dodgers pitcher sues pipeline company to protect endangered cats [link] Josh Beckett, ladies and gents.
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RT @AlyssaRosenberg: Josh Beckett opposes fracking to save the ocelots: [link]
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RT @ALFAnimalLib: Dodgers pitcher stands up for endangered ocelots-50 remain-sues TX pipeline company. We say BRAVO!!! [link]
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RT @ALFAnimalLib: Dodgers pitcher stands up for endangered ocelots-50 remain-sues TX pipeline company. We say BRAVO!!! [link]
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Dodgers pitcher sues pipeline company to protect endangered cats [link]
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RT @ALFAnimalLib: Dodgers pitcher stands up for endangered ocelots-50 remain-sues TX pipeline company. We say BRAVO!!! [link]