Frack No: Inside My First Environmental Protest

I arrived early and made my way over to the small group of people who had gathered behind the Hartford Capitol. Although the day had been unseasonably warm, the sun had begun to set, and the temperature had plummeted to the low forties. My mom had come with me, and we were each given a sign. PIPELINES ARE OUT; CLEAN OIL IS IN, mine read. My mom’s simply said: #ENDENBRIDGE

Enbridge is a large Canadian energy company with fossil fuel infrastructure throughout the United States. Recently, the compa...