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On the 8th of August, protester returned to 13th and I sts, best known from the Jan 20th (J20) Inauguration protests. TransCanada has their DC corporate office inside 1250 I st (which actually faces 13th st), and on August 8 a number of groups staged a rally against the Keystone XL and Eastern Panhandle Expansion (Potomac) pipelines. After the rally protesters held a round dance blocking 13th st from the TransCanada office to the Wells Fargo across the street.

Video of the round dance on 13th st

On the 30th of June, environmental groups in MD began a "rolling encampment" of camps moving downstream on the C&O canal to oppose TransCanada's Eastern Panhandle Extension, also known as the Potomac Pipeline. On the 5th of August, camp was set up at McCoy's Ferry in Western MD, with the Sierra Club as the organizer for the weekend

Video including interview with MD state delegate Jheanelle Wilkins(D-district 20), who was at the camp to show her opposition to the pipeline.