for more we go to grand rapids, michigan, where we're joined by christopher wahmhoff who is part of thechigan coalition against tar sands. in june he was arrested when he protested the enbridge pipeline by skateboarding deep inside the pipe and refusing to come out. he is also an organizer for occupy kalamazoo. christopher, welcome to democracy now! first, you skateboard it inside an oil pipeline? >> yeah, thank you for having me. yeah, this pipeline was joining -- new replacement joining with old pieces of pipe they're still using. i took a skateboard and when in the pipeline within a half-mile of the kalamazoo river spill. fox police and others were shooting oxygen into you? >> yes, we thought there weren't going to be any chemicals and we were wrong. >> so you were arrested? quick yes, i was. >> have he served time in jail for these protests? theo, we were given opportunity to quash because of against begin with police. i avoided a command and my motion to quash was granted. >> can you talk about why you and the rest recent protesters feel so strongly about this? what is happening in