* ACCEPT_LICENSE: mybbs.COM FORMS ACCEPT-LICENSE-STD.A self-proclaimed “environmental activist” from Massachusetts is now being charged with defacing the Golden Gate Bridge.
Bay Area resident John Beals, 59, allegedly covered his car with paint in April to protest the use of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, which helps extract oil and gas.
But the alleged act of vandalism was hardly the first time Beals has made headlines for protesting the oil and gas industry.
His advocacy has earned him an invitation to the White House and a spot on the list of “America’s worst polluters.”
Beals was cited in 2011 by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection for fly-fishing in polluted waterways, according to MyFoxOrlando.com. And in 2008, he was arrested along with 28 others at a demonstration against the Keystone XL Pipeline.
Beals, of Falmouth, was arrested after allegedly scrawling “Blackfish” on the Golden Gate Bridge and driving to a nearby Safeway to get a Sharpie. Police spotted him at the store, where he told them he was defacing his vehicle, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
“He claimed it’s ‘environmental activism,’” Officer Michael Matsuda told the Chronicle.
Investigators charged Beals with felony vandalism, but later reduced the charge to a misdemeanor, according to the Chronicle. His attorney said Beals was in possession of another Sharpie, which he used to scratch his car.
Beals is also an accomplished guitarist. His influences include Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones.
Check out some photos of Beals in the gallery above.Yousef, his mother and two siblings were killed in the attack in which the gunmen, who were masked, fired on the vehicles before setting them on fire.
According to security sources, the killings have rekindled concerns over possible foreign ties to the events.
Iranian intelligence had repeatedly warned al-Zarqawi to stop pursuing activities considered against the Iranian interests. Iran has a massive influence in Lebanon and is considered as the leader of the Shi'ite Muslims in the region.
Al-Zarqawi, however, found allies among certain Sunni Muslims in Lebanon who were opposed to Iran's strong influence in the country.
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