Partly Cloudy, With a Chance of Protests

Two men were arrested Monday morning after parking themselves on a ledge at the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration building, the Washington Post reports.

Just after 8:00 a.m., the dudes used a ladder to climb a 25-foot-high ledge at NOAA's headquarters on East-West Highway near Colesville Road. Paul Burman, 23, and Ted Glick, 56, were protesting what they said was the Bush administration's efforts to downplay global warming.

Police officers used a cherry picker from a nearby construction site to pluck the guys from their perch. Burman and Glick were charged with disorderly conduct, reckless endangerment and trespassing.

Thanks to the Chesapeake Climate Action Network for the photo!

"Environmentalists Arrested on NOAA Ledge" (Washington Post)