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Thousands protest Chevron's shale gas plans in Romania
2013-04-04 11:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Thousands of Romanians across the country protested on Thursday against Chevron's plans to explore for shale gas, demanding the country's leftist government withdraw concessions and ban drilling of the U.S. company's first test wells. About 500 rallied in the town of Barlad on the eastern border with Moldova where Chevron has a nearby 1.6 million acre concession, some wearing gas masks, many chanting "Chevron go home." Related A man wears a gas mask during a protest against Chevron's plans to explore...
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