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Greenpeace activists board Arctic-bound oil rig
2015-04-07 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Six Greenpeace activists protesting Arctic offshore drilling on Monday boarded a drill rig as it was transported across the Pacific Ocean toward Seattle, where it will be staged for drilling on Shell leases in Alaska waters. The 400ft (122 meter) Polar Pioneer, owned by Transocean Ltd, was on board a heavy-lift vessel about 750 miles (1,206 km) northwest of Hawaii when the activists approached in inflatable boats and used climbing gear to get on board, Greenpeace spokesman Travis Nichols said....
Activists want probe of alleged Florida 'climate change' word ban
2015-03-21 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
United Press International: About a dozen members of the environmental group Forecast the Facts showed up to the state capitol building in Tallahassee Friday to deliver more than 40,000 electronically signed petitions asking for the probe, the Tallahassee Democrat reported. The group members also demonstrated against such a policy by wearing duct tape over their mouths with the words "climate change" written across it. The petitions ask for an investigation by the inspector general of the Florida Department of Environmental...
Maldives: "The Island President" Sentenced 13 Years; Can U.S. Film Activists Make Difference?
2015-03-13 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ReelPolitik: Former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed, the central figure in the highly acclaimed documentary "The Island President," was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday after being convicted of a terrorism charge, according to AFP. Despite outcry among documentary filmmakers, and political and climate-change activists, Nasheed was convicted and then taken to Dhoonidhoo prison, near the capital island Male. According to the AFP, Nasheed was defiant. "I appeal to all of you today to stay courageous...
Report: World carbon emissions stall in 2014 despite economic growth; climate activists cheer
2015-03-13 16:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Global energy emissions stayed stable last year even though the economy grew, according to data released Friday that could boost chances for a landmark climate accord later this year. The rising use of renewable energy, particularly in China, played a role in keeping emissions from the energy sector to 32.3 billion tons of carbon dioxide last year, the same as in 2013, the International Energy Agency said. Over the past 50 years, the only other times that emissions stayed the same or shrank were...
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Activists Blast Jeffrey Klein for His Ties to the Real Estate Industry
2015-03-04 16:58:38| Real Estate - Topix.net
Tenant activists are taking aim at one Democratic state senator for his close ties to the city's real estate industry. Alliance for Tenant Power, a liberal pro-tenants organization, is planning a series of tweets and Facebook memes blasting State Senator Jeffrey Klein, a Bronx Democrat and leader of the Independence Democratic Conference.
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