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Activists say Massachusetts coal blockade was justified
2014-09-02 03:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Two men who used an old lobster boat to block a coal shipment to New England`s largest coal-burning power plant say they plan to argue at trial that their actions were necessary because of the threat posed by climate change. Environmental activists Ken Ward and Jonathan "Jay" O`Hara say they don`t intend to dispute many of the facts of the case during their jury trial, which opens Sept. 8 in Fall River District Court. Instead, they want to prove that global warming is real and that bold action...
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Activists to be chosen to speak at UN climate summit
2014-08-29 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Today more than 500 members of the public will hear whether they have been chosen to attend the UN Climate Summit in September. Environmental activists from 115 countries put forward their names to be considered to address issues of climate change to world leaders at the summit. The competition is described as the first of its kind that has opened to allow members of the public to apply to address more than 100 heads of state and government. The summit will be held at UN headquarters in New...
Activists hail San Onofre nuclear power plant reactor shutdown
2014-08-28 08:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: America's nuclear reactor fleet moved deeper into middle-aged crisis on Friday when operators decide to shut down two reactors at the troubled San Onofre power plant in California. They were the third and fourth reactors to be permanently retired this year, underlining the harsh economics facing America's ageing fleet of nuclear reactors, forced to pay for expensive upkeep at a time of increased competition from cheap natural gas and renewable energy. The two reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear...
Activists demand that Samsung accept appellate ruling on workers' deaths
2014-08-25 09:46:52| Semiconductors - Topix.net
A civic group on Monday called for Samsung Electronics Co. to take full responsibility and comply with an appellate court decision last week that held the tech giant liable for the leukemia deaths of two former production-line employees.
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United Kingdom: Activists launch national protests against fracking
2014-08-18 16:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Activists have superglued themselves to the doors at the entrance of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) building in London, in a protest against fracking. The action was timed to coincide with a number of protests across the country, including the occupation of fracking firm Cuadrillas northern headquarters near Blackpool. Campaigners have hung a banner from a bridge at Salford Media City, while others have staged a "die-in" protest at the Blackpool branch of HSBC,...
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