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Greenpeace activists leave Russia after Putin's amnesty
2013-12-27 20:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Most of the 30 people arrested for a Greenpeace protest against Arctic oil drilling left Russia on Friday under an amnesty initiated by President Vladimir Putin, the environmental group said. The activists' departure, after charges against them were dropped, removes an irritant in Putin's prickly ties with the West as Russia prepares to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in February. The demonstrators had faced up to seven years in jail for a protest at an offshore rig. The first activist...
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More Greenpeace activists leave Russia
2013-12-27 11:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Six more of the 30 Greenpeace activists arrested in a protest over Arctic oil drilling left Russia on Friday after being granted an amnesty, the environmental group said. The departure of the five Britons and one Canadian follows that of the first of the "Arctic 30" to leave Russia on Thursday. All 26 non-Russian activists have now obtained clearance to leave, Greenpeace said. "It's over. We're finally, truly free," said Alex Harris, 27, from Devon in Britain. "It feels like the moment I've...
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Russia drops charges against Greenpeace activists
2013-12-25 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Russia on Wednesday formally dropped criminal charges against Greenpeace activists arrested in a protest against Arctic oil drilling on Wednesday and was expected to shortly do the same for all 30, the environmental group said. By 0700 ET Greenpeace said it knew of the dropping of charges against 19 of the group, who are currently still in Russia on bail. The move followed the announcement of a Kremlin amnesty. The activists will now be free to leave Russia and travel home to their families,...
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United Kingdom: Fracking protests head north as activists mass on proposed Manchester shale gas exploration sites
2013-12-21 16:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Gathered under the banner of Frack Free Greater Manchester, militant activists last week pledged to do everything they could to disrupt the search for new sources of energy. Portraying themselves as representing local opinion, they have been involved in a series of demonstrations around Manchester against test drilling by a number of companies which hope to begin commercial exploitation of shale oil and gas. But The Telegraph can reveal that the leading campaigners against "fracking' in the North...
Analysis - Activists push for voting secrecy to rein in U.S. executive power
2013-12-20 22:55:35| IT Services - Topix.net
Top executives and directors at some major U.S. companies may have less sway over votes on chief executive officer compensation and other shareholder matters if a campaign by a number of investor activists succeeds.
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