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Greenpeace activists held in Russia being moved to St Petersburg
2013-11-11 10:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Thirty people arrested in Russia over a protest against Arctic oil drilling were moved from the northern city of Murmansk on Monday on their way to pre-trial detention centers in St. Petersburg, federal investigators and Greenpeace said. The transfer, which follows a reduction of the charges against 28 activists and two journalists, may be aimed to curb international criticism of Russia over what the environmental group says was a peaceful protest. Activists have reported being confined for...
Activists want Long Beach, L.A. county to dump BYD electric buses over Chinese firma s low wages
2013-11-05 07:26:11| Railroads - Topix.net
A developing controversy over a vehicle manufacturer's labor practices ­­- particularly allegations that Chinese nationals were paid less than minimum wage - has activists calling for Long Beach officials to reconsider contracts for electric buses from the company in question, BYD.
Activists Feel Powerful Wrath as Russia Guards Its Arctic Claims
2013-10-31 02:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Gizem Akhan, 24, was about to begin her final year studying the culinary arts at Yeditepe University in Istanbul. Tomasz Dziemianczuk, 36, took a vacation from his job as a cultural adviser at the University of Gdansk in Poland that has now unexpectedly turned into an unpaid leave of absence. Greenpeace activists with photos of a detained colleague, Gizem Akhan, outside the Russian Consulate in Istanbul. Dmitri Litvinov, 51, is a veteran activist who as a child spent four years in Siberian...
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Russia Reduces Charges Against Greenpeace Activists, Journalists
2013-10-24 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Piracy charges against 30 people who were aboard a Greenpeace ship protesting Arctic drilling have been reduced by Russian authorities to hooliganism, the head of the Investigative Committee announced Wednesday. The Russian coast guard seized the Arctic Sunrise after two activists attempted to climb onto an oil rig in the Pechora Sea on Sept. 19, and later towed the ship to Murmansk. Greenpeace said the protesters expected to face perhaps 15 days in Russian custody, but investigators charged all...
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Why climate activists should get over their preoccupation with pipelines
2013-10-23 13:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Architecturally, a keystone is the wedge-shaped piece at the crown of an arch that locks the other pieces in place. Without the keystone, the building blocks of an archway will tumble and fall, with no support system for the weight of the arch. Much of the United States climate movement right now is structured like an archway, with all of its blocks resting on a keystone - President Obamas decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. This is a dangerous place to be. Once Barack Obama makes his decision...
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