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Russia: Dutch government asks international sea law tribunal to release Greenpeace activists
2013-10-21 17:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Dutch government on Monday asked the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea to order Russia to release 30 people detained last month during an environmental protest in the Arctic Sea. The Netherlands hopes for a ruling within a month from the Hamburg-based tribunal that will secure the provisional release of the 28 activists and two freelance journalists who were aboard the Arctic Sunrise when it was detained. The passengers and crew of the Dutch-registered ship face piracy charges and...
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Hemp activists dump cash on Capitol Hill
2013-10-11 01:54:07| Chemicals - Topix.net
Three activists apparently protesting agricultural giant Monsanto have been arrested after dumping bags of real cash in a Senate office building.
Environmental activists protest Keystone XL pipeline
2013-10-11 01:00:00| Hydrocarbons Technology
Environmental activists have protested at the Tip O'Neill federal building in Boston, US, in order to oppose the Keystone XL pipeline that will run from Alberta to refineries on the Gulf Coast.
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Greenpeace head offers himself as security to win bail for 'piracy' activists
2013-10-09 06:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The head of Greenpeace offered on Wednesday to move to Russia and stand as security for the release on bail of 30 people who were detained and charged with piracy by Russian authorities after protesting against oil drilling in the Arctic. The offer was made in a letter written by Kumi Naidoo to Russian President Vladimir Putin that was seen by Reuters and sent on Wednesday. It follows a Russian court's decision to refuse bail to three of the detainees. "I would offer myself as a guarantor for...
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Cape Activists Call for NStar to Use Goats to Trim Company's Power Lines
2013-10-08 18:04:00| Transmission & Distribution World
An environmental group sponsored an event last month to protest plans to spray herbicide along power lines, by proposing grazing goats as a safer alternative. read more
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