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Greenpeace activists attempt to climb London's Shard
2013-07-11 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A group of activists from Greenpeace was on Thursday attempting to climb the Shard, the tapered 310m glass tower next to London Bridge station, as a protest against oil and gas drilling in the Arctic. In an action that was perhaps inevitable at some point after the completion last year of western Europe's tallest building, visible across much of central London, the six climbers began their ascent in the early hours of the morning. The Twitter feed for Greenpeace UK carried a photograph of the...
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Malaysia: Activists raise alarm over park that will dispossess Borneo tribe of land
2013-07-11 01:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Rights activists are warning that a proposal to classify islands forming in the midst of the Bakun Dam reservoir will further deprive indigenous forest people of their traditional land. The Borneo Project, a Berkeley-based group that advocates on behalf of Sarawak's forest people, has started a petition calling upon Sarawak's chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud to cancel plans to establish "Bakun Islands National Park", highlands that became islands once the massive dam was completed in 2011. The...
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Activists call for Capital One to drop Alec Baldwin over homophobic tweets
2013-07-06 17:08:36| Chemicals - Topix.net
June 27, 2013: Alec Baldwin, left, and his wife Hilaria Thomas arrive at Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine before funeral services actor James Gandolfini in New York.
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Activists Aiming to Cripple WA Pork Industry
2013-07-04 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
AUSTRALIA - Animal rights activists have been making attempts to cripple the Western Australian pork industry by approaching supermarket giant Coles with illegally filmed images after a break-in at a local piggery.
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How to turn young people into climate change activists
2013-07-02 18:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: When it comes to climate change, people generally look towards experts for solutions. There is no doubt that scientists, policymakers, and thought leaders must collaborate to find a solution to this complex problem. But we have much to learn from a community that is often overlooked: university students. When made aware, students are able to articulate and amplify climate change messages. At Connect4Climate, we set out to harness their peer power and facilitate students' ability to promote action,...
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