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Russian Money Suspected Behind Fracking Protests
2014-12-01 06:04:35| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Vlasa Mircia, the mayor of this destitute village in eastern Romania, thought he had struck it rich when the American energy giant Chevron showed up here last year and leased a plot of land he owned for exploratory shale gas drilling. But the encounter between big business and rural Romania quickly turned into a nightmare. The village became a magnet for activists from across the country opposed to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking. Violent clashes broke out between the police and protesters. The...
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Oakland's As You Sow pushes Exxon to return money...
2014-11-30 06:02:26| Chemicals - Topix.net
Got to tip my cap to As You Sow. The Oakland group, which pushes for corporations to make social and environmental reforms, is demonstrating some real creativity - not to mention impeccable timing.
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North Charleston Automobile Dealer Charged with Money Laundering [From ABC News]
2014-11-30 00:39:06| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
A 59-year-old automobile dealer in North Charleston, S.C., faces money laundering charges after he allegedly sold a car to an individual claiming to be a drug dealer. John Nick, of Huger, S.C. allegedly took $40,000 in cash from a person who claimed to be a drug dealer in 2010, and then covered up the transaction by titling the car in the name of a nominee, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
North Charleston Automobile Dealer Charged with Money Laundering [From ABC News]
2014-11-27 00:31:52| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
A 59-year-old automobile dealer in North Charleston, S.C., faces money laundering charges after he allegedly sold a car to an individual claiming to be a drug dealer. John Nick, of Huger, S.C. allegedly took $40,000 in cash from a person who claimed to be a drug dealer in 2010, and then covered up the transaction by titling the car in the name of a nominee, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Canadian Author Donates Prize Money Fight Tar Sands Pipeline, Inspires Outpouring Cash
2014-11-26 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ThinkProgress: The North American anti-pipeline movement just received a significant injection of financial and psychological energy, and it started with a book award. On Sunday, 24-year-old Quebecois activist and author Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois donated a CA$25,000, or just over $22,000, literary prize to an anti-pipeline citizen`s group. The group is part of a consortium fighting the controversial Energy East pipeline project that would bring oil from the tar sands in Canada`s western provinces nearly 3,000 miles...
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