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Hundreds Rally Against Proposed Tar Sands Pipeline
2013-01-27 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Yesterday, in the largest protest in the Northeast against tar sands, hundreds of people from Maine, New England and Canada carried signs and marched across Portland to rally at the Maine State Pier. The rally and march were held to oppose an emerging proposal to send dirty tar sands oil through the 236-mile long, 62-year-old Exxon/Enbridge pipeline across Canada, Maine and New England. Specifically, participants called on elected officials and the U.S. State Department to require a new Presidential...
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Portland, Maine Tar Sands Protest Sees Hundreds Rally Against Proposed Pipeline From Montreal
2013-01-26 12:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Hundreds of people rallied in Portland on Saturday in what was billed as the largest protest yet against the possibility of so-called tar sands oil being piped in from Montreal. Protesters gathered downtown, then marched to the city's waterfront for a rally that included speeches from Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and others who said allowing heavy oil from western Canada to cross northern New England poses serious environmental risks. Environmental...
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Sources: Boston's Humedica acquired by UnitedHealth Group; deal valued in 'hundreds of millions'
2013-01-26 04:14:23| Beverages - Topix.net
Humedica Inc., a privately held Boston-based health IT firm, has been acquired by health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc.
Hundreds more UK shops close
2013-01-24 08:15:29| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Hundreds of UK shops close in December, according to a new survey by the British Retail Consortium, adding to the High Street gloom.
Hundreds Expected at Tar Sands Protests in Maine
2013-01-23 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Forecaster: Hundreds of people from across New England are expected to gather this week in South Portland and Portland to protest plans to pump tar-sands oil from Canada to New England. The action will culminate with what organizers are calling "the biggest tar-sands protest the region has ever seen" on Saturday in Portland. On Wednesday, 350 Maine is organizing a noon protest at Portland Pipeline Co. on Hill Street in South Portland. According to the self-proclaimed "Climate Justice" group, Canadian energy...
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