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Thousands Draw the Line Protesting the Keystone XL Pipeline

2013-09-23 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Thousands of people in hundreds of places across the U.S. joined together on Saturday in protest of the Keystone XL pipeline and dirty tar sands oil. Organized by 350.org, the nationwide action, Draw the Line, sent a strong message to President Obama that Americans want him to reject the Keystone XL. According to 350.org, 350 Seattle had more than a thousand people draw the line between the Puget Sound and the train tracks that could lead to exporting an inflated fossil fuel dependency. In Texas,...

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Hundreds Events "Draw the Line" Against Keystone XL & Tar Sands

2013-09-21 17:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Huffington Post: At over 200 events today -- from Alaska to Nebraska -- people are "Drawing the Line" against the Keystone XL pipeline, tar sands and other dirty energy projects. The day's events are being coordinated by the climate campaign 350.org with help from scores of partners. The demonstrations are a sign that while President Obama considers Keystone XL's fate, opposition to the pipeline has continued to grow. Over 1,500 people have already been arrested to stop Keystone XL, and on February 17 over 40,000...

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Forest Communities Draw a REDD Line

2013-09-17 10:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: Michael Kusolo and his wife Mary lost all their four children in landslides that occurred in 2012 on the steep slopes of Mount Elgon in eastern Uganda's Bududa District. Experts say that it is important that climate finance actually reaches Uganda's communities and addresses the drivers of deforestation and degradation. Credit: Wambi Michael/IPS As the ink dries on a 3.6 million dollar agreement between Uganda and the World Bank to support the country`s preparations for REDD, some analysts are...

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College Towns Draw CRE Investor Interest

2013-09-11 20:09:00| National Real Estate Investor

Colleges and universities are a boon to local economies in more ways than just providing a steady supply of students who fuel demand for beer and pizza joints. read more

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