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Students arrested in Keystone pipeline protests outside White House
2014-03-03 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Police arrested nearly 400 student-led demonstrators who marched to the White House on Sunday to protest against the Keystone XL pipeline. Marching under the name XL Dissent, at least 500 students from across the United States demonstrated and engaged in acts of civil disobedience outside the White House. After repeated warnings, police arrested demonstrators for "blocking passage" of sidewalks, Sgt. Lelani Woods of the U.S. Park Police told Al Jazeera. "We advised protesters of the outcome...
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Kennesaw OKs rezoning for development despite protests
2014-02-19 08:22:01| Grocery - Topix.net
On Monday night, the Kennesaw City Council voted 5-0 to both rezone the land for a proposed $150 million commercial development and to annex the property into the city limits.
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Kellogg revamps palm oil policy after months of protests
2014-02-17 20:37:29| Food - Topix.net
The Kellogg Company has pledged to source fully traceable palm oil by the end of next year, a move that has been welcomed by NGOs that have been fighting for the cereal giant to change its policies for months.
VIDEO: Thai protests cast cloud on growth
2014-02-17 03:53:45| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Thailand's latest GDP data give an insight into the economic impact of long-running political protests in the country.
Ireland's rural protests over wind energy
2014-02-02 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Ireland is short of money but not wind, which now forms a central plank of its energy policy. But plans to develop wind power and export it to Britain are sparking a rural revolt, with local protest groups uniting through social media. Some claim Ireland will become a wind farm for Britain. Turbines up to 180m (590ft) tall - half the height of the Empire State Building - are cropping up as part of a drive to meet EU green energy targets and generate 40% of Ireland's electricity from wind....
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