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Fast-food workers stage largest protests yet

2013-08-30 09:05:47| Food - Topix.net

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Fast-food workers stage largest protests yet

2013-08-30 04:44:19| Beverages - Topix.net

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Balcombe residents complain about continuing fracking protests

2013-08-29 12:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Residents of the West Sussex village at the heart of a battle over whether the UK should go ahead with fracking have complained at the ongoing protests against the controversial technique. Earlier this month, hundreds of protesters blockaded the site outside Balcombe where Cuadrilla is undertaking exploratory drilling for oil, leading to 29 arrests including that of green MP, Caroline Lucas. Although a camp of activists in a nearby field has now left, around fifty people remain at a 'gate camp',...

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Balcombe fracking protests: Activists rally in UK

2013-08-19 13:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Christian Science Monitor: British energy company Cuadrilla Resources issued an apology last week to the residents of Balcombe, a village in West Sussex near the western British coast. Campaigners flocked to the region by the thousands and set up camp to protest against hydraulic fracturing. The company said it suspended its operations as a safety precaution on the advice from local police in light of the protest. British Prime Minister David Cameron came out in favor of fracking, saying the controversial practice was worth...

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