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Fracking protests 'puts strain on police resources'
2013-07-30 18:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Telegraph: Up to 90 officers have been on duty in Balcombe, West Sussex, every day since demonstrators launched their campaign to blockade attempts to drill for oil and gas last week. Sussex Police have yet to put a figure on the cost of the operation, which has so far resulted in 23 arrests, but it is thought to have run into tens of thousands. Such protests are expected to spread across the country, with fracking campaigners vowing to resist any attempts to explore for oil in areas including Lancashire, Cheshire,...
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Senate approves Gina McCarthy as EPA chief despite Republican protests
2013-07-18 23:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Senate gave grudging approval on Thursday to the key executor of Barack Obama's sweeping new climate change plan, voting to confirm Gina McCarthy as the head of the Environmental Protection Agency. The 59-40 vote, after a four-month standoff by Republicans, puts McCarthy in direct charge of implementing Obama's strategy of using the agency's powers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change. The prospect centred on plans to cut emissions from existing power plants ...
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Protests disrupt TX abortion-bill debate
2013-07-13 08:01:52| Electronics - Topix.net
Texas senators were wrapping up debate on sweeping abortion restrictions Friday night and were poised to vote on a measure after weeks of protests.
Environmental Advocacy Groups Gear Up For Keystone Protests Ahead Of State Department's Decision
2013-07-12 15:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Environmental groups CREDO, Rainforest Action Network and the Other 98% say they are organizing more than 750 activists to lead mass acts of civil disobedience around the country, should the State Department sign off on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. Current training sessions include recruiting local organizers and conducting legal research to prepare activists on how to engage in peaceful civil disobedience. "We will deploy large-scale actions in major cities, and hundreds of activist-led,...
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San Francisco protests the NSA spying program in July 4th march
2013-07-04 22:45:22| CNET News.com
Joining in on a nationwide protest, hundreds of demonstrators march through the city's streets chanting "NSA go away" and "Restore the Fourth today." [Read more]
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