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Tribal Activists Arrested Trying to Block Tar Sands 'Megaload' on Idaho Highway
2013-08-07 07:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Police arrested 19 members of the Nez Perce Tribe on Tuesday on suspicion of disorderly conduct for refusing to break a human chain blocking a highway in Idaho in protest against a 322-ton load of equipment bound for the tar sands of Alberta, Canada. The blockade by more than 250 mostly Native American protesters halted travel of a so-called megaload for two hours on a scenic roadway at the front lines of an ideological struggle over North American oil and gas development and its impact on the environment,...
Accused Serial Dine and Dasher Called Out on Facebook, Arrested
2013-08-05 23:33:41| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
Skipping out on your bill might seem exciting, but in this day and age you better think twice. You might just get called out on social media, leading to a world of embarrassment and trouble with the law.
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Monday Must Reads: BART Strike Averted for Now; 210 Demonstrators Arrested at Chevron Protest
2013-08-05 17:26:40| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
BART workers had been prepared last night to launch their second strike in the past month until Brown intervened at the request of BART board member Tom Radulovich.
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208 Arrested Protesting Climate Chaos and Big Oil at Chevron Refinery
2013-08-05 16:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Two thousand eight hundred high-spirited and sunflower-carrying demonstrators--numbers estimated by the Richmond Police Department (RPD)--converged in front of the main gate to Chevrons refinery in Richmond Saturday to demand that the oil giant address ongoing health and safety concerns, stop processing extreme crude like tar sands, and cease its political and taxation manipulations. The sweeping, colorful protest commemorated the explosion and fire at the Chevron refinery last year on August...
Summer of Discontent: 210 Arrested at Chevron Refinery Protest
2013-08-04 19:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
San Francisco Chronicle: More than 200 people were arrested Saturday outside Chevron's Richmond refinery during a protest over safety issues at the plant and the company's global environmental practices. The arrests came hours into a protest that began with a rally Saturday morning outside the Richmond BART Station and a march west to Chevron's gates. By the time the demonstration reached the refinery, the crowd numbered into the thousands. Protesters chanted outside the gate and drew a giant sunflower using biodegradable...
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