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Al Gore's daughter arrested for blocking site of West Roxbury gas pipeline

2016-07-01 06:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Boston Herald: Karenna Gore, daughter of former vice-president Al Gore, protests pipeline in West Roxbury by sitting in a construction trench on Wednesday, June 29. She was arrested. The daughter of former Vice President Al Gore was among nearly two dozen people arrested for protesting a planned natural gas pipeline in West Roxbury on Wednesday -- and Karenna Gore's dad says he is proud of her. Gore, 42, was one of 23 arrested in West Roxbury as they tried to disrupt construction at the job site on Wednesday,...

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Al Gores daughter arrested at climate protest

2016-06-30 20:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Karenna Gore, eldest daughter of Al Gore, was among 23 activists arrested in Boston on Wednesday while protesting construction of a natural gas pipeline. The nonviolent demonstration, organized by the group Resist the Pipeline, also included more than a dozen faith leaders and longtime activist Tim deChristopher. "We were arrested because the laws and policies regarding climate change are so out of step with what is required to meet this challenge," Karenna Gore, director of the Center for Earth...

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The Latest: Al Gore proud of daughter arrested in protest

2016-06-30 15:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: The Latest on the arrest of former Vice President Al Gore's daughter during a protest of a Boston pipeline (all times local): 4:40 p.m. Former Vice President Al Gore says he's very proud of his daughter, who was arrested during a protest at a pipeline under construction in Boston. Karenna Gore was arrested with 22 others on Wednesday during a protest at Houston-based Spectra Energy Corp.'s West Roxbury Lateral pipeline. They oppose the project because of safety and climate change concerns....

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Protesters arrested after blocking rail tracks

2016-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Police arrested more than 20 people who formed a human blockade on tracks near the Washington-Oregon border in response to a recent oil train derailment along the Columbia River. More than a 100 protesters attended Saturdays demonstration in Vancouver. Organizers with the Fossil Fuel Resistance Network, which formed after the June 3 Mosier derailment, said they expected to be arrested. A news release says that the protest was held to highlight risks associated with fossil fuel extraction and transportation....

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