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Climate change summit: Global rallies demand action
2014-09-22 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Street protests demanding urgent action on climate change have attracted hundreds of thousands of marchers in more than 2,000 locations worldwide. The People's Climate March is campaigning for curbs on carbon emissions, ahead of the UN climate summit in New York next week. In Manhattan, organisers said some 310,000 people joined a march that was also attended by UN chief Ban Ki-moon. Earlier, huge demonstrations took place in Australia and Europe. "This is the planet where our subsequent...
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Climate change summit: Global rallies demand action
2014-09-22 10:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Street protests demanding urgent action on climate change have attracted hundreds of thousands of marchers in more than 2,000 locations worldwide. In Manhattan, organisers said some 310,000 people joined a march that was also attended by UN chief Ban Ki-moon and actor Leonardo DiCaprio. The day of action came as world leaders gathered in New York ahead of a UN climate summit. Roger Harrabin reports.
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NYC Climate Change March Rallies Over 310000
2014-09-22 00:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Newsweek: On a cloud-heavy Sunday morning, hundreds of thousands of people snaked down Manhattans west side for a march calling attention to the impact of climate change. Dozens of marching bands, two-story-tall puppets and banners of all kinds flanked a diverse range of marchers. Indigenous groups, labor unions, beekeepers and students, as well as a smattering of celebrities and politicians clogged the march route for over six hours while police officers mostly looked on. One man held a placard with GIVE...
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Thousands protest climate change at worldwide rallies
2014-09-21 18:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Tens of thousands of people marched in New York and across the globe on Sunday, joined by celebrities and political leaders to demand urgent action to stem climate change. Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio, US former vice president turned advocate Al Gore, UN chief Ban Ki-moon and New York mayor Bill de Blasio marched down Sixth Avenue in what organizers hoped would be the largest such protest in history. In London, an estimated 40,000 people paraded past Trafalgar Square and the Houses of...
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Climate change rallies held across Australia urge Tony Abbott to act now
2014-09-21 08:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Tens of thousands of people have attended climate change rallies across Australia, in the first leg of a global wave of protests calling for tougher action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions ahead of the UN climate summit in New York next week. The main Peoples Climate March rally was held in Melbourne on Sunday, with Victoria police estimating at least 10,000 attended. Organisers put the figure closer to 20,000, with families, young people and the elderly making the most of the sunshine to urge...
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