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Students at Florida Atlantic University protest naming stadium for prison operator
2013-02-27 22:26:00| American School & University
Students argue that a questionable human rights track record should disqualify the GEO Group from acquiring stadium naming rightsSchoolhouse Beat read more
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Ecuadors president vows to push large-scale mining despite indigenous protest
2013-02-24 15:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Ecuador`s re-elected President Rafael Correa said Saturday he will push large-scale mining projects during his next four years in office, despite opposition from some indigenous groups. "The Ecuadoran people have voted to responsibly take advantage of non-renewable resources," said in a weekly address on his administration`s activities. Correa, a socialist, said his goal was to use the country`s mining and oil wealth to eliminate poverty and said he was committed to "the Amazonian people and...
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Day 3: Fracking Pipeline Protest Gains Momentum
2013-02-20 20:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Gifford Pinchot, from Orange County, NY, is staging a tree sit on a suspended platform to prevent clearcutting for construction of the Northeast Upgrade Project of the Tennessee Gas Pipeline (TGP) between Foster Hill and Cummins Hill roads in Pike County, Pennsylvania, near the boarder of New Jersey. The Northeast Upgrade Project would transport Marcellus Shale gas from fracking wells along Pennsylvanias Northern Tier. Fracking is a controversial method of extracting natural gas, as it has been...
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What the Keystone Pipeline Protest Looks Like in Texas
2013-02-18 20:48:52| Grocery - Topix.net
In the Lone Star state, opponents of the project are chaining themselves to machinery, filing lawsuits, and gathering en masse outside the Whole Foods flagship store.
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Thousands March on White House to Protest Climate Change
2013-02-18 03:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Voice of America: Thousands of protesters gathered outside the White House, to urge President Barack Obama to aggressively combat climate change. Demonstrators formed a "human pipeline" Sunday, stretching from the National Mall to the White House, to protest an oil pipeline that would stretch across the United States, linking Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. They want President Obama to reject the nearly 3,000-kilometer Keystone XL Pipeline, saying its development would harm the environment and ultimately lead...
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