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Activists arrested at WH over climate change protest
2013-02-14 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CNN: Dozens of environmental activists - including Bobby Kennedy Jr. and actress Daryl Hannah - cuffed themselves to a White House gate on Wednesday in a climate change protest that ultimately resulted in their arrests. Chanting, "President Obama, we don't want no climate drama!" activists demanded concrete government action on the issue. Their first hope: the Obama administration's rejection of the controversial Keystone Pipeline XL. "We're out here saying, 'President Obama, you must reject the...
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10 arrested at protest of Patriot bankruptcy case
2013-02-13 22:21:41| Energy - Topix.net
Louis, the second time in two weeks that the United Mine Workers of America organized a huge protest to draw attention to the possible loss of pension and health care benefits for about 20,000 retired miners and dependents.
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Daryl Hannah leads celebrity Keystone XL protest at White House gates
2013-02-13 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A celebrity roster of protesters, including climate scientist James Hansen, actor Daryl Hannah, civil rights leader Julian Bond and environmental advocate Robert Kennedy Jr, were arrested on Wednesday after handcuffing themselves to the gates of the White House to demand that Barack Obama shut down the Keystone XL pipeline project. In all, about 50 people were detained. The protests, while entirely orderly and co-ordinated in advance with local police, delivered a sharp reminder to Obama the morning...
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Green groups to risk arrest in White House protest against Keystone XL
2013-02-13 16:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Hill: Green activists are planning to engage in civil disobedience Wednesday at the White House in hopes of pressuring President Obama to reject the Keystone XL oil sands pipeline. Fifty people will risk arrest near the East Gate of the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue. Among those involved are climate activist and 350.org founder Bill McKibben, actress Daryl Hannah, civil-rights leader Julian Bond and Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune. The president cant work miracles by himself....
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Hundreds Protest Proposed Hempstead Landfill
2013-02-13 13:13:19| Waste Management - Topix.net
If the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approves the new landfill it would be located at the southeast corner of Highway 290 and highway 6. Many residents are concerned about their property values and the amount of traffic that the landfill could bring to the area.
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