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Mich. power outages down to about 3,900; customers protest in Lansing

2013-12-30 20:50:27| Energy - Topix.net

The lights are back on for all but about 3,900 of the 666,000 Michigan utility customers blacked out by an ice storm that hit the state more than a week ago, but anger at the municipal power company in the state's capital continues to boil.

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Mich. power outages down to about 3,900; customers protest in Lansing

2013-12-30 02:02:04| Energy - Topix.net

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'Elves' protest fracking on Illinois governor's lawn

2013-12-24 06:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Chicago Tribune: Had Gov. Pat Quinn been home to look out his front window Monday afternoon, he might have witnessed a strange sight: four elves dressed in green smocks and some in red leggings erecting a mock oil drill on the lawn of his Northwest Side home. The roughly 10-foot oil drill, made of PVC pipe and painted black, wasn't noticed on the quiet block in the Galewood neighborhood until about 1 p.m., Chicago police said. Illinois State Police, who provide security for the governor, and the Chicago Police...

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Putin calls Russia response to Greenpeace Arctic protest a lesson

2013-12-19 10:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia's response to a Greenpeace protest over Arctic oil drilling should serve as a lesson and Moscow would toughen steps to guard against interference in its development of the region. Putin suggested Greenpeace activists detained for a protest at a drilling platform operated by state-controlled Gazprom in September may have been carrying out an order to undermine Russia's development of Arctic energy resources. "Why was this (protest) carried out?...

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