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Developing Nations Stage Protest at Climate Talks
2013-11-20 23:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The United Nations climate talks here are bogging down over the old divide between rich and poor nations on the question of who should pay when climate-related disaster strikes, with developing nations staging a symbolic walkout early Wednesday in protest at what they consider inadequate financial support from wealthy countries. The new catchphrase is loss and damage, shorthand for the fight over financing for the costs of rising seas, powerful storms and persistent drought. And the issue of whether...
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Delays in pollution lawsuit trigger protest outside Houston courthouse
2013-11-20 17:37:37| Waste Management - Topix.net
Fishermen and others in the seafood business protested Wednesday morning in downtown Houston, saying they're fed up with delays in a government lawsuit against four companies over pollution of the San Jacinto River.
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'Fracking' protest set for Saturday
2013-11-20 09:23:17| Waste Management - Topix.net
A group of Fowlerville-area residents will protest potential hydraulic fracturing in Livingston County noon to 2 p.m. Saturday in downtown Fowlerville.
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Builder blacklists protest planned
2013-11-20 02:30:51| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Protests are due to take place outside the offices of major UK construction firms as lawsuits are filed over the practice of alleged blacklisting of construction workers.
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Palm oil workers stage massive protest at sustainability meeting in Indonesia
2013-11-19 20:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Protesters from 10 Indonesian labor unions and four NGOs descended on the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RPSO) meetings in Medan last Tuesday, urging the industry body to take serious steps to end what they claim is rampant abuse of workers on RSPO-certified plantations. According to the Indonesian Trade Unions Alliance (SERBUNDO), which organized the demonstration, RSPO standards designed to protect workers have not been enough to prevent low wages, safety problems and even child labor....
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