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Russia charges 16 more in Greenpeace protest
2013-10-04 15:35:56| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: An additional 16 people were charged by Russia with piracy Thursday for their role in a foiled Greenpeace protest against oil drilling in the Arctic, a Russian television network reported. Among the new defendants are Greenpeace activists, crew members of the environmental organization's Arctic Sunrise icebreaker and Moscow-based freelance photographer Denis Sinyakov, Rossiya-24 reported. They join 14 others who were charged with piracy the day before. The 30 defendants, who are being held...
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Australian Greenpeace activist charged with piracy over Arctic protest
2013-10-04 04:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: An Australian activist is among 30 Greenpeace crew to be charged with piracy by the Russian government after a direct action in the Pechora Sea last month. Colin Russell, a radio operator on Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship, faces a maximum 15 years in jail for taking part in the action, which Greenpeace maintains was peaceful and occurred in international waters. Russell's wife, Christine, issued a short statement to the press on behalf of herself and daughter. "Madeliene and I are extremely...
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Animal rights activists take protest to Perdue
2013-10-03 04:07:16| Food - Topix.net
As cars drove by Perdue Farms Inc. headquarters on Old Ocean City Road on Wednesday, a group of eight protesters held signs critical of the chicken company.
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1000s Romanians protest Canadian gold mine project
2013-09-29 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press TV: Thousands of Romanians have staged demonstrations against a controversial Canadian project that would open Europes largest gold mine in the country. On Sunday, approximately 4,000 people, who were carrying Romanian flags, marched in the capital Bucharest to show their opposition to the project, chanting "United we can save Rosia Montana." Demonstrators are against the plans by Canadian company Gabriel Resources to mine in the village of Rosia Montana in the region of Transylvania. "I am...
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State senator protest Blue Mound water rate increase
2013-09-27 13:36:42| Waste Management - Topix.net
After helping Blue Mound in its attempts to take over its privately-owned water system, state Sen. Jane Nelson is now joining the city's residents fight against a dramatic increase in their water and sewer rates.
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