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Activists Rally Against Climate Change in Downtown LA
2013-02-18 04:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
KTLA: Hundreds of protesters marched on Los Angeles City Hall on Sunday as part of a nationwide demonstration designed to pressure President Obama into rejecting a Canadian pipeline that would bring oil into the United States. The local demonstration - led by environmentalist and actor Ed Begley Jr., Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) and L.A. Councilman Jose Huizar - was focused on rejecting TransCanada`s Keystone XL pipeline as a first step in taking action on climate change. Weve seen climate...
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Thousands rally in D.C. against Keystone Pipeline
2013-02-18 00:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: Thousands of protesters took to the National Mall on Sunday for a climate rally that organizers touted as the largest of its kind in U.S. history. The group's top priority was to urge President Barack Obama to reject the proposed Keystone XL pipeline that would carry tar sands from Canada through the United States. "When you are in a hole stop digging. Above all, stop the keystone pipeline. The president can do that with the stroke of his pen,' said Bill McKibben, founder of the environmental...
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More Than 35,000 March at Forward on Climate Rally
2013-02-17 21:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Today, during Presidents Day weekend, more than 35,000 people are marching to the President`s doorstep to support immediate action to contain climate change. People from more than 30 states across the country whose land, homes and health is being threatened by the climate crisis, as well as students, scientists, indigenous community members and many others are participating in this largest climate rally in U.S. history. (L-R): Lisa Montellongo, Cherokee, North Carolina; Missy Crow, Cherokee,...
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Thousands gather for climate change rally in DC
2013-02-17 19:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: In what was billed as the largest climate rally in U.S. history, thousands of people marched past the White House on Sunday to urge President Obama to reject a controversial pipeline and take other steps to fight climate change. Organizers, including the Sierra Club, estimated that more than 35,000 people from 30-plus states -- some dressed as polar bears -- endured frigid temperatures to join the "Forward on Climate" rally, although the crowd size could not be confirmed. Their immediate target...
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Philly voices at today's climate change rally in D.C.
2013-02-17 18:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inquirer: More than 500 people headed out this morning from Southeastern Pennsylvania and central New Jersey, planning to take part in a climate change rally in Washington, D.C. I'll be posting some of their quotes here throughout the afternoon. Meanwhile, a bit of background: Organizers are expening about 20,000 or more people to converge on Washington to voice their support for action on climate change and their opposition to the Keystone XL pipeline that would transport oil from the Tar Sands of...
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