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France Uses Sweeping Powers to Curb Climate Protests, but Clashes Erupt
2015-11-30 02:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: The French government is using the sweeping emergency powers it gained after the Paris terrorist attacks to clamp down on any possible disruption to the two-week global climate conference that starts on Monday, limiting public demonstrations, beefing up security and placing two dozen environmental activists under house arrest. The efforts to restrict protests as world leaders arrived to reach an international deal to contain global warming were not entirely successful; 174 people were taken...
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Coal mining protest in British Columbia set to erupt
2013-09-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: An increasingly tense standoff between a B.C. First Nation and a London, Ont.-based coal company in a remote mountain valley known as Sacred Headwaters is set to erupt as protesters flaunt their month-long presence on a drilling site and taunt the RCMP to arrest them. For the Tahltan First Nation, which has worked both with and against industry, the stakes are high: It is determined to halt the development of an open-pit coal mine in a spot it views as the land of origin, the birthplace of all...
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Bidding wars erupt in California housing market
2013-03-26 14:23:06| Real Estate - Topix.net
People trying to land a house while prices and interest rates remain relatively low suddenly find few choices – and considerable competition.
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Dozens Arrested as Keystone XL Protests Erupt Across the U.S
2013-03-22 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: One month after the largest climate rally in U.S. history urging President Obama to deny the permit for the Keystone XL pipelines northern segment, protesters in dozens of cities throughout the U.S. are confronting Keystone XL`s corporate backers directly. Thirty-seven have been arrested over the last 10 days for disrupting business as usual at TransCanada and their investors offices, with more actions planned over the next couple of days. The March 16-23 Week of Action to Stop Tar Sands...
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