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Peru activist killings condemned ahead of climate talks
2014-11-17 23:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: At least 57 environmental activists have been murdered in Peru since 2002, a rights group said Monday, criticizing the killings as the country prepares to host major UN climate talks. In a report released two weeks before Peru welcomes the annual UN climate meeting, Global Witness condemned the country's record on the environment and human rights, calling it one of the most dangerous places in the world to be an environmental activist. The London-based group said at least 57 environmentalists...
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Packaging Corp.: Marcato Capital Goes Activist And Supports MLP Conversion
2014-11-16 16:10:25| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
"Mick," the activist investor more formally known as Richard Trainor McGuire III, founded Marcato Capital less than half a decade ago, and has been one of the hottest activists around. He's a favorite activist of ours - albeit a Bill Ackman protege, which we don't hold against him.
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Activist Groups Sue Over US-Canada Border Pipeline
2014-11-13 13:28:56| Energy - Topix.net
Tribal and environmental groups are suing the U.S. State Department for approving a temporary plan by a Canadian Pipeline Company to increase the flow of crude oil from Alberta into Minnesota. The Sierra Club and other groups filed the federal lawsuit.
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Activist groups sue over US-Canada border pipeline
2014-11-13 05:40:20| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Tribal and environmental groups are suing the U.S. State Department for approving a plan by a Canadian pipeline company to increase the flow of crude oil from Alberta into Minnesota. The Sierra Club, the White Earth Nation and other groups filed the federal lawsuit Tuesday seeking an injunction to halt the project, the Star Tribune reported.
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Billionaire climate activist undaunted after losses in Tuesdays election
2014-11-09 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sacramento Bee: Shortly after winning a U.S. Senate seat in South Dakota last week, Republican Mike Rounds declared there would be enough votes to actually get the Keystone XL pipeline released from captivity. Sen. John Hoeven, his Republican neighbor from the other Dakota, chimed in: I think we have the 60 votes we need to approve it. In the newly reconstituted Senate, James Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican, is in line to replace our own Barbara Boxer as chair of the committee that oversees environmental...
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