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Protesters arrested after blocking rail tracks
2016-06-19 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Police arrested more than 20 people who formed a human blockade on tracks near the Washington-Oregon border in response to a recent oil train derailment along the Columbia River. More than a 100 protesters attended Saturdays demonstration in Vancouver. Organizers with the Fossil Fuel Resistance Network, which formed after the June 3 Mosier derailment, said they expected to be arrested. A news release says that the protest was held to highlight risks associated with fossil fuel extraction and transportation....
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More than 200 protesters arrested Paris clash before climate talks
2015-11-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Frustrated by a ban on demonstrations during international climate talks, hundreds of protesters clashed with police Sunday in Paris` Place de la Republique. A major march through central Paris was called off because of the state of emergency declared after the deadly shooting and bombing attacks two weeks ago. Instead, thousands of people formed a human chain along the intended route and lined up shoes in the square to represent those who could not march. Most dispersed peacefully around...
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Arrested protesters return Hawaii Mountain obstruct construction of TMT
2015-06-26 18:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Perf Science: On Wednesday, hundreds of protesters who are against the construction of a giant telescope on Mauna Kea prevented workers from reaching the site. The planned $1.4 billion Thirty Meter Telescope (TNT) was under fire by many native Hawaiians. The protesters marched to turn over the project as they consider the mountain sacred. In April, the construction halted for about two months after 31 protesters were arrested. A dozen of protestors arrested Wednesday for obstructing were released after posting...
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Arrested protesters post bail, return to Hawaii mountain
2015-06-26 07:40:30| Airlines - Topix.net
Hilo police face off with protestors Wednesday, June 24, 2015, at the Maunakea Visitors Center in Hilo, Hawaii. Construction on the Thirty Meter Telescope is set to resume Wednesday after a nearly two-month delay in construction.
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12 protesters arrested blocking road to giant telescope site
2015-04-03 06:22:21| Airlines - Topix.net
In this March 30, 2015, file photo, protesters form a road block outside the Mauna Kea visitors center in Hilo, Hawaii. Protesters on Hawaii's Big Island have been blocking the road to a mountain peak where one of the world's largest telescopes is being built.
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