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Activists blockade Seattle port to protest Shells Arctic drilling plans
2015-05-19 03:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: For the second time in three days, Seattle is the vibrant center of the global climate movement. On Saturday, hundreds of kayaktivists took to the water to protest the recent arrival of a Shell oil drilling rig. On Monday, hundreds of activists blocked road traffic to the port where the rig is stationed, preventing the majority of port workers from getting to their jobs. The immediate target of protest is Shells Polar Pioneer rig, which arrived in Puget Sound last Thursday. Shell intends to...
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Court orders Pirate Bay blockade, users defeat it within minutes
2015-03-30 17:02:39| Extremetech
A judge in Spain ordered service providers in that country to block access to the Pirate Bay within 72 hours. Some did so immediately. But it turns out that even from within Spain, it's quite easy to get around the blockade.
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Activists say Massachusetts coal blockade was justified
2014-09-02 03:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Two men who used an old lobster boat to block a coal shipment to New England`s largest coal-burning power plant say they plan to argue at trial that their actions were necessary because of the threat posed by climate change. Environmental activists Ken Ward and Jonathan "Jay" O`Hara say they don`t intend to dispute many of the facts of the case during their jury trial, which opens Sept. 8 in Fall River District Court. Instead, they want to prove that global warming is real and that bold action...
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CN Rail says no aboriginal blockade on railway along Skeena River
2014-08-07 02:45:50| Railroads - Topix.net
A aerial view shows the damage caused by a tailings pond breach near the town of Likely, B.C. Tuesday, August, 5, 2014.
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Forest Crimes Unit: Activists blockade Lumber Liquidators Shareholder Meeting
2014-05-26 09:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Greenpeace: Greenpeace activists ended a blockade at Lumber Liquidators headquarters after Greenpeace Forest Campaigner Daniel Brindis spoke with company executives for over two hours. Brindis said: The activists succeeded in showing Lumber Liquidators and its shareholders that they need to take a hard look at the companys supply chain. I spoke with company executives in-depth about the problem of predatory logging and how it is threatening the vital ecosystem of the Amazon rainforest and the people that...
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