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Activists lose criminal case on climate change defense but judge praises effort
2016-01-15 21:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Five environmental activists who failed to convince a court that their attempt to block crude oil trains near Seattle was a legally justifiable act of civil disobedience on Friday were nonetheless praised by a judge as part of the solution to climate change. On Friday, the campaigners were convicted in a court in suburban Seattle of misdemeanor trespassing relating to a September 2014 protest in which they blocked railway tracks used by crude oil trains in Everett, Washington. They were acquitted...
Academics & Activists Discuss Poverty, Inequality, Conflict
2016-01-14 20:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Poverty, inequality and global conflict are issues that remain under-prioritised, said President of Malta Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca in a recorded message, kicking off a conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York. Poverty and inequality are now recognized worldwide as causes of violent conflictthe sad truth is that not enough is being done to uphold the rights of vulnerable people, she continued. Delving into these issues further were a group of almost 30 representatives from...
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Activists who blocked oil train will argue in court it was necessary because climate change
2016-01-11 20:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: In September 2014, five climate activists with Rising Tide Seattle managed to halt the passage of a crude oil train at the BNSF Delta rail yard in Everett, Wash. After eight hours blocking the tracks, the five were arrested and charged with criminal trespass and blocking a train. Today, they go on trial. In court, the activists - known as the Delta 5 - will argue their act of civil disobedience was necessary. A spokesperson for Rising Tide said the activists "will be the first ever to argue that...
Activists warn smog in Poland's top winter resort denser than in Delhi
2016-01-08 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: With days to go before the Polish ski season kicks off in earnest, Poland's most popular mountain resort, Zakopane, is choking in smog denser than in India's capital New Delhi, one of the world's most polluted cities, Polish activists said. The European Commission said last month it was taking Poland to court over its slowness to address the issue of poor air quality caused by extensive coal-burning in homes which makes Poland's air the most polluted in Europe and poses a major risk to public health....
Activists sabotage Enbridge pipeline in Ont. to protest shipment of oilsands crude
2016-01-05 03:18:52| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Enbridge Inc. says flow on a pipeline through southwestern Ontario was shut down for several hours by protester activity near Cambridge, Ont. Spokesman Graham White says the protesters partially restricted flow on Enbridge Line 7 on Sunday night by tampering with a manual valve.
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