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Ahead of COP21, climate-change activists prepare to march on London
2015-11-28 13:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EuroNews: Activists in London are preparing for Sunday`s (November 29) People`s March for Climate, Justice and Jobs. The rally in the English capital is scheduled to take place on the eve of the COP21 international climate change conference in Paris. Its aim is to find a mechanism to limit global temperature increases to two degrees Celsius. "We hold those politicians to account" French President François Hollande has insisted the agreement reached at the conference must be legally-binding. Neil...
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Paris climate talks: Activists placed under house arrest by French authorities using emergency laws
2015-11-27 23:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: At least 24 climate change activists have been put under house arrest by French police. They are accused of defying a ban on organising protests during next week's 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris. Three people have been placed under house arrest in Rens, two in Paris, two in Rouen and one in Lyons, according to a campaigns website collating information about police actions against activists. They are only allowed to leave their houses three times a day to sign a post office register...
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France puts 24 climate activists under house arrest ahead of UN talks
2015-11-27 20:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: French authorities have placed 24 activists under house arrest ahead of major UN climate warming talks starting near Paris next week, using the state of emergency powers declared after the Paris attacks. The interior ministry said Friday the measures had been taken to prevent the activists from demonstrating ahead of the COP21 conference, but their lawyers and Amnesty International accused the government of abusing the state of emergency. Three of those concerned, who are in their late 20s,...
Paris climate activists put under house arrest using emergency laws
2015-11-27 18:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: At least 24 climate activists have been put under house arrest by French police, accused of flouting a ban on organising protests during next weeks Paris climate summit, the Guardian has learned. One legal adviser to the activists said many officers raided his Paris apartment and occupied three floors and a staircase in his block. French authorities did not respond to requests for comment but lawyers said that the warrants were issued under state of emergency laws, imposed after the terror...
Student activists derail SF State University plan to sell soda "Pouring Rights"
2015-11-27 17:10:36| Beverages - Topix.net
Student efforts at San Francisco State University to halt the sale of soda " pouring rights " to the highest bidder have paid off. The university had intended to sell campus soda vending rights to one of the nation's two major soft drink brands, Coca-Cola or Pepsi, a deal both vendors were competing for.
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