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United Kingdom: Blackpool anti-fracking camp: 'I'm here for my 10 grandchildren'
2014-08-15 18:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: A group of local anti-fracking campaigners is set to be joined by up to 1,000 people this weekend as the nationwide protest against the controversial extraction process moves to Lancashire. The group, which is mainly composed of mothers and grandparents, has occupied a local farmers field in Little Plumpton, five miles from Blackpool, since 5am last Thursday. The field is adjacent to two sites where Cuadrilla plans to drill. Wed put all over Facebook that we were in Preston so nobody would...
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Anti-fracking protesters arrested in U.S. capital
2014-07-15 00:33:52| Energy - Topix.net
Two dozen protesters were arrested in Washington on Monday while demonstrating against hydraulic fracturing and the U.S. gas industry's push to sell "fracked" liquefied natural gas abroad.
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Anti-fracking protesters arrested in U.S. capital
2014-07-14 22:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Two dozen protesters were arrested in Washington on Monday while demonstrating against hydraulic fracturing and the U.S. gas industry's push to sell "fracked" liquefied natural gas abroad. Protesters blocked entrances to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's headquarters for more than 90 minutes, holding signs calling the agency the "Fracking Expansion Rubberstamp Commission" and chanting "Wake up FERC." Some workers were forced to step over the protesters to access the government building's...
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Anti-fracking win in N.Y. court may deal blow to industry
2014-07-01 01:16:52| Energy - Topix.net
New York's cities and towns can block hydraulic fracturing within their borders, the state's highest court ruled, dealing a blow to an industry awaiting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's decision on whether to file a 6-year-old statewide moratorium.
Anti-Fracking Protesters Storm Cuomo Fundraiser Following State Ruling
2014-06-30 21:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NY1: The state's highest court is weighing in on the controversial process of natural gas drilling known as hydro-fracking, saying that local municipalities can decide to ban it. But Governor Andrew Cuomo has yet to even make a decision about whether to allow the procedure to move forward in New York State. The governor held a Manhattan fundraiser Monday evening. NY1's Zack Fink filed the following report. In a five to two ruling, New York's Court of Appeals upheld the rights of individual municipalities...
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