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United Kingdom: Bexhill-to-Hastings road protest site eviction begins
2013-01-28 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: One man was arrested on Monday by police in East Sussex as they moved in with bailiffs to clear the final stronghold of campaigners who have been protesting for weeks against plans for a 5.6km link road. A dozen people remain around 60ft high in trees at Combe Haven, after the removal of about 15 people from the site today, and evictions at two other camps in recent weeks. Police confirmed an unnamed 58 year-old man from Hastings had been arrested for aggravated trespass and obstructing a court...
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A Powerful Way to Galvanize Protest
2013-01-28 01:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Well-intentioned critics of fossil fuel divestment have called for students to lobby their senators and representatives as a more direct path to federal action on climate change. These critics underestimate the fossil fuel industrys stranglehold over our political system, and their suggested path would only repeat past failures of the climate movement. They also ignore the networks of institutions, influence and capital that can be moved to support an end to extraction and fight climate change....
Staten Island Residents Protest Against Verrazano-Narrows Bridge Toll
2013-01-26 23:17:18| Railroads - Topix.net
The higher toll was approved by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in December.
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In Swartz protest, Anon hacks U.S. site, threatens leaks
2013-01-26 21:40:39| CNET News.com
Saying "a line was crossed" with the treatment of tech activist Aaron Swartz, the group hacks a government site related to the justice system and distributes encrypted files it says it will decrypt unless demands are met. [Read more]
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Portland, Maine Tar Sands Protest Sees Hundreds Rally Against Proposed Pipeline From Montreal
2013-01-26 12:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Hundreds of people rallied in Portland on Saturday in what was billed as the largest protest yet against the possibility of so-called tar sands oil being piped in from Montreal. Protesters gathered downtown, then marched to the city's waterfront for a rally that included speeches from Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine, Portland Mayor Michael Brennan and others who said allowing heavy oil from western Canada to cross northern New England poses serious environmental risks. Environmental...
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