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Greenpeace Treads Over Historic Site, Apologizes to Peru

2014-12-12 18:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: It's not hard to argue that the environmental activist group Greenpeace takes action with good intentions in mind. Their latest stunt, for instance, was intended to send a message about climate change to leaders and ministers at the ongoing UN climate talks in Peru. However, they treaded across a sacred and delicate world heritage site to do so, earning significant global backlash in the process. Before dawn on Monday, twenty Greenpeace activists from seven countries unfurled massive yellow letters...

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Greenpeace Environmental Protest Damages Peruvian World Heritage Site

2014-12-12 16:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RedOrbit: A publicity stunt organized by Greenpeace at the Nazca Lines has officials at the environmental advocacy group apologizing and potentially facing prosecution for possible damage caused at the ancient Peruvian heritage site. According to BBC News environmental correspondent Matt McGrath, activists from the organization placed a banner next to a hummingbird figure carved into the plains of Southern Peru more than 1,500 years ago. Greenpeace said it was hoping to put pressure on UN officials currently...

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The truth behind CSX conspiracy site

2014-12-11 22:01:22| Railroads - Topix.net

Waarheid, a self-proclaimed "seeker of the unknown" and retired rail worker has hand-coded "The Claus Conspiracy" website, claiming that Santa delivers his toys via CSX rail and that the stories about the sleigh are an elaborate coverup. If you're a believer, then of course Santa uses CSX trains - how could he possibly deliver that amount of cargo without using locomotives? Or, it could all be a fun and silly way for Jacksonville-based CSX to give some laughs to its employees and engage with its customers.

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Greenpeace apologizes for stunt at ancient Peru site

2014-12-10 20:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Agence France-Presse: Environmental group Greenpeace apologized Wednesday after Peru accused it of damaging a millenia-old archaeological site when its activists displayed a protest banner there calling for action on climate change. The stunt at the ancient Nazca lines, enormous drawings etched in the earth some 2,000 years ago by a pre-Inca civilization, drew a furious reaction from Peru, which is currently hosting UN talks aimed at curbing global warming. Greenpeace set up large letters beside one of the designs,...

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Tricky 150 N. Riverside Site Inspires Riverside Operations

2014-12-10 18:26:16| ENR.com: Headline News

$500-million development along the Chicago River is hemmed in on all sides, has no lay down or storage area and is slowed by active railroad tracks slicing through it.

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