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Activism and Re-Awakened Value Hunting Sparks Private Investor Interest in Mall REITs

2017-11-28 18:18:26| National Real Estate Investor

REIT sector experts say the attention that the retail sector is now receiving is long overdue.

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Gay Rights, Activism & Liberation Movement

2016-09-21 01:54:25| PortlandOnline

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North Dakota pipeline fight gives spark to Native American activism

2016-09-08 00:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: A Native American tribe's efforts to halt construction of a crude oil pipeline in North Dakota have swelled into a movement, drawing international attention and the support of movie stars and social media, and making a major oil company blink. While the tribe's lawyers work to persuade a federal judge to withdraw permits for the pipeline in a ruling expected on Friday, thousands of protesters gathered at campgrounds near Standing Rock Sioux Tribe lands. "This is a new beginning, not just for...

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Science groups blasted for crossing line into activism with climate-change letter to Congress

2016-07-06 10:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Times: A letter to Congress from 31 science associations advocating for domestic and natural-security policies predicated on climate change has come under fire as a "climate power play." Judith Curry, professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology School of Earth and Atmospheric Science, described the June 28 letter as a "blatant misuse of scientific authority to advocate for specific socioeconomic policies." She also said that the professional societies, led by the American Association for the...

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