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'Paddle in Seattle' protesters condemn Artic drilling
2015-05-17 19:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: Environmental activists in Seattle paddled out to sea to protest a Shell oil rig moored off the coast of the US city that is headed for Arctic drilling, local media reported. Hundreds of kayaks, canoes, sailboats and a solar-powered barge called "The People's Platform" circled around Shell's massive yellow and white oil rig moored in the city's port, The Seattle Times reported. Protesters held signs reading "Paddle in Seattle" and posted flags from their boats calling for "Climate Justice,"...
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You have to see these pictures of Seattles kayaking climate protesters
2015-05-17 06:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: An estimated 500 climate activists took to kayaks, canoes, paddleboards, and even a solar-powered party barge on Saturday to tell Shell to get the hell out of Seattle. Rallying cry: #sHellNo! The oil giant brought a huge drilling rig, the Polar Pioneer, to the city`s port on Thursday, over objections from the mayor, city council, and a whole lot of pissed-off Seattleites. Shell plans to use the port as a staging ground for oil drilling operations in the Arctic over the next two years. The kayaktivists...
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Protesters again disrupt Portland City Council meeting
2015-05-14 18:24:01| PortlandOnline
Brad Schmidt in The Oregonian, May 13, 2015
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Duke top executive says she's working to clean up coal ash pits; protesters interrupt meeting
2015-05-07 21:15:10| Energy - Topix.net
Duke Energy's chief executive officer says she's taken steps over the last year to address pollution problems at the company's coal ash pits. Lynn Good told shareholders Thursday that Duke has learned a lot from last year's coal ash spill that coated 70 miles of a North Carolina river in toxic sludge.
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Dominion Resources annual meeting to draw protesters
2015-05-06 13:27:45| Energy - Topix.net
Shareholders will meet Wednesday, days after the energy company reported a first-quarter profit of $536 million. The results topped Wall Street expectations.
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