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Dominion Resources annual meeting to draw protesters
2015-05-06 11:04:32| Oil & Gas - 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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Protesters push Harvard to divest from fossil fuels, but school-backed panel is divided
2015-04-15 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Harvard University President Drew Faust convened a panel yesterday led by seven experts on climate policies and energy sources and anchored by a star of the journalism world, Charlie Rose. It came in response to mounting pressure from Harvard students, faculty and alumni on the university to divest its $35.9 billion endowment -- the largest of any college or university worldwide -- from investments in coal, oil and natural gas companies. The panel largely sidestepped the subject of divestment....
United Kingdom: Police arrest 114 people in pre-emptive strike against environmental protesters
2015-04-05 20:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Police have carried out what is thought to be the biggest pre-emptive raid on environmental campaigners in UK history, arresting 114 people believed to be planning direct action at a coal-fired power station. The arrests - for conspiracy to commit criminal damage and aggravated trespass - come amid growing concern among campaigners about increased police surveillance and groups being infiltrated by informers. Nottinghamshire police said the raid on an independent school in Nottingham was made...
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12 protesters arrested blocking road to giant telescope site
2015-04-03 06:22:21| Airlines - Topix.net
In this March 30, 2015, file photo, protesters form a road block outside the Mauna Kea visitors center in Hilo, Hawaii. Protesters on Hawaii's Big Island have been blocking the road to a mountain peak where one of the world's largest telescopes is being built.
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National Briefs: Protesters target Ind. religion law
2015-03-29 09:23:36| IT Services - Topix.net
Thousands of people marched in Indiana's largest city Saturday to protest a state law that supporters contend promotes religious freedom but detractors see as a covert move to support discrimination against gay people. Waving signs reading "No hate in our state" and carrying rainbow flags, a crowd of at least 2,000 people, including Democratic elected officials, rallied the same day that business-rating website Angie's List put on hold its plans to expand its Indianapolis operation, citing the new law.
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