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Time to Act: climate change protesters march in London
2015-03-07 16:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Climate change protesters gathered in central London on Saturday as part of a series of coordinated events in cities around the world. Protesters set off from Lincolns Inn Fields and headed for Westminster to hear from speakers including the Green party MP Caroline Lucas and the head of Greenpeace UK John Sauven. The rally was organised by the Campaign Against Climate Change under the Time to Act 2015 banner. Lucas said climate change was visible and demanded action. Its time to stand...
Anti-Putin protesters rally in New York after Nemtsov's murder
2015-03-02 07:19:05| Telecom - Topix.net
Dozens of protesters rallied in New York City on Sunday near the Russian permanent mission to the United Nations to denounce the murder of Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov, despite fear of reprisals to themselves or family members back in Russia. Flowers and candles have been set in front of a portrait of Boris Nemtsov as others hold a placard reading "Putin killed my friend" during a memorial ceremony on Independence Square in Kiev.
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Protesters march in Oakland, push Jerry Brown to ban fracking
2015-02-07 17:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Chronicle: Thousands of antifracking activists took to Oakland's streets Saturday to call for Gov. Jerry Brown to change his stance and ban the controversial practice, which uses large amounts of a pressurized water mixture to crack subterranean rocks and release oil or natural gas. Chanting, playing music and waving signs reading "Don't Frack Your Mother" and "There's No Planet B," demonstrators wove their way along an almost two-mile route, starting at Oakland's City Hall and then moving through downtown...
Pro-democracy protesters to return to Hong Kong's streets as demands ignored
2015-02-01 07:25:24| IT Services - Topix.net
Pro-democracy protesters face policemen outside the Legislative Counsel Office, on Oct. 2, 2014 in Hong Kong. By Xaume Olleros for Agence France-Presse.
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Flint protesters take to City Hall before water meeting
2015-01-22 02:02:41| Waste Management - Topix.net
About 25 community members braved the snow flurries and cold to protest Flint's tap water outside of Flint City Hall Wednesday, Jan. 21. Last month, the state Department of Environmental Quality found the city in violation of federal standards for excess trihalomethane, which is a byproduct of the disinfectant used to treat water from the Flint River. The city issued a warning to residents that the water could be harmful for the elderly, infants and those with compromised immune systems.
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