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A4A Urges Congress to Reject White House Air Travel Taxes Proposal
2014-03-05 05:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Airlines for America (A4A) opposes FY2015 White House budget proposal, which calls for $4.2 billion in higher and additional taxes on airlines and their customers. In addition to urging Members of Congress to say no to said proposal, A4A cited commercial aviation as key enabler of job growth and U.S. economic activity that could contribute at greater level if not impeded by excessive taxes and regulations. Tax burden on aviation and its customers has more than tripled since 1998. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
Students arrested in Keystone pipeline protests outside White House
2014-03-03 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Al Jazeera: Police arrested nearly 400 student-led demonstrators who marched to the White House on Sunday to protest against the Keystone XL pipeline. Marching under the name XL Dissent, at least 500 students from across the United States demonstrated and engaged in acts of civil disobedience outside the White House. After repeated warnings, police arrested demonstrators for "blocking passage" of sidewalks, Sgt. Lelani Woods of the U.S. Park Police told Al Jazeera. "We advised protesters of the outcome...
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Hundreds Arrested Protesting Keystone XL at The White House
2014-03-03 07:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Police arrested more than 370 young people who tied themselves to the White House fence on Sunday to protest the proposed Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline. Called XL Dissent, the protest was organized by college and university students to urge President Barack Obama to reject the northern leg of TransCanada`s proposed Keystone XL pipeline, which needs presidential approval because it would cross an international border on its way from the Alberta tar sands to refineries in Texas. Organizers...
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Over 1,200 Youth March to the White House to Protest Keystone XL
2014-03-03 01:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Softpedia: Hundreds gather at the White House to protest Keystone XL This past Sunday, over 1,200 youth marched to the White House and staged a protest against the proposed Keystone XL pipeline. The protest was organized just as President Barack Obama is getting ready to announce his final decision concerning this controversial project. Media reports say that the young people who took part in the march and then gathered in front of the White House were representatives of over 50 colleges and universities...
Keystone XL protesters arrested after strapping selves to White House fence
2014-03-02 23:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Police on Sunday arrested around 200 people who strapped themselves to the White House fence to protest the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline. The protesters were mostly college students who participated in a peaceful march that began at Georgetown University and ended outside the White House. The marchers chanted climate justice now and carried signs such as dont tarnish the Earth in their efforts to convince President Barack Obama to reject the pipeline. They say it will contribute to global...
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