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Egypt: Environmental activists build giant trash pyramid in Giza to raise awareness of Nile pollution 

Ruptly 19 Sep 2022
Environmental activists built a huge pyramid made of plastic waste collected from the Nile river to draw attention to water pollution and raise awareness about the importance of keeping it clean in Giza on Saturday ... .
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Biden promised billions for environmental justice. Will it get into the right hands?

The Gazette Cedar Rapids 19 Sep 2022
Sharon Lavigne, a retired teacher and environmental activist in St ... Some residents have decried pollution in the area as environmental injustice ... environmental doubts. Lavigne and other environmental justice activists don’t want to wait for clean energy, clean air or clean water.
photo: AP / Frank Augstein
Protestors of the environmental activist group extinction rebellion camp during a demonstration during a rainy morning at Trafalgar Square in London, Monday, Oct. 14, 2019.(
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Germany: Police remove protesters as XR activists block Berlin roads to question climate policies

Ruptly 19 Sep 2022
Dozens of environmental activists blocked streets in downtown Berlin on Monday morning, protesting against the current climate policy of the German federal government ... Some activists glued their hands to asphalt, resisting the demands from the officials to clear the road.
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‘Never wanted to be businessman’: Billionaire gives away company to environmental trusts | Mint

Live Mint 19 Sep 2022
Patagonia said it will continue its previous charitable donations, including donating 1% of its sales each year to grassroots activists and remaining a B Corp, a designation for companies that prioritize social and environmental standards as well as profits ... While we’re doing our best to address the environmental crisis, it’s not enough.
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'Mind-blowing': Devil's Swamp Superfund site cleanup reaches new stage

The Advocate 19 Sep 2022
The new assessment is being overseen by the Louisiana Departments of Environmental Quality and Wildlife & Fisheries and the U.S ... Environmental activists and local residents expressed support for the new effort, while also criticizing why it has taken so long.
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Greenpeace protest delays Finland’s Russian LNG imports

Upstream Online 19 Sep 2022
... supplies and prepare for the upcoming winter period, according to Greenpeace Norden, the Finnish affiliate of the global environmental campaign group.
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Colombia’s Quiet Revolution

GlobalResearch 19 Sep 2022
This figure has recently come down to about 400 per year, which still makes Colombia the most dangerous country in the world for trade unionists and human rights and environmental activists ... As Burbano explains, “Vice president-elect Francia Márquez is a human-rights and environmental activist.
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Puerto Rico struggles with lack of power and water in wake of Hurricane Fiona

The Observer 19 Sep 2022
None has been allocated to distributed rooftop solar – a decentralised energy alternative which grassroot activists and environmental experts argue would be cheaper, cleaner and more resilient ... “Rooftop solar would provide lifesaving resilience,” said the environmental lawyer and ...
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Spider spotted on top of Queen Elizabeth II’s casket during funeral

New York Post 19 Sep 2022
One lucky spider got a prime viewing spot for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Monday ... As previously reported, the wreath was carefully curated by King Charles III ... King Charles, a longtime environmental activist, also requested that the wreath be made of sustainable materials and not include plastic foam ... Getty Images ... AP. Ad ... 2. View Slideshow ... ....
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Lacklustre interest among youth a big problem for mining

Mining Dot Com 19 Sep 2022
He also thinks the image of mining presented to young people is too often only from an environmental activist perspective ... Our industry is extracting them in the most environmentally sustainable and stringent jurisdiction in the world ... always bad press about the environmental part.
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George Ochenski: Cooler heads prevail to kill special session theatrics

Missoulian 19 Sep 2022
Considering about $1.5 billion in “surplus” tax revenue was at stake, a rushed special session was absolutely the worst thing the legislature could have done ... People are also reading… ... Here’s why ... The money isn’t going anywhere ... George Ochenski is a longtime Helena resident, an environmental activist and Montana's longest running columnist. .
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Global climate strikes, environmental protests in August 2022

Anadolu Agency 18 Sep 2022
- Environmental activists from the Extinction Rebellion group begin a "tunnel occupation" in Surrey, England where Exxon Mobil's fuel pipeline work is underway ... - On the second Fridays for Future strike in August, climate activists and environmental protesters continue to raise awareness about climate change and environmental issues.
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As resistance grows to the fossil fuel regime, laws are springing up everywhere to suppress climate activists

The Observer 18 Sep 2022
As well as subsidising the polluters, governments are increasingly protecting them against activists ... Collectively, the new measures mean that most of the major historical environmental campaigns, from the Franklin Dam protests to the Jabiluka blockade, would, if repeated today, expose activists to serious prison time.
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Would the campaign to save the Franklin River work today?

The Observer 18 Sep 2022
As we face the biggest environmental challenge in millennia, protest rights in Australia are under sustained assault ... Organised through the Wilderness Society and other environmental NGOs, a core group of activists galvanised Australia-wide opposition to the destruction of the World Heritage-listed area (which included sacred Aboriginal sites).
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Argentina: Thousands rally in Rosario against intentional fires on Parana delta

Ruptly 18 Sep 2022
Environmental activists gathered on foot as well as on bicycles in Rosario on Saturday to protest against intentional fires on the ...

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