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Thousands of Greeks protest planned gold mine
March 9, 2013 1:41 PM
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) - More than 10,000 people have taken to the streets of Greece's second largest city to protest a planned gold mine they see as an environmental risk. Police blocked the crowd's march to the Canadian Consulate in Thessaloniki, but Saturday's protest took place and ended peacefully. Eldorado... more » -
City fracking ban unlikely
January 16, 2013 1:04 AM
COLORADO SPRINGS - Energy companies may soon be drilling for oil and natural gas near Colorado Springs neighborhoods. City Council held a work session Tuesday hear from members of the state oil and gas commission about new environmental restrictions on drilling. Oil companies have expressed interest in drilling wells... more » -
Oil fracking war heats up in Colorado Springs Play Video
November 28, 2012 12:48 AM
COLORADO SPRINGS- Controversy continues over oil and gas fracking. After 3 hours of debate at city hall, council members voted 6-3 to move forward with plans allowing companies to buy city land and drill for oil and natural gas through a technique called fracking. The process involves using... more » -
CO Springs Occupy permit running out
November 20, 2011 3:06 PM
Colorado Springs Occupy protestors are running out of time on their city permit for Acacia Park. The 30-day permit is set to end Sunday night at midnight. Protestors say they've put in a full request for another permit, but haven't heard back yet from anyone with the city. ... more » -
Yemeni president fires Cabinet
March 20, 2011 4:40 PM
SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Yemen's president has fired his entire Cabinet amid escalating protests demanding his ouster. President Ali Abdullah Saleh is facing a monthlong popular uprising against him that has turned increasingly bloody in the past few days as security troops opened fire on demonstrators in the capital... more » -
Egypt arrests Nobel winner amid violent clashes
January 28, 2011 10:24 AM
CAIRO (msnbc) - Nobel Peace laureate Mohamed ElBaradei was under house arrest Friday, Egyptian security officials said, after Cairo became a scene of violent chaos with tens of thousands of anti-government protesters clashing with police. The demonstrations were a major escalation in the ongoing rallies against President Hosni Mubarak's... more » -
More protests in France over entitlement change
November 6, 2010 11:25 AM
PARIS (AP) - Tens of thousands of protesters are marching throughout France in the latest emonstrations against plans to raise the retirement age that are awaiting President Nicolas Sarkozy's signature. The marches amount to a last-ditch attempt led by labor unions to derail the conservative government's aim to boost... more » -
California schools phase out gay-friendly curriculum
December 10, 2009 11:07 AM
Following months of heated debate, the Alameda Board of Education has voted to phase out the elementary school curriculum it adopted in May to prevent anti-gay bullying. The five member school board voted 4-1 to replace the controversial curriculum with more generic lessons that promote tolerance. In a related move,... more » -
Health Care Overhaul protests in Colorado
November 5, 2009 8:20 AM
Some opponents of the health care overhaul headed for a mammoth House floor debate in coming days are planning Colorado protests to try to stop the bill. Members of the Colorado Tea Party anti-tax group are planning to protest outside the offices of several Democratic members of Congress. The group... more »
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