Sentences with phrase «protests by environmental groups»

The pipeline approval comes two months after Obama rejected a proposal for the 1,300 - mile Keystone XL pipeline from the Alberta tar sands oil fields to Texas after large protests by environmental groups.

The recommendation follows years of protests by environmental groups who say the mushrooming of biosafety level 3 and BSL - 4 facilities across the United States since 2001 poses a public health risk.

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The protest also comes amid continued activism by indigenous groups across the U.S., who have rallied over issues ranging from sports mascots to environmental causes such as the Dakota Access and Keystone XL oil pipelines.

As protests by citizens» groups, environmental groups and other NGOs against the treaty mount, some help has come from an unexpected quarter.

Paris Jackson, daughter of the late pop star Michael Jackson, told the audience that the world could «really use this type of excitement at a pipeline protest,» a reference to demonstrations by Native American tribes and environmental groups against the Dakota Access Pipeline.

As a result, the service has been the subject of countless protests and lawsuits by environmental groups and the timber industry.

Organized by an Asheville, N.C. - based environmental group called the Dogwood Alliance, the protest is the latest move by activists to draw attention to the wood pellet industry's growth in the South, where they allege forests are being chopped down unsustainably so European nations can meet renewable energy targets.

The protest, organized by environmental groups, comes after a separate three - day stretch of activities in Washington for young people, called Power Shift 09, including a day of lobbying their elected representatives to pursue meaningful climate and energy legislation.

The protests escalated over a period of months, and the original protesters were joined in support by 87 Native American governments, Black Lives Matter supporters, indigenous leaders in South America, and other civil rights and environmental groups.

Israeli police arrested 17 Greenpeace activists on Thursday after a group of them infiltrated an Israeli power station by sea to protest the use of coal to fuel power plants, the environmental organization said.

That had led to major protest by PV companies and environmental groups, with a «Cut don't Kill» campaign emerging, founded by a coalition of 20 major companies from across the solar industry.