Saturday, October 19, 2013

Thousands protest in Romania against shale gas, gold mine

A man holds Romania's national flag in front of a tent installed on the empty lot where U.S. oil major Chevron plans to search for shale gas in Pungesti By Luiza Ilie PUNGESTI, Romania (Reuters) - Thousands of Romanians protested on Saturday against plans by U.S. energy group Chevron to explore for shale gas in a poor eastern region and a Canadian company's project to set up Europe's biggest open cast gold mine in a Carpathian town. Plans by the leftist government of Prime Minister Victor Ponta to approve the tapping of natural resources in the European Union's second-poorest state have triggered nationwide protests since the start of September, throwing together local communities, environmentalists, civic rights groups and the clergy. ...








via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-protest-romania-against-shale-gas-gold-mine-193831695--finance.html

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