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Stories about: activism

German Activists Protest Against Nuclear Transport Some 15,000 activists gathered along a train line in Germany, to protest against the continued use of nuclear energy in the country's 17 nuclear power plants. A shipment of depleted fuel came from France, carrying some 17 tons of used pellets, to be disposed of in a special facility, at the salt mines in Gorlebe... 10 November 2008 03:33 GMT French Anti-Neon Activists Grow in Number Rising global warning awareness levels cause the most unusual forms of protests from worldwide teenagers. The most appropriate example for this is the Club du Neon organization in France, a group that aims at cutting back on emitted carbon levels through the powering down of neon signs that firms employ overnight. Th... 10 November 2008 02:54 GMT