There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: Quiz: How many of them did you know about?

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There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: Quiz: How many of them did you know about?

There were at least four major protests this weekend targeting fracking, nuclear power, pollution, and mountaintop-removal mining. Here’s a quiz: How many of these protests did you know about? There was Saturday’s banjo-festooned fracking protest in Washington, D.C. It was called “Stop the Frack Attack,” and it called on politicians to stop the frack attack. Some estimates suggest that 5,000 people participated in the action ; UPI asked a pro-fracking guy how many were there and he said that he heard 1,500 from a cop, so UPI went with 1,500. Anti-fracking protestors march in Washington, D.C. (Photo by TXsharon .) There were also protests in Japan and China. Earlier this month, some 100,000 people rallied in Tokyo to try and prevent a nuclear generator from being turned back on. Over the weekend, tens of thousands more marched outside of Parliament with the same aim: callin...

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@MADIONOHIO » 06 Aug '12, 2am
Did you see any of these on the news? [link]
@rlnorthcutt » 03 Aug '12, 2pm
Priorities: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers... [link]
@DaHawksWay » 03 Aug '12, 5am
A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link]
@WebberZh » 02 Aug '12, 8pm
PLF2012: RT @AnonCircle: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers | [link] #Anonymous
@Madison_Native » 02 Aug '12, 6pm
RT @AnonCircle: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers | [link] #Anonymous
@AnonCircle » 02 Aug '12, 6pm
A weekend of protests barely makes the papers | [link] #Anonymous
@occupy48 » 02 Aug '12, 7am
The People are Uniting against Fracking! [link]
@OccupyRWC » 02 Aug '12, 5am
A weekend of protests in DC, W. Virginia, China, Japan hardly register in US. #ORWC #OccupyMSM [link]
@sanne_collins » 01 Aug '12, 8pm
RT @DSchvejda: Numerous weekend protests targeting #fracking (& much more) barely made the papers [link] v @thegreenpagesBC @GRIST #activism
@DSchvejda » 01 Aug '12, 8pm
Numerous weekend protests targeting #fracking (& much more) barely made the papers [link] v @thegreenpagesBC @GRIST #activism
@Zea_Anton » 01 Aug '12, 6pm
"@OccupyWallSt: Did you see any of this in the papers? [link]
@Mike_Peake » 01 Aug '12, 6pm
Four major protests this weekend targeting fracking, nuclear power, pollution, and mountaintop-removal mining [link]
@TXsharon » 01 Aug '12, 1pm
RT @MADIONOHIO: RT "@GroundswellMov: Is the Groundswell against fracking being kept out of the news? [link]"
@MADIONOHIO » 01 Aug '12, 2am
RT "@GroundswellMov: Is the Groundswell against fracking being kept out of the news? [link]"
@plrsTweet » 31 Jul '12, 7pm
RT @GrassrootsIntl: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers | Grist [link]
@climegeist » 31 Jul '12, 2pm
Four environmental protests that got almost no news coverage this weekend [link] and thoughts about why [link]
@kolekili » 31 Jul '12, 1pm
RT @Sandra_Cuffe: A weekend of protests against fracking, nuclear power, pollution, and MTR coal mining barely makes the papers: [link] #protest
@Sandra_Cuffe » 31 Jul '12, 1pm
A weekend of protests against fracking, nuclear power, pollution, and MTR coal mining barely makes the papers: [link] #protest
@melayloveJesus » 31 Jul '12, 7am
RT @greenforyou: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers (Grist) #green [link]
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A weekend of protests barely makes the papers (Grist) #green [link]
@onojerome » 31 Jul '12, 6am
Why silence them?"@grist: Numerous protests this weekend targeting fracking (and much more) barely made the papers: [link]"
@mikoalino » 31 Jul '12, 4am
Finally real news MT dyownie: Numerous protests this weekend targeting fracking barely made the papers: [link] via @grist
@OWDC1 » 31 Jul '12, 3am
RT @OccupyJim: AntiFracking in DC, antiMTR in WestVA, antiNuke in Tokyo, antiWaste near Shanghai! “@OWDC2012: A weekend of protests [link]”
@nadeemhaque » 31 Jul '12, 3am
“@grist: Numerous protests this weekend targeting fracking (and much more) barely made the papers: [link]”. Wow 1984 here
@grist » 31 Jul '12, 3am
Numerous protests this weekend targeting fracking (and much more) barely made the papers: [link]
@OccupyJim » 31 Jul '12, 2am
AntiFracking in DC, antiMTR in WestVA, antiNuke in Tokyo, antiWaste near Shanghai! “@OWDC2012: A weekend of protests [link]”
@henksijgers » 30 Jul '12, 11pm
A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link] via @zite
@friendlystinger » 30 Jul '12, 10pm
"@drgrist: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link] Sigh." I wouldn't know without Twitter - crazy times -
@awiss420 » 30 Jul '12, 10pm
RT @Occupy_Oklahoma: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link] #ClimateChange #Fracking
@Occupy_Oklahoma » 30 Jul '12, 10pm
A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link] #ClimateChange #Fracking
@Burghpunk » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
Wow...enviros protested again? Shocking RT @drgrist: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link] Sigh.
@IsaacHale » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @drgrist: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link] Sigh.
@drgrist » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link] Sigh.
@GreenNewsReport » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @sejorg: RT @grist: There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: [link] Quiz: How many of them did you know about? #sej
@sejorg » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @grist: There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: [link] Quiz: How many of them did you know about? #sej
@InfraUSA » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
@grist Weekend of #protests barely makes papers - 4 major protests targeting #fracking, #nuclear power, #pollution... [link]
@OWDC1 » 31 Jul '12, 2am
A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link]
@demoente » 31 Jul '12, 2am
A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link] via @zite
@aduhpoindexter » 31 Jul '12, 1am
RT @grist: There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: [link] Quiz: How many of them did you know about?
@cbl2 » 30 Jul '12, 11pm
RT @drgrist: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link] Sigh.
@ghanscom » 30 Jul '12, 10pm
RT @grist: There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: [link] Quiz: How many of them did you know about?
@maggiemahar » 30 Jul '12, 10pm
RT @drgrist: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link] Sigh.
@GreenNewsReport » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @grist: There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: [link] Quiz: How many of them did you know about?
@FrogCranky » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @grist: There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: [link] Quiz: How many of them did you know about?
@NJHighlands » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @drgrist: A weekend of protests barely makes the papers [link] Sigh.
@CBrainard » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @sejorg: RT @grist: There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: [link] Quiz: How many of them did you know about? #sej
@sam_i_am_dada » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @grist: There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: [link] Quiz: How many of them did you know about?
@chrisstabile » 30 Jul '12, 9pm
RT @grist: There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: [link] Quiz: How many of them did you know about?
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RT @grist: There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: [link] Quiz: How many of them did you know about?
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RT @grist: There were at least 4 major protests this weekend: [link] Quiz: How many of them did you know about?