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      USA: Anti-fracking protesters blockade FERC HQ01:20

      USA: Anti-fracking protesters blockade FERC HQ

      United States, Washington, DC
      Politics
      November 5, 2014 at 02:04 GMT +00:00 · Published

      Fifteen protesters were arrested outside the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission headquarters in Washington, DC on Wednesday. Several groups of activists had gathered in the early morning to block three entrances to the FERC building.

      The protesters opposed recent fracking permissions which had been granted by FERC. They called on FERC to cancel several fracking permits which they say were dangerous and risked affecting human settlements.

      USA: Anti-fracking protesters blockade FERC HQ01:20
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      Fifteen protesters were arrested outside the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission headquarters in Washington, DC on Wednesday. Several groups of activists had gathered in the early morning to block three entrances to the FERC building.

      The protesters opposed recent fracking permissions which had been granted by FERC. They called on FERC to cancel several fracking permits which they say were dangerous and risked affecting human settlements.

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