Haider Rizvi, OneWorld US 34 minutes ago NEW YORK, Jul 25 (OneWorld) - Teams of environmental activists are planning to take to the streets over the coming weeks to put the spotlight on policy makers who they say are prioritizing corporate interests in the coal and oil industries over the impending threat of global warming. "Climate change is here and more and more people are refusing to sit by waiting for governments to act and watching them fail," said Alicia Ng, an activist associated with the international campaign called "Climate Convergence 2008." The Climate Convergence is part of a global campaign that calls for acts of civil disobedience to draw policy makers' attention to the threat of climate change and its impact on the natural environment and indigenous communities across the world. Apparently inspired by the...
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