Thousands protest in Romania against shale gas, gold mine

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Thousands protest in Romania against shale gas, gold mine

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/thousands-protest-romania-against-shale-gas-gold-mine-193831695--finance.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vuWU4Y_Gee3Jxmxu8NgJkA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-10-19T221812Z_1_CBRE99I1IKD00_RTROPTP_2_ROMANIA-SHALE-CHEVRON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="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" align="left" title="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" border="0" /></a>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. ...</p><br clear="all"/>

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