350 Arrested in Green protest at EU HQ, Brussels | Reuters

2009 March 10

Reuters: Environment “Green protesters demanding more money to tackle climate change blocked the main entrance to European Union headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday and Belgian police said they arrested more than 350 of them….Thomas Henningsen, Greenpeace International climate campaigner said: ‘Finance ministers are giving billions of taxpayers’ money to failed banks, but we’re here to make sure they also put money on the table to tackle climate change.’…The United Nations plans to meet in December to find a successor to the Kyoto protocol, the main U.N. tool against global warming, and success could hinge on finding cash for the fund to persuade poor nations to help tackle the problem…”

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