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Protesters from the Rainforest Action Network and the Council of Canadians block the entrance to the Petrolifera oil company headquarters in Calgary
12 Jun 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Protesters from the Rainforest Action Network and the Council of Canadians block the entrance to the Petrolifera oil company headquarters in Calgary, Alberta, June 12, 2009. The groups were protesting against the exploration and operations of oil companies in Peru. REUTERS/Todd Korol (CANADA CONFLICT ENVIRONMENT)
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Protesters march during a nationwide strike in Lima July 8, 2009. Thousands of Peruvians marched and piled boulders on highways across Peru on Wednesday to protest the pro-business policies of President ...




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