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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It?

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To: TideGlider who wrote (77009)1/2/2010 10:08:02 PM
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Snowstorm squelches climate change protest
Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 12/30/09 | Judy Fahys

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A downtown protest of the climate change talks in Copenhagen became a victim of Wednesday's snowstorm.

"Not many people showed up because of the blizzard conditions," said organizer Clea Major, an international studies student at the University of Utah.

It didn't take long for the six friends to pack up a bullhorn and posters they'd planned to use for their "scream-in," an outlet for their frustration about the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks earlier this month to curb the pollution blamed for climate change.

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She called Wednesday evening's effort a success and possibly the first in a series. As for the snow, it's not entirely new; a protest she attended last year in Washington, D.C., suffered a similar fate.
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