Greenpeace hangs banner from Pittsburgh bridge, protesters dangling over river arrested

October 12th, 2009 LONDON - An Indian green campaigner was perched on the roof of the British parliament along with other activists for the second day Monday in a protest against Western climate change policies. Brikesh Singh of Greenpeace India spent a very cold night Sunday along with 32 activists atop the Palaces of Westminster, a Greenpeace spokesman said.

October 12th, 2009 Officials: UK Parliament protest has endedLONDON — Protesters and police say that a group of environmental activists have ended their eye-catching demonstration atop Britain's Parliament. The environmental campaign group Greenpeace says the 31 remaining members of a group that scaled central London's neo-gothic legislature are now in police custody.

October 4th, 2009 Barge crash closes part of Miss. River for 3 hoursGREENVILLE, Miss.

September 30th, 2009 Catwalk hikes planned for New River GorgeFAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — New River Gorge visitors will be able to walk directly across the canyon on a 30-inch-wide steel span 850 feet above the river starting in the spring.

September 25th, 2009 Obama: G-20 summit in Pittsburgh was fairly calmPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama says the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh was relatively tranquil and protesters should realize that world leaders are trying to shape a global economy that helps poor people. Obama told reporters Friday that previous world summits drew far more protesters than the several thousand who clashed with police this week in Pittsburgh.

September 24th, 2009 Pittsburgh police: Nearly 20 arrested in protestsPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh officials say nearly 20 people protesting the Group of 20 summit were arrested during a chaotic march outside downtown. Police fired canisters of pepper spray and smoke at marchers after anarchists responded to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins, throwing rocks and breaking windows.

September 24th, 2009 Cops disperse hundreds of Pittsburgh G-20 marchersPITTSBURGH — Police are throwing canisters spewing smoke after ordering several hundred protesters to stop their march in opposition of the Group of 20 summit in Pittsburgh. The march does not have a city permit and police have declared it an unlawful assembly.

September 23rd, 2009 Top nations still at odds on eve of G20 summitPITTSBURGH — On the eve of a summit of the world's 20 top economies, the Obama administration pressed leaders on Wednesday to overcome differences and work together more closely in confronting thorny financial and environmental problems. "We simply cannot walk away from the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression and not do everything in our power to reform the system that contributed to this breakdown," Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner told a congressional panel in Washington.

September 23rd, 2009 Protesters hang G-20 banner from Pittsburgh bridgePITTSBURGH — Activists engaged in a precarious-looking stunt beneath a heavily traveled bridge and others gathered for a union-backed, pro-green jobs rally on the eve of the Group of 20 summit Wednesday. The summit of world economic leaders is being held here Thursday and Friday and is expected to draw protesters from around the world.

September 11th, 2009 ACLU sues Pittsburgh over G-20 protest permitsPITTSBURGH — The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Pittsburgh because it says the city is violating the civil rights of people who want to protest the Group of 20 summit. The ACLU sued Friday in federal court on behalf of six groups who say the city has failed to issue them protest permits.

September 10th, 2009 G-20 protesters told to use Pittsburgh parking lotPITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh plans to lease a downtown parking lot for four days to accommodate protesters during the Group of 20 economic summit this month. City Public Safety Director Mike Huss told reporters Thursday the plan "strikes a great balance between providing for the security and then also providing an area of open public access." But protest organizer Naomi Archer says a "protest pit" is unacceptable and demonstrators must be allowed to be in a free and open area.

July 9th, 2009 Environmentalists unfurl banner on Mount RushmoreSIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Environmentalists who hung a banner on Mount Rushmore National Memorial calling for a stop to global warming have been arrested.

June 4th, 2009 Mumbai, June 4, 2009 (IANS) The Indian monsoon, the country's lifeline, will be significantly affected by climate change, says a report released by the NGO Greenpeace on the eve of World Environment Day. The report, Monsoon Wager: Climate change and the Indian Monsoon, says climate change could bring about significant change to the intensity, geographic distribution and inter seasonal breaks in the monsoon, which would have enormous social consequences.

April 24th, 2009 Man pretending to fall off bridge actually fallsBLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Police said a 23-year-old man is in stable condition after he pretended that he was falling off a bridge over the Minnesota River, then actually fell off the bridge.

April 22nd, 2009 Pittsburgh to homeowners: Flee crumbling bridgePITTSBURGH — Residents of four homes have been urged to seek shelter elsewhere because an overpass above their homes in is in danger of collapsing. Mayor Luke Ravenstahl issued a declaration of emergency on Wednesday so the 110-year-old Davis Avenue Bridge could be removed as soon as possible.