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EverythingNothing
19th November 2013, 16:53
-I would like to share with you the Resistance Movement against Fracking in Pungesti
-This is a 'sit in' or 'occupy' on a field,which has been the target of Chevron's fracking ambitions,as of now I can not report in detail,I only will post some pics,deeper insights will follow
-The movement has some nationalist flavoring,but it's not a manifestation of nationalism,rather just an environmentalist movement against economic
imperialism

Some brief visual encounters:

http://www.vrn.ro/vremea-photo/uploads/GTA_8963.jpg

Blocking Chevron's trucks:
http://www.vrn.ro/vremea-photo/uploads/securedownload.jpghttp://i0.wp.com/www.apologeticum.ro/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-treia-de-de-proteste-3.jpg?resize=600%2C450?w=569

Security forces serving Chevron:
http://www.nasul.tv/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/a-treia-de-de-proteste-1.jpg

A small tent set-up:
http://adevarul.ro/assets/adevarul.ro/MRImage/2013/10/17/525fe03bc7b855ff564ad9ab/978x0.jpg
-The sign says: The people from Iasi county say no to Gas exploitation via fracking

EverythingNothing
19th November 2013, 16:55
A coverage by Vice,about the protest:
http://www.vice.com/read/romania-pungeti-anti-fracking-protests-chevron

RevolucionarBG
19th November 2013, 22:05
I just hope this not end up being hijacked by nationalists and clericals, like it often ends up in Eastern Europe countries. The nationalists here use every people's problem to support "righteous struggle of (insert nationality of some eastern europe country) against evil corporations and capitalists", and right-wing populism is their key to win masses.

EverythingNothing
20th November 2013, 14:39
You are right,especially in Romania the extreme right is gaining momentum,with every passing day..