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Hostel Takeover
Greenpeace student activists stir things up at The Hague |
Bill McKibben |
21 Nov 2000 |
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| THE HAGUE, Netherlands The Hague, with its constant drizzle, qualifies as one of the gloomiest cities I've ever visited, and the tense, uncertain busyness of the convention center doesn't add much to the atmosphere. But a 20-minute train ride from the hall brings you to the one truly hopping spot in town, a youth hostel that has been taken over by Greenpeace for the duration of the conference. S ... |
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| Topics: Bill McKibben, climate change adaptation, Dispatches, grassroots activism, Netherlands, politics (all these topics) |
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