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The Lobby Lobby
Protesters shut down public energy hearing at Thailand hotel |
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07 Feb 2007 |
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| The Lobby Lobby Protesters shut down public energy hearing at Thailand hotel How many protesters does it take to stop a public hearing? About 200, if a fracas at Bangkok's Siam City hotel is any indication. Thailand expects its power needs to more than double by 2021, and officials are scrambling to approve a plan for feeding the beast. Faced with the need to add generating capacity of some 32,000 megawatts, the Energy Ministry has ... |
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| Topics: energy, news, Thailand (all these topics) |
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