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June 10, 2013

Father Laiu fights to save rural Romania from fracking
Barlad, Romania (AFP) June 07, 2013
As Orthodox priest Vasile Laiu gazes over the picturesque hills of eastern Romania, he prays they will be spared the shale gas wells and drilling rigs dotting some US landscapes. For months the 50-year-old cleric has been one of the most outspoken opponents to plans by US energy giant Chevron to drill for shale gas in this rural and impoverished region. Clad in his black cassock, Father Laiu has joined thousands of locals in street protests against a project he says "threatens man, nature and fu ... read more

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