Photo Fwd: Environmental activists begin sit-in at Four Rivers sites

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Environmental activists begin sit-in at Four Rivers sites
:The Lee administration has forged ahead with the project during the rainy season despite widespread opposition and safety concerns
By Kim Ki-seong


　'Two activists of environmental civic organizations occupy a 30-meter-high crane at the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project construction site in South Gyeongsang Province, July 22. The activists staged an occupation to protest the Lee Myung-bak administration’s unpopular Four Major Rivers Restoration Project.' 　

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Calling for an end to the Four Major Rivers Restoration Project, major leaders from local chapters of the Korean Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM) carried out a surprise occupation Thursday morning of the Ipo Weir site on the Han River and the Haman Weir site on the Nakdong River.