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Protests Temporarily Halt Thirty-Meter Telescope's Construction in Hawaii

posted by martyb on Sunday April 12 2015, @05:48PM   Printer-friendly
from the looking-for-answers dept.

takyon writes:

The construction of the 18-story, $1.4 billion Thirty-Meter Telescope atop the Mauna Kea volcano in Hawaii has been temporarily halted due to protests.

The campaign has garnered celebrity support and participants across the world:

Supporters of the project point out that there are already 13 telescopes built within that conservation zone. But none are as large as the latest planned structure, dubbed the Thirty-Meter Telescope, which would require the destruction of five acres of land.

The Honolulu-born Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa posted pictures on Instagram and Twitter using the hashtag #WeAreMaunaKea, That and the hashtag #ProtectMaunaKea have seen big jumps in use this week. San Francisco Giants' pitcher Madison Bumgarner, Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger and Momoa's on-screen spouse, Emilia Clarke, and real-life partner, Lisa Bonet, also got involved.

Momoa's Instagram account is currently dedicated to the issue with a link to an online petition pasted as his status. The Instagram account @ProtectMaunakea also hosts pictures of hundreds of people who have posted signs in support of the conservation efforts. Organisers protested off social media as well by holding a worldwide sign waving with participants from Hawaii, Alaska, New York City, Las Vegas, Kentucky, Arizona, Tahiti and Tonga.

The Thirty-Meter Telecope's web site also has coverage.

 
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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 12 2015, @06:51PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 12 2015, @06:51PM (#169382)

    Why not spend time protesting fracking, scrape mass fishing, or the billion other things that have a bigger impact

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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Sunday April 12 2015, @09:58PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Sunday April 12 2015, @09:58PM (#169438) Journal

    Why not spend time protesting fracking, scrape mass fishing, or the billion other things that have a bigger impact

    Me.... Me... I know! I know!
    That's because:

    1. nobody was stupid enough to start fracking on top of Mauna Kea
    2. nobody's currently fishing on the same mountain top
    3. meteorites large enough to have a big impact on Mauna Kea are totally insensitive to protest
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoFiw2jMy-0 https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 12 2015, @10:37PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 12 2015, @10:37PM (#169453)
    Because they're not full-time protesters, genius.