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February 15, 2011

European Energy Companies Spied on Activist Groups 
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The Guardian newspaper has revealed that three large British and
Scottish energy companies have been carrying out covert
intelligence-gathering operations on environmental activists. Leaked
documents show that private security firms broke into the email accounts
of activists, posed as activists on mailing lists, and infiltrated
protest groups, including the climate justice organization Rising Tide.



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