Manchester Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

Manchester Airport and Heathrow residents join forces

Stop Expansion at Manchester Airport, 09-02-2010 12:20

Sunday 7th February 2010

Residents and campaigners against the expansion of Manchester and Heathrow airports have joined forces in a show of solidarity between both places threatened by airport expansion. Around 80 people turned out for the launch of the 'Adopt-a-Resident' scheme on Hasty Lane which involved campaigners from across Manchester and across the country pledging to support the residents in their battle to save their houses and that if it came to it – to take direct action against the bulldozers trying to demolish their homes.
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Earth First! Winter Moot location announced, 6pm Fri 5th - Sun 7th Feb 2010

EF! Winter Moot Collective, 01-02-2010 11:59

"A weekend of networking, reflection, strategic discussions & campaign planning for anyone involved in ecological direct action who believes in non-hierarchical organisation and directly confronting the forces responsible for the destruction of the Earth and its inhabitants"

6pm Fri 5th - Sun 7th Feb 2010
Dipton Community Centre, Front Street (A692), Dipton, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 9DR Read more | 3 comments >>

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Adopt a Hasty Lane Resident!

MULE, 01-02-2010 11:48

This February will see the launch of ‘Adopt-a-Resident’ at Hasty Lane, an event forming part of the campaign protesting against the expansion of Manchester Airport. Hasty Lane, home to historic cottages and surrounded by acres of open ground and important ecological habitats, is under threat due to the plans and its residents are facing forced removal from their homes. Read more >>

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A major legal victory over Kent Police

Climate Camp Legal Team, 31-01-2010 11:46

A major legal victory by climate camp protestors may now pave the way
for a multi million pound compensation bill for Kent police after it
admitted for the first time today of operating an unlawful stop and
search operation at Kingsnorth power station in the summer of 2008.
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Climate and Capitalism – Manchester Day School - sat 23rd January

Barry Kade, 15-01-2010 01:48

Climate and Capitalism – Day School
Saturday 23rd January - 10.30am - 5.30pm.

Manchester Metropolitan University,
John Dalton Building, Oxford Road, Manchester.
Organised by the Green Left and Socialist Resistance. Read more | 2 comments >>

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When the other Miliband came to town

MULE, 17-12-2009 15:27

Last week Ed Miliband came to Manchester for a chat. The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change dropped in for a discussion about the stakes of climate change and the government’s plans before jetting off to Copenhagen for this week’s highly-anticipated UN Conference. MULE was in attendance, and not that surprised to be treated to an exercise in spin… Read more >>

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University research findings called into question over Tesco funding

MULE, 15-12-2009 14:44

Research undertaken at the University of Manchester has concluded that loyalty bonuses are a more effective way of motivating customers to re-use plastic bags than to charge for them. However, the independence of this research has been thrown into doubt, raising questions over the £25 million donation received from Tesco by the Sustainable Consumption Institute. Read more | 6 comments >>

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Ed Miliband meets his followers on the way to 'Hopenhagen'

Blackheath Rebels, 09-12-2009 18:03

Ed Miliband MP should have been sent packing in style yesterday, at a public rally jointly hosted by DECC (Department of Energy and Climate Change) and Friends of the Earth in Manchester’s conference centre. Instead, the minister, flanked by his NGO followers, was welcomed by the vast majority of climate campaigners in the audience, on the eve of his departure to Copenhagen. Read more >>

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Would a council really serious on tackling climate change make this decision?

MULE, 02-12-2009 11:38

On Thursday 19 November the Manchester City Council Planning Department approved the demolition of 200 year old cottages along with neighbouring environmental and historical oasis Hasty Lane in order to make way for additional extra airport hangers which will double Manchester Airport’s freight capacity. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Manchester Airport Expansion Approved

MULE, 28-11-2009 15:48

Several households will be forced to leave their homes after the City Council agreed to a proposed expansion of Manchester Airport. Read more >>

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Fuelling Conflict: The Tar Sands and the Military Industrial Complex

Leonie, 21-11-2009 12:42

Why the tar sands are important for anti-military campaigning Read more >>

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Fuelling Conflict: The Tar Sands and the Military Industrial Complex

Leonie, 20-11-2009 19:01

Why the tar sands are important for anti-military campaigning Read more >>

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Don't Nuke the Climate! - Sat 12 Dec, International Day of Action

Nuclear People Power network, 18-11-2009 09:28

Organise an event locally for the Don't Nuke the Climate! International Day of Action on Saturday 12 December, and publicise widely!

 http://www.dont-nuke-the-climate.org/spip.php?rubrique19〈=en Read more >>

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‘End bloody oil!’ Indigenous women bring the fight against Tar Sands to Manch

Ethical Consumer, 17-11-2009 12:41

Three indigenous women from Canada are visiting Manchester as part of a 10-day UK tour to raise awareness about the Alberta Tar Sands. Dubbed ‘the most destructive project on earth’, the Tar Sands are devastating indigenous communities and driving global climate change. Read more >>

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Indigenous women accuse RBS and Treasury of funding 'bloody oil'

Richard Howlett, 16-11-2009 14:57

Three Indigenous Canadian women will visit the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) London headquarters tomorrow to demand that they stop financing one of the world’s most polluting projects – the Tar Sands. Read more | 7 comments >>

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Radiation Tax proposed to protect DNA ?

Marianne Birkby, 28-10-2009 22:31

No.

But a Carbon Tax has been proposed to protect the Nuclear Industry. Read more >>

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Machines locked-on to at Mainshill again in two days of continuous action

Mainshill Solidarity Camp, 27-10-2009 10:25

At 7.30am this morning, two people locked-on to harvesting machinery attempting to make its way into Mainshill Wood, in an ongoing struggle to stop work at the site and stop Scottish Coal's attempts to turn the site into an opencast coal mine. Read more >>

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Activists Interrupt Coal Supply Destined for Ratcliffe-on-Soar

Earth First!, 26-10-2009 11:08

Today 20 activists from Earth First! (1) stopped work at UK Coal's opencast coal mine near Shipley (2), Derbyshire. The protesters entered the site at 9.20am and climbed on top of machinery, intending to stay as long as possible they are currently occupying 6 vehicles. This protest is part of a campaign to stop new coal mines and coal power stations in the UK. It follows hot on the heels of last week's Climate Swoop at Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station, where coal from Shipley is burnt.
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Earth First! Wintermoot: 5th - 7th February 2010

EF! wintermoot, 23-10-2009 09:44

EARTH FIRST! WINTER MOOT
6pm Fri 5th - Sun 7th Feb 2010
North-east England

"A weekend of networking, reflection, strategic discussions & campaign planning for anyone involved in ecological direct action who believes in non-hierarchical organisation and directly confronting the forces responsible for the destruction of the Earth and its inhabitants"
Read more >>

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Carbon Capture Companies Must Share Results With Poor Countries

Christian Aid, 12-10-2009 13:55

Importance of Carbon Capture to the whole World Read more | 1 comment >>

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