Royal Society Picket : Our Planet is not your experiment
A picket of the Royal Society (London) happened today to oppose dangerous geoengineering experiments proposed by scientists and OECD governments. Geoengineering is the attempt to alter the Earth's climate using by altering basic elements of the earth (the sky , the oceans, other)[Full Story | 4 comments ]
Climate Camp Trafalgar- Ice Bear action
As Copenhagen refuses entry to NGO's and delegates from around the world, Climate Camp Trafalgar enter another day of solidarity action. This time, the target..... The London Ice Bear.... He just didn't see it coming.[Full Story | 1 addition | 11 comments ]
Thur Dec 17 protest outside Danish Embassy, London
Demonstrators gathered outside the Danish Embassy in London to object to Denmark police's harsh treatment of demonstrators at the COP Summit in Copenhagen.[Full Story ]
Tar Sands Protest, London, Monday 14 December 2009
On Monday December 14, demonstrators gathered outside Canada House to protest against Canada's energy wasteful and polluting tar sands oil extraction program.[Full Story ]
Camden Bio Hazard Lab consortium [UKCMRI] : 24 hrs notice of "consultation"
There are plans to build a deadly pathogen lab alongside St Pancras International on a Camden Council house estate [Somers Town]. The consortium unveiled the design plans this week as revealed by the Evening Standard where they admitted that the lab could in fact be level 4 facility if "driven by science" meaning that it could contain deadly diseases such as rabies. They have claimed that full "public community consultation will take place" and have given 24 hours of this.[Full Story ]
Climate Camp in Trafalgar Sq. Guided Tour of Climate Criminals 2pm
Last night - 5th Dec - after the Wave, Climate Camp swooped on Traflager SQ. Two tripods, a kitchen space, pedal-powered cinema and partying, and today, banner-making, workshops on the route causes of climate change, direct action planning and climate carol singing. Street dancing workshops, and a Guided Tour of surrounding Climate Criminals is to follow. Get on Down - bring a tent, your mates, and your workshops and direct action ideas! Copenhagen Cop15 - cop out! Camp out! Hoping to stay till the end of the conference...[Full Story | 2 comments ]
Anti-capitalist Block at The Wave
The Wave will be lumped as a protest with a mixture of liberals and SWPers. Avoid being lumped with these lot (Unless you do fit those categories, of course!) and join the anti-capitalist block on Saturday 5th December.[Full Story | 3 comments ]
Vestas solidarity 'Magic Roundabout' Climate Camp evicted
After a court ruling on Tuesday granting a possesssion order to Hanslips (seemingly entirely at the behest of Vestas), the bailiffs arrived yesterday Friday 27th at 11:00am, demanding everything be moved from the camp by noon. This despite the Judge's ruling that the landowner negotiate a time for leaving the roundabout with the occupiers, and the roundbouters attempts to negotiate such a time being frustrated.[Full Story ]
Magic Roundabout possession order served - Vestas Solidarity Camp to be evicted
So, earlier today a Crown Court Judge in Newport, Isle of Wight granted a possession order in favour of the local landowner, and against the Vestas ex-workers and supporters who have been camping there for 4 months. Despite support from a raft of protest-expert lawyers and the Advisory Service for Squatters, the Judge refused to listen to arguments regarding right to protest, "vexaxious"-ness (I don't even know what that means, apologies).[Full Story | 1 comment ]
Legal Threat to the Vestas Campaign 'Magic Roundabout' Camp:
The people remaining on the ‘Magic Roundabout’ protest camp down on the Isle of Wight outside the now closed Vestas factory have been officially handed their eviction order by the land owner (Hanslips?), and the court hearing is today Tuesday 24 November.If people want to get in touch with the Roundabouters, please email savevestas@gmail.com and we’ll do our best to get your message to them.
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Vestas Event tomorrow (sat): Push the Green Button-the Revolution is ON!
The Vestas Occupation and continuing campaign caught the imagination of many labour and environmental activists. With Copenhagen coming up, the campaign is bringing together it's disparate elements... Gather in St James Square, Newport, Isle of Wight with friends, colleagues & family. Meet like-minds, swap ideas, and forge new connections for the challenges ahead. At 12 noon ex-Vestas workers who occupied their factory in July, lead the countdown and PUSH THE GREEN BUTTON as we declare the REVOLUTION... ON![Full Story ]
Climate Emergency Conference
There will be Climate Emergency Conference at South Camden Community School on November 7th 2009. Vegans have pointed out the the meat and dairy industry contribution to Cliamte Chaos has not been included on the agenda for the meeting. So please attend if you have any contribution on the subject of carbon emissions via animal methane etc. 12 noon to 6pm, MEP speakers etc.[Full Story ]
Climate Emergency Copenhagen London Public Forum @ South Camden Community School
There will be a Climate Emergency Copenhagen London Public Forum meeting at South Camden Community School, Charrington Street, Camden, London N1 on 7th November 2009 12 noon - 6pm. The meeting is held by Campaign Against Climate Change www.campaigncc.org There will be break out workshops with Biofuelwatch, CCC Trade Union Group and more.[Full Story ]
Vestas Wind shares decline 10/10/2009
Shares of Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world's biggest maker of wind turbines with facilities in Colorado, dropped to the lowest since April in Copenhagen after Svenska Handelsbanken AB cut its recommendation to "reduce" from "accumulate."[Full Story | 2 comments ]