UK Indymedia - UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

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Transition Nottingham Urban Harvest Festival 2 Apple Pressing

06-10-2008 18:16

On the Saturday 5th October groups from around the city came together at Green’s Mill to celebrate the harvest.

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Transition Nottingham Urban Harvest Festival 1 Event

06-10-2008 18:09

On the Saturday 5th October groups from around the city came together at Green’s Mill to celebrate the harvest.

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TAG Aviation seek massive expansion at Farnborough Airport

06-10-2008 14:30

TAG Aviation has published the result of its so-called consultation exercise for massive expansion of business aviation at Farnborough Airport.

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Addressing the Financial Crisis is not a distraction from Peak Oil/Climate Change

06-10-2008 11:05

Addressing the problems issues that arise out of the financial crisis - above all by developing local currencies - is not a distraction from peak oil and climate change. The financial crisis is creating turmoil - but creating an opportunity and necessity to change the way money is created and managed.

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rolls royce raynesway protesers in court same day as the next prottest

02-10-2008 20:23

on 20/10/08 anti nucclear demonstrators arear in court ,.but from 7 am there will be a demo outside rolls royce raynesway derby . support the cause

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The Carbon Trust: State Sponsored Greenwashing (With Help From Greenpeace)

02-10-2008 14:01

I have a confession to make: about 18 months ago, when I was still part of the economic machine, I spent some time calculating the carbon footprint of the company I worked for. To help me, I used the guides provided by the Carbon Trust a, what I thought then, fairly reliable and objective agency of the UK Government working for, I thought at the time, reducing the overall carbon emissions of the UK.

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A Call to Climate Action- Copenhagen 2009

02-10-2008 12:54

We stand at a crossroads. The facts are clear. Global climate change, caused
by human activities, is happening, threatening the lives and livelihoods of
billions of people and the existence of millions of species. Social movements,
environmental groups, and scientists from all over the world are calling for
urgent and radical action on climate change.

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One hellllll of a mass (london)

01-10-2008 22:33

And there's plenty more drama to come ...

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Call to Climate Action COP-15

01-10-2008 17:50

Call to Climate Action in preparation for UN Climate Conference 30th November 2009

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First Sumac Debate now Online- Listen Now!

01-10-2008 14:26

A series of three open discussions was organised in Autumn 2008 by the Riseup! Radio project in Nottingham. These were hosted by the Sumac Centre. They were recorded to enable a wider audience to engage with political discussion and reflection on grassroots approaches to the problem of climate change in the UK.

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Shipley Bodge cost Derbyshire police £58,000

01-10-2008 11:26

The eviction of the Shipley Bodge anti-open cast mine squat in Derbyshire cost the local police force £58,000. UK Coal, the legal owners of the land, will be billed for some of the expenses. The full cost of the eviction to UK Coal, who hired bailiffs and equipment, is expected to have been much higher.

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Carbon Web Issue 10 - Autumn 2008 - News and Analysis On Big Oil

01-10-2008 10:21

Issue 10 includes articles on BP and Shell’s investments in Canadian ‘tar sands’, the involvement of the Royal Bank of Scotland in bankrolling global coal, the Russia-Georgia conflict and the Baku-Tiblisi-Ceyhan pipeline, ongoing attempts to privatise Iraqi oil, the historical development of the fossil fuel industry in the Hoo peninsula and an analysis of BP’s lobbying activities in Brussels.

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Medway Trades Council Inquiry Into Climate Camp Policing

30-09-2008 15:27

Medway Trades Union Council are holding an inquiry into the policing of the Climate Camp at Kingsnorth in Kent and are asking for evidence from people who attended the Camp

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Sainsbury's greenwash

30-09-2008 14:11

Sainsbury's have hit the height of hypocrisy with their decision to remove plastic bags from their checkouts. This is an exercise in greenwash to distract from their excessive and unnecessary packaging.

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EV-EON: Nice Bit Of Subvertising (Shame About The Solutions)

30-09-2008 09:19

Here’s something nice from a group that brainstormed an idea at the 2008 Climate Camp; EV-EON [

http://www.ev-eon.com]. EON want to build the first of a whole raft of coal-fired power stations in the UK, so these guys decided - and I’m guessing there are a few graphic designers and web bods involved - to make a spoof, which works well.

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Climate Camp 2008: illustrated diary

29-09-2008 18:29

I went to Climate Camp during the final week of the event, and before the day of action. I went mainly to enjoy the atmosphere and attend some workshops. I also took my sketchbook though and thought it would be an interesting alternative way of documenting the event.

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Stalking the Solitaire

29-09-2008 13:13

Shell to Sea Kayakers visit the Solitaire in Scotland

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E.ON Targeted in Sweden in Solidarity with the Climate Camp

29-09-2008 12:38

An E.ON facility in the working class district of Mollevangen, Malmo was targated to highlight E.ON's plans to build the UK's first new coal fired power station for 30 years.

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The European Social Forum at Malmo

27-09-2008 19:30

European Social Forum at Malmo
THE FORLORN FORUM

By Uli Schmetzer
www.uli-schmetzer.com

MALMO, Sweden, September 21 - If little else the European Social Forum (ESF) in Malmo this month ventilated the diverse aspirations of the alternative movement and the difficulty of a reunifying theme to make the dream work.

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No police at Critical Mass London!

27-09-2008 08:27

In an extraordinary development no police turned up for the September ride. Not only that but they were notable for their absence throughout the ride and the weather was perfect.