UK Indymedia - UK Ecology Newswire Archive

Climate Hacking: Geoengineering the Ocean

24-10-2012 06:18

Serial climate hacker Russ George (Planktos) leads indigenous villagers to dump iron into the sea - a secret geoengineering project off Canada's West Coast. Press conference statements by the Haida Old Massett Village Chief, interview w. Living Oceans' Karen Wristen, Russ George clips from interview by Guardian's Martin Lukacs.

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Romney's Mormon Church Abuses Animals

23-10-2012 16:00

As Obama, Romney, Libertarians, Greens, Socialists and other parties battle for
the presidency of the United States, underreported are environmental issues in the campaign including the
Mormon church's war with Florida residents re their 300,000 acre cattle ranch which has 44,000 animals.

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Heifer International Continues Its Animal Torture

20-10-2012 17:51

Churches supporting Heifer International promote
animal slavery and slaughter, human disease, global warming, drought, energy waste, deforestation.

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OxIMC film night for November: Even the Rain

19-10-2012 09:16

We're back in on Sunday 4th November with the Spanish language film También la Lluvia (Even the Rain) a film from 2010 and set in Bolivia and based on a screenplay by Paul Laverty and directed by Iciar Bollain. From 7pm we'll be showing the latest citizen journalist film shorts from the streets of Europe depicting the people's struggle against the 'austerity measures' and sinking economies.

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Secret Geoengineering in the Pacific

17-10-2012 18:00

Jim Thomas of ETC Group on rogue geoengineering off Canada's West Coast by Russ George, former CEO of Planktos. 15 min news from Radio Ecoshock

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Indigenous Women Against Tar Sands

17-10-2012 17:54

She Speaks: Indigenous Women Speak Out Against Tar Sands. Three speakers: Eriel Deranger, Freda Huson, Ta’Kaiya Blaney. Plus Suzanne Dhaliwal co-founder of UK Tar Sands Network.

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Urgent Animal Cruelty Appeal...Ban “Dig-Outs”

14-10-2012 11:23

October/November 2012
Ireland’s animal welfare laws are being updated...and we need people from around the world to tell our government to outlaw, as a matter of urgency, a number of extremely cruel practises that make life a living hell on earth for animals in Ireland. You can do this simply signing the online petition below.

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Facts About Romney

13-10-2012 19:37

Romney vetoed elevators for the disabled.. now he's adding elevators for his cars to his 2 story garage at his 5th home

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Sustainable accreditation considered for shark finning

11-10-2012 19:02

In what has already been branded a highly controversial move, Western Australia's Fisheries Minister Norman Moore has announced he is seeking 'sustainable' certification for shark fins which regional fishermen wish to export to Asia. The high demand for the prized fins in countries like China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea is pushing shark species towards the brink of extinction as ever increasing numbers of sharks are primarly killed for their fins. Since a recent visit to China by an official Australian trade delegation, the Fisheries Minister and his department have commissioned the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) to analyse the possibilities of giving the Western Australia's shark finning practices a 'green' stamp of approval.

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Examining Many Of Mormon Candidate Mitt Romney's Debate Lies

04-10-2012 20:25

12 Areas Of Romney Debate Lies Or Hidden Agendas

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Transition Possible Anywhere - Albert Bates

02-10-2012 23:08

Can you create a Transition Town in the Republican South? Without dwelling on the contentious issues of climate change or Peak Oil? Albert Bates shows us how to move anyone toward localization and food security.

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Scottish Coal rail terminal currently shut down - again!

01-10-2012 08:35

Two people are currently occupying the conveyor tower at Scottish Coal’s Ravenstruther Rail Terminal in South Lanarkshire to prevent coal from being loaded onto freight trains and being transported to Drax Coal Fired Power Station in Yorkshire. The action started at 5am this morning – a banner reading “Coal Kills” was unfurled on the conveyor tower. More updates to follow!

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War declared on badgers by DEFRA in Gloucestershire, action points/wish list

28-09-2012 15:34

We are very busy at the moment making plans against the imminent cull. We thought that it might be helpful to activists to make the following points re sustainability and welfare in the field.

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SchNEWS: Badgers - a black and white issue

28-09-2012 14:13

Badger activists may have already set back the date of the first pilot cull in Gloucestershire. The first licence was issued here but the company entrusted with carrying out the cull may simply not have enough farmers on board to carry out the killing. Meanwhile in Somerset the licence hasn't even been issued.

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Save the Bees Stop Bayer

27-09-2012 20:03

Ity seems to be pretty much an accepted fact these days that Bayers Neonicotinoid Pesticides are responsible for the mass Bee Deaths. Even in the Corporate media. But Bayer are still churning out thousands of tons of their Poisons . It's an important issue everyone should get involved. Here's our latest Leaflet. Help us Stop Bayer .. Please, take the time to read the attached PDF file.

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Drilling for Co2 under the towers of San Gimignano !!

26-09-2012 12:58

San Gimignano- Certaldo . Tuscany Italy
Local people are incredulous that their Town council should approve such a project which totally goes against the policies being implemented by the rest of Europe where Governments and local authorities are making strenuous efforts to reduce the amount of CO2 by, for example, burying it under the ground.

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Transition Yourself

26-09-2012 02:54

Ideas from America on starting a Transition Town. Ruah Wennerfelt, Steve Chase & host Mark Helpsmeet in live stage conversation. Plus Greg Pahl, author of "Power from the People, How to Organize, Finance, and Launch Local Energy Projects." Max Keiser & Stacy Herbert on corporate corruption.

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We were wrong to think the environment could wait

22-09-2012 00:15

Amy Hall meets outspoken Filipino campaigner Lidy Nacpil, who shares her thoughts on floods, solidarity and ramming home the climate-change message.

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The Mainstream Media Appears to be Censoring the Truth About Global Warming

20-09-2012 19:41

Global warming is causing an escalation in natural disasters all around the world with flooding, hurricanes, tornadoes, droughts, famines, earthquakes, and forests fires in many countries, but the mainstream media appears to be censoring the truth about what is causing all this terrible destruction of the earth's environment.
United Nations scientists have made it very clear that climate change is being caused by global warming which is the result of the burning of fossil fuels, but although the newspapers and television channels have been reporting some of the news about the natural disasters they seem to be ignoring the real reasons why they are actually occurring.

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Sainsbury’s and the A.L.F.

17-09-2012 21:50

As the government prepares to load the guns and exterminate up to one third of the country's badger population the Animal Liberation Front are set to turn up the heat