UK Ecology Newswire Archive
Urgent - river Kelvin under threat
08-07-2004 11:30
People needed asap to protect a reclaimed patch of the river Kelvin in Glasgow.new M6 toll motorway comin' at'cha?
07-07-2004 19:23
Stop them being silly, now!
PermafrostThaw/methane threat
07-07-2004 13:34
A little published concern regarding Permafrost Thawing and the release of methane-themost potent grrenhouse gas.
Sign-on to for the protection of endangered forests
06-07-2004 12:00
Below you will find a remarkable statement of support for the World's endangered forests from ForestEthics. They are asking that your group endorse the statement in order to demonstrate to companies that there is broad support for the protection of endangered forests.BRITISH MPS' VISIT TO BOTSWANA 'CONTROLLED BY THE GOVERNMENT'
05-07-2004 15:19
SURVIVAL INTERNATIONAL NEWS RELEASE5 July 2004
A delegation of British MPs has just returned
from a visit to Botswana paid for and organised
by the government there. The Bushmen evicted from
their ancestral lands, whose situation they were
supposed to investigate, have denounced the visit
as 'controlled by the government.'
The Allison Lance Watson Legal Defense
04-07-2004 10:53
...defending a true American who has for years unselfishly defended this land and the animals that share the wilderness and oceans with us. Last October she was called before a Federal Grand Jury in Seattle where she was ordered to provide information on individuals in the animal rights and environmental movement.Sainsburys birmingham depot blocked
02-07-2004 16:44
Pictures of Merseyside blockade
02-07-2004 12:04
One choice comment came from employee who suggested that people from Manchester were not local and therefore had no right to protest there despite his far from local depot supplying to shops as far away as Leeds and Lancaster.
Sainsbury's London Depot Blockaded
02-07-2004 09:07
Anti-GM protestors shut down Sainsbury's vast state-of-the-art distribution centre at Waltham Point in north London last night. Lorries were turned away and protestors locked on to the main gates and used a steel arm tube ring to block deliveries and departures.New Robin Hoods get fined
01-07-2004 11:48
Against wind farms?
01-07-2004 08:39
Local residants at Boxworth, south Cambridgeshire, have set up a campain to stop a wind farm being build near their village. Any comments?Irish anti-Shell campaigner at 50 Chalk Farm Road NW1 gallery space, Wed 30th
29-06-2004 13:29
A woman called Maura Harrington has been in London recently, mostly for the Shell AGM, where she asked some tricky questions on Monday. She is part of a group that is campaigning against a planned Shell gas (and oil through the back door) development on as well as offshore of the north west coast of Ireland.Send your Used Stamps to Help Charities and Organisations
24-06-2004 20:54
Choose from a long list of charities and organisations who will take your used stamps to raise money.9 Ladies campaign win in the High Court
22-06-2004 21:02
Today a High Court judge ruled that Stancliffe Stone (owned by Marshalls) do not automatically have the right to re-open the two quarries near the nine ladies stone circle on Stanton Moor in the Peak District.Londonrisingtide shuts down National Portrait Gallery
21-06-2004 21:28
Today (21/05/04) protesters gathered outside the National Portrait Gallery as it prepared to unveil this year�s winner of the BP sponsored National Portrait Awards. Four London Rising Tide activists chained themselves across the front door denying access to the exclusive event to the country�s richest & most influential culture vultures and forcing them to question their compliance to BP's actions around the world.Local singer publishes on the web
21-06-2004 12:26
A local political singer-songwriter has published his lyrics on the web for everyone to see and comment on.Smoking Crusade is about MONEY, not Health
20-06-2004 00:13
The so-called "smoking" bans as pushed by the Corporatocracy are about what may be the biggest evasion of Corporate Liability of all time. The elements of truth, about harms of "smoking", hide information about WHY typical smoking products are so harmful, and how this involves Big Oil, Pharms, Pesticides, Chlorine, and so on.by targeting the NPG we are 'blockading BP's extraction of our consent'
19-06-2004 08:59
...that was the message from Friday night's excellent workshop given by James and Greg from Platform at the squatted gallery space in Camden Town.Vegan Festival London
18-06-2004 23:09
If you have not been before it is a great day with loads of great food, clothes, etc. good talks and lovely people. Hope to see you there.Ritchie
Crap arrest of the week candidate
18-06-2004 19:00
One of the agent is covering his badges when the camera approaches him and he says: "Get out of my face!" while another cop approach the guy who's filming telling him :"hey, uv been warned ok!?"... apparently the "get out of my face" has now became a police warning... the filming guy was then told that he was obstructing their duty (wonder why was covering his badges then!).
The guy was finally "gently" handcuffed and taken away...