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Contemporary Ideology Forum hosts Dr D. Parr on the Precautionary Principle

29-10-2004 11:37

Dr Doug Parr, Chief Scientist of Greenpeace, will be talking the Precautionary Principle in relation to new technologies, GMOs, nanotechnology and wind power. He will argue that the Precautionary Principle can be applied in all these cases, but this can still lead to differing positions on what to do. This is because underlying some of these judgements is a differing set of values. He will attempt to draw out how this relates to three sets of people: (a) Greenpeace, (b) "the public" and (c) "the establishment" (both scientififc and political). His presentation will also draw out, with examples, how difficult it is for certain arguments to be heard which amounts to little better than censorship.

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Manchester Uni students protest against tree trashing and multi-storey carpark

28-10-2004 10:20

Students protest against the university’s most ironic development ever –
destroying the largest remaining green space on campus to build an
Environment and Development building…..

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Scotland: Dump protesters take direct action against landfill company

27-10-2004 19:47

Villagers stage noisy protest at country's biggest waste exhibition.

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Halloween Critical Mass London this Friday

26-10-2004 14:51

Yawn... OK time to wake up!

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Strawberry producers put Herefordshire under a polytunnel

25-10-2004 10:29

Large-scale Strawberry producers in Herefordshire, are exploiting planning legislation to erect hundreds of acres of polytunnels without planning permission. This practice destroyes the environment, local wildlife, and the rural landscape. It also impacts on peoples homes, and those who depend on tourism for a living.

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Kerry Receives 100% Rating From Animal Groups.. Nearly All Environment Endorsers

19-10-2004 15:23

John Kerry's 100% rating from many national animal protection groups
for his record, best in US Senate, in animal and environment matters

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NATO train blocked in Valencia (Spain)

18-10-2004 23:03

Pacifists stop the train with the equipment of Valencia's NATO headquarters, which was departing to prove its capacity to lead the new NATO Response Force (NFR).

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GM protesters win three-year court battle

18-10-2004 10:45

FOUR GM crop protesters convicted of aggravated trespass for their part in a protest at Munlochy on the Black Isle in August 2001 won their appeal at the High Court in Edinburgh last week.

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G8 CLIMATE CRIMINALS CRITICAL MASS - A SAMBISTAS PERSPECTIVE

17-10-2004 01:02

"People need the G8 like a fish needs a bicycle"

Coming straight from the High Court for the Fairford trial, the sambistas gathered in the cafe of the Royal Festival Hall to have a chat over coffee. We were already joined by some of the police, but spirits were high and we were ready to visit some of the climate criminals haunts.

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Worldwide Anti-McDonalds Day - mass leafleting event

16-10-2004 15:13

A mass leafleting action took place at midday today, outside the McDonalds in Leicester Square. Today is worldwide Anti-McDonald's Day. The event was a celebration of 20 years of resistance to McDonalds and solidarity with all exploited workers and customers, brainwashed children and their harrassed parents!

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RISING TIDE BLOCK WEST END

16-10-2004 09:29

Police photograph mermaids, etc.
RISING TIDE BLOCK TRAFALGAR SQUARE, HAYMARKET, ST. JAMES’

Global warming protestors Rising Tide brought traffic to a halt for almost an hour in London’s West End today.

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Rising Tide Critical Mass

15-10-2004 17:34

Penguin loosing ice, as we go underwater
The rising tide critical mass went on tour of the G8 climate crimals. Cyclists, many dressed for the weather of 2015 let alone 2004, were joined by samba.

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First pictures from London Rising Tide critical mass

15-10-2004 13:53

Some of the brilliantly inventive costumes
London Rising Tide critical mass theme is London in 2050 when sea levels may be a tad higher than at present.

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Bouganville Benfit - second hand sale - Leeds

15-10-2004 13:24

We are putting on a second hand sale as a benfit for SSP (Solidarity South Pacific)'s support for the eco-revolution on Bougainvile. Amongst other things this support will include a shipment of medical aid early next year.

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Greens helping Bush win

15-10-2004 09:20

Bush pulling ahead in swing states due to intervention of Ralph Nader

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Rights for Future Generations workshop at ESF Sat 16 Oct 4.30pm

14-10-2004 23:24

Rights for Future Generations workshop at ESF will hight light the short comings of both Left and Right wing politics in ensuring that future generations are not exploited and denied the right to a decent environment by current generations. It argues that the damage we have done to the environment will cause suffering to future generations and that any ideology which considers equality to be improtant is failing unless it extends this equality in equal measure to people in future generations as well as those today.

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!!! Don't Save Sheffield City Airport !!!

14-10-2004 21:17

Sheffield City Airport Runway is about to be destroyed should planning permission be granted by the council and there's a petition out to stop its closure.

Well we say: destroy the airport!

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New Campaign For A Protective Ring Around The Amazon

14-10-2004 17:57

United Tribes: Ring Around The Amazon Campaign Launch @ Bar Loca Sat 23/10

Featuring

Live: KORU, T23 & The Psychedelic Circus, Clown Warfare

DJs: Pentatonik, Offshore, Mikee, DJ Jens, OW, Spinsta and G*

Saturday 23rd October (8pm-4am)

Bar Loca, 261 Brixton Road, Brixton, London SW9

Tubes: Brixton, Oval; Buses: 3, 59, 159, 133, 333, N3, N159, N333 Entry: £5 (£3 Concessions)

See:  http://www.ringaroundtheamazon.org

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Nuclear waste trucking 650 km across Germany approved

14-10-2004 16:12

One possible route.
A court in Lüneburg has allowed transportation of nuclear waste more than 650 kilometres across Germany from Dresden to Ahaus near Holland. The Upper Administrative Court of Lower Saxony turned down a request from the government of North-Rhine Westphalia to revoke the licence given by the federal radiation safety agency.

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Official Press release and photos from action at Downing St today

11-10-2004 20:07

Today, over twenty activists from Trident Ploughshares and Theatre of War locked themselves inside a 45 foot long replica of a Trident sub and blocked the gates of downing street for over five hours.