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Stop Nuclear Power Network national gathering, Sat 19 June, London

09-06-2010 11:24

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3rd National Gathering of the Stop Nuclear Power Network

Saturday 19 June, 10.30am - 5.30pm
London Action Resource Centre
62 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES

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Sheffield World Naked Bike Ride - Saturday 19 June

08-06-2010 21:39

A peaceful, imaginative and fun protest against oil dependency and car culture. A celebration of the bicycle and also a celebration of the power and individuality of the human body. A symbol of the vulnerability of the cyclist in traffic. The world's biggest naked protest: 50+ cities and thousands of riders participate worldwide, including more than 1500 in the UK in 2007.

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Stop the Great Nuclear Rip Off! - Demo 15 June, London

08-06-2010 10:07

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Join us as we demonstrate outside the Nuclear Industry Forum in central London to send a clear message to the industry and the Government that we don’t buy the greenwash and we reject false solutions like nuclear power.

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Demand resignation of BP Chairman and CEO

06-06-2010 11:31

The BP Chairman and CEO must go now!

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CALL OUT: Actions Against BP

04-06-2010 22:26

Everyone has a local garage, give it some attention

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Media Activism: The Yes Men

03-06-2010 04:42

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How the Yes Men saved Copenhagen! Funny speech by Andy Bichlbaum, professor and professional hoaxster, who befuddled Canada and the world at Copenhagen, announcing an end to the Tar Sands. Also how they pushed the U.S. Chamber of Commerce into climate change.

Recorded by Alex Smith of Radio Ecoshock at the annual dinner for the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.

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BP Protests Oil Activism

03-06-2010 04:33

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Round up of anti-BP protests in U.S., plus drilling halted in U.S. and Canada. Ideas and songs for your activism. Threats of the next spill, from East to West and up to the Arctic.

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Is Humanity Unsustainable?

31-05-2010 05:55

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Are we too stupid to survive? Co-inventor of "the ecological footprint" now calls for a planned contraction of the economy, to save the biosphere and promote world fairness. Speech by Canadian biologist Dr. Bill Rees.

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Hollywood cops assault Critical Mass riders.

30-05-2010 06:06

Apparently the theme of this ride was a BP protest, which is understandable and why not?

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Guardian: Third runway plan for Heathrow scrapped by BAA

24-05-2010 22:26

As anticipated, see BAA bows to third runway opposition?  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/10/439708.html, the Guardian is reporting that "The airports operator BAA today formally dropped plans for new runways at Heathrow and Stansted airports".

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A New Oil Rush Endangers the Gulf of Mexico and the Planet

22-05-2010 02:46

"In the process, however, most of our easily accessible onshore oil and gas reservoirs have been depleted, leaving only less accessible reserves in offshore areas, Alaska, and the melting Arctic. To ensure a continued supply of hydrocarbons -- and the continued prosperity of the giant energy companies -- successive administrations have promoted the exploitation of these extreme energy options with a striking disregard for the resulting dangers. By their very nature, such efforts involve an ever increasing risk of human and environmental catastrophe -- something that has been far too little acknowledged."

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Giant Elephant attacks Manchester Council meeting

20-05-2010 14:02

Audio Outside Manchester Town Hall
…...well sort of. New councillors were reminded yesterday that Manchester Airport is still the 'elephant in the room' when it comes to the local Climate Change Action Plan – since the Council have refused to include the flight emissions from the Airport in their carbon reduction targets. The 9ft inflatable elephant highlighted that the Council's much-lauded plans are totally undermined by the omission of the Airport– especially considering that Manchester City Council own 55% of Manchester Airports Group.

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Nuclear Power Conferences in London Hit by Protests

18-05-2010 18:18

Tuesday, 18 May 2010 - CAMPAIGNERS from London and SE England Stop Nuclear Power [1] protested outside the Financing Nuclear Power and Nuclear Interim Storage conferences in central London today. They invited delegates to invest in a green future instead of nuclear energy and demanded an end to nuclear waste production.

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Critical Mass - next Friday!

18-05-2010 17:34

Critical Mass seems to have gone into hibernation in recent months... which is a shame because it is needed more than ever. All cyclists and other non-motorised transport users are invited to meet in Market Square at 5pm on Friday 28th May to restart this great tradition.

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Video of the Climate Emergency overnight vigil - May 2010

17-05-2010 16:51

Light a candle for scientific realism and rationality against the dark, populist tide of sceptic lies and ignorance.

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Our new MP is the first to sign our petition urging a decision on UK Coal's .

16-05-2010 20:05

This press release carries news of MOPG's meeting with North West Leicestershire's new M.P. Andrew Bridgen, where he was not only the first person to sign our petition asking LCC for a decision on the Minorca Application, but also would take other issues of concern to the heart of the new Coalition Government.

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Leicestershire County Council: Please make a Decision!!

14-05-2010 05:39

The Minorca Opencast Protest Group is to launch a Petition asking Leicestershire County Council to make a decision on UK Coal's Minorca Application on July 15th. This decision has already been postponed 6 times and by then residents will have been waiting for over a year which they consider is long enough.

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DEGROWTH - Planned Contraction - 1st N.A. Conference

13-05-2010 21:17

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Drastic reduction of footprint before we collapse. 1st North American Degrowth Conference April 2010, Vancouver. Intro by Rex Weyler. Tom Walker on Barcelona Conf. Overview of peak fossil fuels by ASPO'S Dave Hughes. Maximum sustainable human population, Jack Alpert. Radio Ecoshock 100514

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Iceland volcano smokes toxic aluminium!& Geothermal to stop global warming+erupt

10-05-2010 18:53

As an ex raf cadet & former metal worker although I mainly worked on a lathe I did some metal work & forge work so I know it should be possible to pour-drop alot of iron or maybe marble into a volcano & then seal it with water sprayed on or dropped.
Hopefully volcanologists, meteorologists & expert metalurgists are looking into this.

IF you smell sulphur, Keep in as much as possible especially kids& babies!
The smoke from Iceland has alot of aluminium in it
A potential win,win,win,win,win situ though if this wakes the world up to the geothermal power in iceland that could potentially power the whole of europe & alleviate volcanic activity if done safely

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Delving into South Africa’s Plan for Electricity

10-05-2010 10:58

Ill-considered, Rushed and Presumptuous? Delving into South Africa’s National Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity