UK Energy Crisis Newswire Archive
Tories Boycott Renewables
04-12-2012 21:00
Hampshire Tory Controlled Council are doing their best to stop wind farms and solar farms onshore in Hampshire.News from the Hambach Forest: Eviction and resquatting
04-12-2012 09:56
During the last week happend a lot. On the 13th of November the police started to evict the camp area near the hole. It took till saturday17th early morning to get out the last persons.There was some attention lokaly and in the whole press and TV in this language zone. On a press conference we gave on the 19th of November we anounced the we have since quiete a while another area. South of the forest.So we wasnt rally completly evicted and resquattet inside a week:) On Wednsday 21th of November police came to evict this new area, but didnt had any paper work, it happend that the owner of the area came to see his land , during this police action.
Wake -Up Call To Stop Damaging Legislation
28-11-2012 14:13
The government is proposing to allow large scale mineral planning applications to by pass the normal, local democratic process. This press release give some background info on this and how anyone can participate in a consultation exercise on this proposal and say NO!Growth and Infrastructure Bill: Proposed 100 Hectare Threshold
28-11-2012 13:36
The Government is intending, by means of legislation which forms part of the Growth and Infrastructure Bill (Clause 21), to introduce a 100 hectare threshold on all future mining and quarrying planning applications in England. It has issued a consultation document ‘Nationally significant infrastructure planning: extending the regime to business and commercial projects: consultation’ [1] to assess reaction to their proposals. This Briefing Note outlines the impact that this proposal would have on current English opencast mine proposals.Dawn blockade leaves nuclear workers locked out - Hinkley blockaded today
23-11-2012 10:29
Via South West Against Nuclear23/11/12
Dawn blockade leaves nuclear workers locked out
At 6am this morning 10 protestors blockaded access to EDF energy's nuclear sites at Hinkley Point, preventing the morning shift from starting work. 4 people in arm locks formed a barrier across the main access road at Wick Moor Drove in a bid to prevent further ground clearance work at the planned Hinkley C site and to protest at EDF's plan to extend the life of aging reactors at the Hinkley B station.
#nodashforgas Telling Osborne Gas is Not The Answer
21-11-2012 12:22
This morning Climate Rushers went out to Westminster so spread balloons and a message: Osborne Don’t Dash For Gas
anti BP sponsorship flashmob at british museum - report & pics
18-11-2012 20:12
Hambach Forest: Day 3 of Eviction / Do they need Uk Evict?
15-11-2012 15:14
Day 2 of eviction Hambach Forest / tunnel-system
14-11-2012 18:05
Police that went down just said: "there's a huge tunnel-system, we don't know wich direction we have to go"
The occupation of the forest is against a coal open-cast-mine, that is together with two more of this, the biggest producer of CO2 in Europe. The dust of the pit is radioactiv.
Kevin Anderson: What They Won't Tell You About Climate Catastrophe
14-11-2012 03:19
Scientists and officials are not telling the public the awful truth: we are hurtling toward catastrophic climate change. A review, summary and critique of an earth-breaking speech by Dr. Kevin Anderson, Deputy Director of the Tyndall Centre in Britain. Speaking to the Cabot Institute in Bristol November 6th, Anderson told the sold-out crowd our future is not possible. Radio Ecoshock 12114The Big Rig Revolt - December 1st
13-11-2012 18:22
Eviction of the Hambach Forest
13-11-2012 15:04
A good finale for 2012, a reason for joy in dismal times
10-11-2012 15:46
Interventionistische Linke and Ums Ganze! Alliance on the General Strike in southern Europe , November 14 and 16, 2012Anti-Eviction Guide Hambach Forest
07-11-2012 10:57
Real clothes for the Emperor: Facing the challenges of climate change
06-11-2012 20:40
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/events/2012/194.html and a recording of it is attached. The slides are here http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/documents/anderson-ppt.pdf Following is an transcript of a skype interview that Rob Hopkins conducted with Kevin Anderson prior to his talk, which has been reposted from
http://transitionculture.org/2012/11/02/an-interview-with-kevin-anderson-rapid-and-deep-emissions-reductions-may-not-be-easy-but-4c-to-6c-will-be-much-worse/
Ravaging Tide or Renewable World?
05-11-2012 02:57
Can big cities like New York or Washington protect against storm surge and rising seas? Three interviews. Mike Tidwell, author of "The Ravaging Tide: Strange Weather, Future Katrinas, and the Coming Death of America’s Coastal Cities." Professor J. Court Stevenson, University of Maryland, on city surge defenses around the world. Daphne Wysham interviews German Green Parliamentarian Hermann Ott: leading the way to renewables before climate collapse. Radio Ecoshock 121107 1 hour.As Coal Use Declines Why Make It Easier to Dig It Out
02-11-2012 08:15
The Loose Anti Opencast Network is calling on the Government to align Planning Policy with Energy Policy after discovering that it is the Government's intention to phase out the use of coal for power generation purposes, leading to a 75% decline in the use of coal for such a purpose over the next 10 years. At the same time, through provisions in the Growth and Infrastructure Bill it is possibly making it easier to dig the coal out!October 2012 Review of Opencast Sites
02-11-2012 07:35
This LAON's 6th Review contains the latest information on the stage at which applications for 22 potential opencast mines has reached, 14 in England, 5 in Wales and 2 in Scotland. It also contains a link to a research paper which indicates what the effect would be of introducing a 'buffer zone' of varying widths around Opencast sites on two British Coalfields.Shared Planet 2012
01-11-2012 16:32
Tar sands ‘dirty oil’ could soon be coming to Pembrokeshire, UK
01-11-2012 13:04
US company Valero admits plans to import highly-polluting tar sands oil to UK, where locals vow to oppose it.