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A weekend of big green happenings.

26-05-2009 10:08

This bank holiday weekend saw a wide variety of goings on to mark the start of a summer of action leading up to the Copenhagen summit later this year.

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The 300-350 Show: An economic collapse for climate safety?

25-05-2009 14:16

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We take a look at some of the links between the credit crunch and the climate crunch with Tim Helweg-Larsen, director of the Public Interest Research Centre and co-author of the “Zero Carbon Britain” & “Climate Safety” reports. There's also an appearance by Kevin Anderson (Research Director at the Tyndall Centre) and a live performance of the "Global Meltdown Derby" by Irish poet Grazzy Noel.

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Activists deflate tyres of 100 4x4s in Manchester area

23-05-2009 11:51

Eco-activists are suspected of letting down the tyres on over 100 4x4 SUVs (Sports Utility Vehicles) in the South Manchester area. Leaflets have been left on the windscreens accusing the owners of damaging the environment.

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Carbon Trading and Copenhagen: the Climate Camp message the media ignored

23-05-2009 10:53

The next Climate Chaos Cafe will be at 6.45pm on Wednesday, 27th May, at the Common Place, Leeds. The topic of the evening will be "Carbon Trading and Copenhagen: the Climate Camp message the media ignored"

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Age of Stupid Indie Screening Bradford 22nd May

18-05-2009 11:22

As one of at least 77 simultaneous independent screenings Bradford's 1in12 Club will be showing The Age Of Stupid this Friday (May 22nd) at 7.30, in the Library.

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The 300-350 Show - An Emissions Budget for Climate Safety

16-05-2009 17:20

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Two papers published in a recent issue of Nautre tell us how much CO2 we can afford to pump into the atmosphere to make it likely for us to stay within 2C average global warming. The findings have dramatic implications for national and international climate policy. We speak to one of the paper’s lead authors, Myles Allen of the Climate Dynamics team, University of Oxford.

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Rossport Solidarity Camp Gathering - May/June bank holiday

15-05-2009 20:00

From Friday 29th May till Monday 1st June there will be will be a Rossport Camp Gathering combining info sharing, direct action training, music and fun.

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Age of Stupid - Nottingham Indie Screening

13-05-2009 00:31

Flier to print and display
Following the Nottingham premiere of The Age of Stupid, and the Nottingham Not Stupid Festival at Broadway in April, the first Indie Screening of 'The Age of Stupid' in Nottingham is announced.

This film is not about 'the climate', it is about oil, war, politics, consumerism and human stupidity. It is about the future of life on earth.

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The 300-350 Show - Climate Safety

10-05-2009 20:06

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New series kicks of with a recording of the presentations given at the launch of the "Climate Safety" report last Autumn featuring George Monbiot, Leila Deen, Jeremy Leggett & Caroline Lucas.

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BP centenary protest, 6-7pm, British Museum, Wednesday May 6th

02-05-2009 13:26

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ART NOT OIL REQUESTS THE PLEASURE OF YOUR COMPANY AT
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'A WAKE FOR BP' AT ITS CENTENARY PARTY

6-7pm, Wednesday May 6th 2009
British Museum front gate, Great Russell Street, London WC1;
(Tott. Ct. Rd or Holborn tube)
Art Not Oil: 07709 545116;  info@artnotoil.org.uk

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Reclaim the heights. Bury the G8!

01-05-2009 03:55

Post Abruzzo sustainable relief by The Diggers 2.0.

APPEAL TO THE GLOBAL MULTITUDES

Seize this chance to build sustainable autonomous community structures

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The Coal caravan has arrived in West Yorkshire!

29-04-2009 16:23

The coal caravan is now in West Yorkshire and has visited Fairburn Ings which is threatened with open casting and Ferrbybridge power station which will burn the coal.

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Abseil blockade of nuclear waste train in Germany

29-04-2009 12:13

An abseiling 27-year-old female activist from France held up a train carrying over 1000 tonnes of 'depleted' uranium through a densely populated region of Germany for two hours on Monday 27 April, the day after the 23rd anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster - the world's worst ever civil nuclear accident.

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Nuclear-Free Future Walk from Geneva to Brussels is underway

28-04-2009 16:47

The Footprints for Peace International Walk towards a Nuclear-Free Future from Geneva to Brussels set off on Sunday, 26 April 2009, on the 23rd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster: the world's worst ever civil nuclear accident.

In 2007, the group walked for 12 weeks from Dublin to London via Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and England, and last year walked for 12 weeks from London to Geneva through France.

En route to their destination they will pass through five countries: Switzerland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. Individuals are invited to join them along the way, for as long as they like.

More details here:  http://www.footprintsforpeace.net



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Object to planning application for biofuel power plant in Southall, West London

27-04-2009 09:53

Object against a planning application for a biofuel power plant in Southall, Ealing, West London:
REF:  http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/blueng_2009apr_live.php

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Coal Caravan - Latest

26-04-2009 21:45

Due to overwhelming interest the Coal Caravan website at  http://www.coalcaravan.org.uk/ has been, well, overwhelmed! This epic 219 mile cycle caravan travels through communities threatened with open cast coal mines and power stations, from Notts to Newcastle (and a bit beyond). To keep up-to-date check out the blog at  http://coalcaravan.wordpress.com/

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Britain's Secretive Police Force: Politicising the Policing of Public Expression

26-04-2009 00:40

What's the relationship between the recent 'authoritarian' crack-down on "protesters" in Britain, the current economic crisis, the debate on growth, the economy, climate change and resource depletion? Perhaps not that obvious?... A new report from the Free Range Network ties these issues together to try and find a deeper motivation behind the recent authoritarian shift against protest and dissent in Britain -- yes, the threads are there if you look for them!

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Audio: Transition Sheffield Community Supported Agriculture Meeting

24-04-2009 14:55

Audio Meeting Flyer
Attached are the slides and audio from two presentations at a Transition Heeley/Meersbrook meeting on community food growing held on Thursday 23rd April.

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Sizewell Camp and Demo

21-04-2009 09:50

No to New Nuclear Power - Yes to Decentralised Energy!

If you do not think nuclear power is the answer to climate chaos come and join us in the 2 day demo and camp this weekend.

Where - Sizewell A and B, Suffolk UK.

When - 25th April

Time -12 noon

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Blue NG offices in Bath occupied by 13 members of Action Against Agrofuels (AAA)

19-04-2009 09:59

AAA occupied Blue NG offices on Friday 17th, Via Campesina Day, in solidarity with millions of peasant land-workers demonstrating globally against agrofuels. Blue NG are committing a crime against humanity and the planet by using misinformation* to win support for the new market of agrofuel power stations, when virtually all agrofuels have been shown to cause ecosystem destruction, accelerated climate change & food poverty.