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Save Radley Lakes Occupation

Sterl | 12.01.2007 20:35 | Climate Camp 2006 | Ecology | Social Struggles

Activists are occupying and intend to defend a squatted lakeside property in order to prevent the infilling of Radley Lakes with toxic ash from the burning of coal at the nearby npower owned Didcot power station.

Radley Lakes
Radley Lakes

Infilling of lakes with toxic ash
Infilling of lakes with toxic ash


The occupants intended to use the property as environmental field centre with the support of the local community, where there is massive local opposition to the destruction of the last two remaining lakes at Radley. The lakes are unusual in their clarity and the area contains local and national rare and threatened species, with 115 species of birds recorded and over1000 trees surrounding the lake which will be felled. However this has been ignored by power company RWE npower, and has been rail-roaded through by Oxfordshire County Council. Npower took the group to court last Wednesday but failed to get them evicted, but will they try again this Wednesday 17th and are likely to be successful. But undeterred the group are locking on and digging in preparation to defend the field centre and prevent the destruction of the lakes. However they are badly in need of people and equipment to help with the defence. If you can support the group or donate equipment such as wood, ply board, plastic sheeting, electrical tools, building sand, ballast, shovels, spades, chain, locks carbines, poly-prop rope, cable ties, nuts, bolts screws, nails, contact adhesive, fake fur? and oh yea food contact the site on 07772055384, location OX14 3NG, a 15 minute walk from Radley Station.
 http://www.saveradleylakes.org.uk/index.htm

Sterl

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Dirty Cheap and Irresponsible.

15.01.2007 12:52

The burning of highly CO2 emitting cheap coal at the Npowers inefficient Didcot power station and the companies cheap means of disposal by infilling the beautiful Lakes at Radley, with toxic fly ash, leaves the company accountable for both global and local pollution of the planet. This is especially the case as the station can burn gas which would massively reduce its climate changing gas emissions and put an end to the dumping of toxic ash (a by product of burning coal) into the lakes. In light of huge public concern about climate change, the loss of wildlife habitats, vulnerable species, flood plane and public recreational areas RWE Npower can only to bee seen as irresponsible. Please send a message to the German parent company RWE at
 http://www.rwe.com/generator.aspx/rwe-energy/kontakt/language=en/id=67624/kontakt-home.html and switch to ecotricity.
UPDATE. The court case is now on the 24th and it is likely that Npower will try to evict us shortly after then so we still people need tools and equipment to help defend the lakes, missing from the previous list where 4 x 45 gallon oil drums and wire mesh, thanks for your support.

Ironman