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7 banks attacked 'no to UK Coal'

direct action news from germany | 21.08.2008 14:39 | Climate Camp 2008 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

7 attacks on Deutsche Bank, Commerz Bank, Allianz AG and Dresdener Bank
Berlin 14 August 2008

A communique sent via e-mail:

"On the night of Thursday 14th August, in Berlin, we made 7 attacks on Deutsche Bank, Commerz Bank, Allianz AG and Dresdener Bank. The locks to the banks and the card-readers were glued and 'no to UK Coal' was spraypainted. Deutsche Bank is the single biggest European investor in agrofuels in Latin America - funding projects by Agrenco, ADM, Brasil Ecodiesel, Bunge, Clean Energy Brasil, Cosan and Sao Martino. Agrofuels, far from being an environmentally preferable alternative to fossil fuels, are responsible for deforestation, industrial
agriculture, increased carbon emissions and soaring food prices/starvation. Along with Allianz, Deustche Bank is also one of the biggest shareholders in UK Coal who currently plan to build 7 new coal fired power stations across the UK. Commerz Bank finances at least 3 agrofuel companies: Agrenco, Bunge and Tereos. Dresdener Bank is a subsidiary of Allianz AG. The targets chosen are both climate change and capital related. Exploitation of the environment and people by State and industry go hand in hand. They cannot be separated and both must be attacked. This attack coincides with the end of the UK Camp for Climate Action and the beginning of the Klima Camp and Anti-Racissmus Camp near Hamburg.
Social war not climate chaos!"

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A question

21.08.2008 16:04

Isn't this direct action better than standing outside banks in polar bear/ penguin/ other animal suit?

Mr Doubtful


Nice one

21.08.2008 18:33

Thanks to the Germans for taking action on behalf of the UK campaign. Nice one.

Paul Kolby


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not much chance of that happening here

21.08.2008 21:52

they'd be too busy super glueing themselves to the windows then knocking themselves out with the brick. plus 2 people to take photos, call the media, write a book, practice politics, then piss off!

eco


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Clean coal nothing to be feared

22.08.2008 09:09

Puzzled why some-one would be so dead against the jobs bonanza for the workers that will accompany the building of these new coal fired power stations in Britain. As for the climate/environment, your argument is a bit of a smoke-screen. Time has moved on from the dirty great coal fired stations of the 20th Century. We've actually got a neat little thing called clean-coal technology now. Any effect on the environment will be negligible, certainly a lot more negligible and a lot less risky than building new nuclear power stations. Renewable energy, while great and something we need more of, can not reach the levels of capacity necessary in time. Allowing old people and the poor freeze to death in their homes in the meantime while we wait for tidal, wind and solar projects to be constructed to the level necessary just isn't an option.

Rick Dewbright


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