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UK Climate Camp 2007 Newswire Archive

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Tara Valley Ireland Action Stations

22-08-2007 04:56

Cultural Conservationists stop work on Tara valley, Irelands heart of ancient heritage,by M3 Climate Criminals.
International Climate Concern actions start early for frontline Earth defence activists.

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"Bottle them in" - flim of start of the kettle at BAA

21-08-2007 19:17

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Not great quality, but shows the police 'kettling' about 200 demonstrators to get them out of the car park to prevent them joining with other people who are already blockading the road entrance to the BAA HQ.

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Brecon pipeline sabotaged

21-08-2007 15:09

Brecon becons Gas pipeline attacked

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Train Smart launches new climate action campaign with challenge to Vatican

20-08-2007 21:56

Inspired by Plane Stupid, Train Smart today launched a new direct action campaign from the Camp for Climate Action to promote train travel as a low carbon alternative to making short hauls by plane.

Trains use approximately 10 times less carbon than planes and are hugely popular, making them a viable option for ‘light greens’ and ecologists alike. Choosing to take the train over a short flight will for many represent the biggest single step they can take to slash their carbon footprint.

For its first action, Train Smart is threatening to target the Vatican due to its announcement last week that it has decided to charter flights to carry pilgrims to scared sites such as Lourdes in France, and the shrine of Fatima in Portugal.

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Newcastle action....

20-08-2007 19:53

In solidarity with climate camp protests....

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Esso Banner Drop

20-08-2007 19:17

Activists dropped a banner on ESSO to highlight their funding of climate change deniers.

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Political Apartheid: Policing of the Climate Camp Protests.

20-08-2007 19:09

"A RIOT cop restrains a protester": The Sun (1)

"If you go over there, I will facilitate your lawful protest" said one of the commanding coppers outside the action that took place at Agrexco on Saturday afternoon.

His idea of a "lawful protest" became clear very quickly as his officers pushed us into a kettle and held us there until people were taken out one by one and searched under Section One of PACE, before being sent on our merry way. FIT photographers were on hand to photograph each individual as they were searched. That 40 campers managed to get off site and to a known target in the middle of the heavily policed area is something else that FIT will have a hard time explaining to the powers that be.

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Declaration from Leeds people to shut down Leeds airport

20-08-2007 19:03

This declaration was read out on 20th August in London during the occupation of Bridgepoint Capital's office.

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Climate Camp activists blockade British Petroleum

20-08-2007 18:18

BP HQ
As the 24hrs of action in support for the Climate Camp continues activists have blockaded climate criminals British Petroleum. The blockaders have super-glued themselves to the interior and entrances of BP’s central London head-quarters to draw links between the petroleum industry, aviation, and climate change.

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Clowns mark out site of 4th runway - in Lord Soley's garden

20-08-2007 17:54

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This report in by phone around 6pm from Sgt Slideshow Bob taking part in Operation Ealing Comedy , the marking out of the site of a 'proposed 4th runway' in the garden of Lord Soley who is the former Labour MP for Hammersmith, and now campaign director for Future Heathrow, an alliance of trade unions, business groups, airlines and professional associations which support the airport’s sustainable modernisation.

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Cargo handlers at Heathrow on strike

20-08-2007 14:44

45 workers at Heathrow cargo handlers Nippon Express were on strike over pay and conditions this weekend.

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Strikers and campers unite

20-08-2007 14:11

Climate campers showed solidarity with strikers at Nippon Express air freight company on Friday and Saturdayof the Climate Camp.

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BAA get Punished for the most Devastating Climate Change

20-08-2007 12:40

Activists from Oxford are part of the - still ongoing - 100+ strong overnight blockade at BAA HQ opposite Heathrow Airport.

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Red Herrings at Climate Care

20-08-2007 12:09

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activists visited HQ of Climate Care in Oxford this morning (20th August) to talk with staff.

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Yorkshire neighbourhood occupy venture capitalist offices

20-08-2007 12:07

Banners are unfurled for the benefit of passers by
Climate campers from the Yorshire neighbourhood today occupied the offices of venture capitalists Bridgepoint , new owners and would be expanders of Leeds/Bradford airport.

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Release: Successful 24 hours of climate action culminates in an action blitz

20-08-2007 11:53

A press release from the Camp For Climate Action has summarised the actions of the previous 24 hours.

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Pictures from the BP blockade

20-08-2007 11:43

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Climate Camp protesters D-locked and superglued themselves to BPs London offices in St James, London today.

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Audio report from those in the lock-on at Sizewell B

20-08-2007 11:12

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This audio report made by phone from those locked-on at Sizewell B nuclear power station was made at around 11am Monday 20th as part of the 24 hours of action against climate change. Those involved explain what they have done and why they are doing it.

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Sizewell Nuclear Power Station Closed in Response to Climate Change

20-08-2007 10:51

Five activists blockading Sizewell nuclear power plant
Activists from the “Camp for Climate Action” have today, 20 Aug 2007, blockaded Sizewell nuclear power station to oppose the myth that nuclear power is carbon neutral and a solution to climate change. The peaceful protest, which started 7:45 this morning, is currently disrupting traffic going in the main entrance to both Sizewell 'A' and 'B'. Sizewell, on the Suffolk coast, has been identified as a possible site for a new nuclear reactor by Government consultants recently.