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UK Climate Camp 2007 Newswire Archive

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end of the world show (a different analysis of climate change)

06-08-2007 11:50

"The oil burns, the forests burn, the sun shines, the world turns. People eke out a living, institutions consolidate their power. Climate change leaves the atmosphere, the forests and the icecaps behind and becomes twisted and mangled by capitalistic institutions and ends up a creation of their market needs. Our perceptions of it cannot be isolated from their manipulations, and if we use their concept then we run the risk of simply serving their agenda and reproducing their world."

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BAA injunction a hollow victory

06-08-2007 10:33

High Court judge Mrs Justice Swift has been reported to have found in favour of BAA. However as the details emerge it appears BAA have gained very little and Climate Camp itself is unaffected.

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Cheap transport to the climatecamp from Manchester

03-08-2007 10:49

The Climatecamp 2007 is going to be at Heathrow Airport, a long way to travel from manchester. Help is at hand.

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BAA Injunction: Second Day In Court

03-08-2007 10:43

Photo by qk_monga: flickr.com/qkmonga
Just a short update from a second day at the BAA injunction hearing at the High Court in London.

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West Midlands Climate Camp Neighbourhood Wish List

02-08-2007 15:10

Wish list of stuff to beg/borrow/skip/etc for the West Midlands neighbourhood at the Camp for Climate Action 2007

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Bristol Climate Camp Transport/ Public Meeting

02-08-2007 12:59

Bristol stuff

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BAA Injunction: What Happened At Court Today

01-08-2007 16:36

Please note: this is an article written after telephone contact with people outside the court. Please see the other report here.

The High Court in London was the scenery of some funny encounters today as BAA put forward their case for an injunction they served individuals from certain anti-airport groups earlier last week. We'll spare you all the boring details, so let's jump to the exciting bits. Basically, the whole thing was badly put together from BAA's side. Timothy Lawson Cruttenden (TLC) was representing BAA in this case, interestingly enough the same lawyers firm that tried to slap injunctions on protesters at Brighton's weapons manufacturers EDO. This eventually failed miserably...

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Fortis est veritas: Oxford Climate Campers Take Over Carfax Tower!

28-07-2007 14:43

The bull is dropped
Activists who will be taking part in the Camp for Climate Action today unfurled a massive banner from one of the oldest and most iconic buildings in Oxford.

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Piccadilly line party, Tuesday 31st July 7pm, everybody welcome.

27-07-2007 21:22

There will be a party on the Piccadilly line on Tuesday 31st July. Meet 7pm at Piccadilly Circus and catch the Southbound train. Everyone welcome

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Are you a member of the National Trust?

27-07-2007 17:01

Worried that the BAA injunction will mean you won't be able to travel on the Picadilly Line? Why not call Heathrow's community relations line on 020 8745 5791 and ask them what the injunction means for you... ;)

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Heathrow seek ridiculous injunction against potentially millions of people

27-07-2007 09:33

The British Airport Authority (BAA), who owns Heathrow Airport, is to seek one of the biggest injuctions affecting peaceful protest in Britain's history. They hope to obtain it through the High Court next week and is it set to affect millions of people. According to reports by the Independent, the injunction will ban members of the National Trust, the RSPB, the Woodland Trust and Friends of the Earth, from entering Britain's biggest airport. Other no-go zones include the Piccadilly line. And parts of Paddington station. And sections of the M4. And all this: 'because the authorities want to halt a protest against climate change'.

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BAA Heathrow Injunction Targets NGOs and Climate Camp! Huge Implications...

27-07-2007 09:27

BAA is seeking to gain an unwarrented injunction against environmental campaigners to prevent them protesting against climate change and the expansion of heathrow airport.

The story featured two days ago in the Uxbridge Gazette:
 http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/07/377010.html

Since then, the scale of the injunction BAA is seeking has become clear. They have targeted not only groups related to the forthcoming Camp for Climate Action, but also several campaign groups composed of local people opposing the airport's expansion, and even mass membership organisations like The National Trust, FOE, RSPB, Greenpeace, as well as the Campaign to Protect Rural England and others!

The injunction hearing which could see millions of people liable for arrest if they approach heathrow, will be heard next wednesday.

The Independent newspaper put the story frontpage today, and it's now been featured by BBC, Guardian, and other news sources. More details below:

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Activists Attack "Clean Coal"

26-07-2007 16:00

Performance Activists hit Oxford, one of the worst hit areas in the recent floods, in a bid to highlight that "Clean Coal" is not a genuine solution to Climate Change.

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Out Now! Toolkit for Climate Action

26-07-2007 11:27

Toolkit for Climate Action

Just in time for the 2007 Climate Camp - the Toolkit for Climate Action is now
ready. With this toolkit we hope to inspire you to take action - at home, at
school, at work, in your community. The toolkit has been put together by the Network for
Climate Action, which is has grown out of and is associated with the Climate Camp.

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Cardiff Climate Camp Meeting, Sunday 28th July, 3pm

25-07-2007 14:16

Do you live in Cardiff or South Wales? Are you worried about climate change?
Are you interested in going to the Camp for Climate Action this August? Or do you just want to find out more about the Climate Camp?

Then come to an open meeting at the PAD Social Centre, 118 Clifton St, Adamsdown at 3pm on Sunday 28th July.

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No More Bull On Climate Change: Action this Saturday.

24-07-2007 15:16

No more bull...
PRESS RELEASE
NO MORE BULL ON CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change campaigners to descend on Cornmarket Street

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Climate Camp welcome, say Heathrow villages

20-07-2007 00:25

Climate Camp with local people (1)
"I've lived here twenty years, and at fifty years of age I've got to say I'd given up. I've said to my wife, what will happen will happen. But tonight you lot have changed my bloody mind!"

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Critical mass-climate camp

17-07-2007 15:52

Cycle ride to climate camp.

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Green Party Supports Climate Camp and Accuses British Government

17-07-2007 12:41

Everyone concerned about the environment is urged by Dr Derek Wall the Green Party Principal Speaker, to spend their summer holiday with him at the Camp for Climate Action near Heathrow from 14 to 21 August.

Dr Wall teaches economics at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and his most recent book "Babylon and Beyond" looks at alternatives to capitalism and corporate globalisation.
globalisation.

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New briefing from Corporate Watch on the UK nuclear industry

17-07-2007 09:55

New briefing from Corporate Watch on the UK nuclear industry