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UK COP15 Climate Summit 2009 Newswire Archive

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The 300-350 Show: The Bangkok Climate Talks

20-10-2009 19:01

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An analysis of the UN climate talks in Bangkok with Saleemul Huq - a veteran who has been to “practically all of them”. 30 mins.

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Resistance, Journal of the Earth Liberation Movement to Hit Store Shelves Today

19-10-2009 17:03

Resistance Magazine was created as a vehicle to inform, inspire, and energize the earth liberation movement. Humans have pushed the earth to the brink of catastrophe and each day that passes brings us one step closer to a planet that can no longer sustain life.

The question has now become not what we can do, but what we must do; not what we are comfortable with, but what we are fully capable of; not what is convenient, but what is completely necessary to stop the destruction of our home.

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Four people prevented from going to Copenhagen

16-10-2009 12:31

Guardian reporting four people prevented from going to Copenhagen

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climate activists prevented from travelling under terrorists legislation

15-10-2009 14:22

Too tired to write seperate article but one additional quote from the coppers who interviewed us: "95% of people we stop under this legislation aren't terrorists".

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Vestas Wind shares decline 10/10/2009

12-10-2009 17:05

Shares of Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world's biggest maker of wind turbines with facilities in Colorado, dropped to the lowest since April in Copenhagen after Svenska Handelsbanken AB cut its recommendation to "reduce" from "accumulate."

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The 300-350 Show: Forests in the Copenhagen Deal

11-10-2009 16:35

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Yesterday Europe blocked the protection of natural forests at the Bangkok Climate Talks. Is the Prince of Wales Rainforest Project (PRP) Emergency Package a viable alternative solution for forests? We speak to Tony Juniper, special advisor to PRP and former director of Friends of the Earth.

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Will to Win- Vestas Update - Caroline Lucas meets workers. winds of change!

09-10-2009 18:34

Green Leader – “I didn’t think it would be so much fun!” Vestas campaigners held a working lunch with Dr. Caroline Lucas MEP, at the Magic Roundabout in Newport, Isle of Wight today. Photograph courtesy of Skygig.

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Getting ready for the Swoop in Oxford

08-10-2009 21:20

Join us for an action skill share on Sunday 11 October. All welcome
 http://tvca.ox4.org/swoop.php

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Not the Climate for Just Climate Justice Mobilisations in Colombia

08-10-2009 19:08

A blog post from Colombia where I work with The Network for Solidarity with Colombia. (www.redcolombia.org)

I am between taking part in an event about Climate Justice and accompanying the Minga for Social and Community Resistance, which provoked some personal reflections on what organising against climate change means in Colombia, and what we can take from this in our climate change activism here in the UK.

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more analysis on the Eon Kingsnorth annoucement

08-10-2009 15:13

EON confirmed to us that they are shelving any investment in Kingsnorth for 2-3 years, reasoning that a reduction in electricity demand in the UK due to global recession meant that new coal isn’t necessary right now, and that the marginal economics of coal now when compared to alternatives like gas mean they cannot justify an investment case. They are keen to stress this is suspension rather than a cancellation, that they remain committed to coal and CCS, and that they intend to remain part of the Government’s plans. What is significant is that we have turned the process of building plants like Kingsnorth in to such a drawn-out, expensive and unpopular mission that it is no longer worth the effort. Kingsnorth was originally expected to gain approval 2 years ago, with construction starting about now. Instead, there is still no decision on Kingsnorth, the Government still doesn’t have a coherent coal policy and the lifeline for new coal of money for CCS still hasn’t materialized. Worse for them, it is now not possible to build completely unabated coal plants at all in the UK, which means they have to take a risk on trialing an untried, untested additional technology. So it’s a very hard place to do business if you want to build coal.

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Analysis of the EON Kingsnorth decision

08-10-2009 10:38

Blogs, twitter and the MSM are buzzing with last nights news that Eon has shelved plans to replace it's aging Kingsnorth power plant with another coal burning dinosaur but are these reports telling the whole story?

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Vestas Camp update: Green Leader to take Vestas Fight to Europe

07-10-2009 14:01

Green Party Leader, the Isle of Wight’s Green MEP, and prospective parliamentary candidate for Brighton Pavilion, Dr. Caroline Lucas MEP is to visit the Vestas Wind Turbine Blade factory on the IOW on Friday (9TH October). From 11.30 am – 1.30 pm she will be present at the ‘Magic Roundabout’ Solidarity/Protest Camp, St. Cross Business Park, Dodnor Lane, Newport, IOW. Dr Lucas has arranged to share lunch with the workers and their supporters, to listen and learn more about how she can help the campaign(1). (PHOTO OPPORTUNITY)

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Map of a power station

06-10-2009 20:51

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Map of Drax power station

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global children's revolution proposed with kids leading climate marches

06-10-2009 14:35

some of the road protesters from the 1990s would like to see a worldwide children's revolution with the children of the eco-warriors leading the global climate change marches and demonstrations on 24 october 2009

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Bristol-Copenhagen Mobilisation Meeting

06-10-2009 08:16

Following a well attended workshop at the Co-Mutiny, and a visit earlier this year by Danish Climate Activists...

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The 300-350 Show: Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies

05-10-2009 13:45

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We take a look at international subsidies for the fossil fuel corporations with Steve Kretzmann of Oil Change International. Is the G20 commitment to phase out fossil fuel subsidies all that it seems?

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SchNEWS 683 - Who Are Ya?

02-10-2009 18:11

Who are the far-right English Defence League, and what are their strategies?... plus, Brighton journalists are forced to give police their footage for evidence gathering, Israeli defence minister Ehud Barak makes and appearance at the Labour Party Conference, while lawyers apply for an arrest warrant for him for war crimes in Gaza, protesters and police in Denmark have a dress rehearsal for December's Climate Conference in Copenhagen, and more...

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Stop Farnborough Airport Expansion

28-09-2009 15:06

no to airport expansion – plane stupid – flikr
Expansion of Farnborough Airport will lead to increased CO2 emissions at a time when we need deep cuts.