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Photos - Oil Spill to save wildlife ?

03-02-2007 23:37

Shortly after midday on Saturday the 3rd Feb, environmental activists defaced a Shell Oil sponsored photo exhibition and called on the Natural History Museum to drop it's greenwashing deal with the oil giant.

While a banner was dropped in the main hall and 600 leaflets handed out to members of the public, an oil like substance was sprayed over the wildlife photos in the Shell sponsored exhibition. There were a large number of security personnel present and some of the protesters were assaulted by panicking museum staff and members of the public but there were no arrests.

The action follows the publication of Shell's 2006 record breaking financial figures and the release of the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change fourth report which yet again suggests that climate change is happening faster then previously predicted.


See press release at  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/02/361416.html

Other coverage :
 http://www.fishupdate.com/news/fullstory.php/aid/6406/Wildlife_%91snappers%92_to_highlight_harm_done_by_Shell.html
 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/6328049.stm

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How stupid can a councillor be... or is he telling the truth????

03-02-2007 22:58

Audio
Councillor Mike James ( Labour) - Talking in a public meeting about the planning process for the LNG pipeline in Trebanos and Cilfrew.

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ATTEMPTED MURDER AT PIPELINE PROTEST

03-02-2007 22:46

Video
Here is an earlier segment from the film released 2 weeks ago of a protester up a crane in Alltwen, near Trebanos in the Swwnsea Valley.

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Lancaster UAF move house

03-02-2007 22:43

For information only

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Oil Shocker 2! or sod Climate Change

03-02-2007 22:01

Following a bumper year for oil and gas discoveries in the North Sea, Alistair Darling, the Secretary of State of Trade & Industry, today unveiled continuing record numbers of oil and gas licences.

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Hunt moitors attacked at Old Surrey & Burstow

03-02-2007 20:31

Violent unprovoked attack launched on hunt monitors - 999 call made
One left with broken arm and vehicle badly damaged.

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Government seeks compromise with Church over same-sex adoption

03-02-2007 19:33

A damaging row between the Labour government, the Catholic and Anglican churches and other religious groups over homosexual equality legislation has produced what Prime Minister Tony Blair described as a “sensible” compromise.

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Anti-Starbucks picket in Cardiff

03-02-2007 17:52

Local anarchists give out Zapatista coffee and anarchist literature outside Starbucks on Queens Street.

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WSF 2007: What's hot and what's not

03-02-2007 16:46

A short and sweet lowdown of what was hot and what was not in Nairobi.

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Simclar workers occupy Kilwinning factory

03-02-2007 15:59

Members of Community trade union employed by the Simclar (Ayrshire) electronic components manufacturer have this morning occupied the company's factory in Kilwinning, North Ayrshire, to protest against the way they have been treated by the Company. This follows the announcement on Monday by the parent Simclar Group that the Irvine and Kilwinning factories would be closing immediately with the loss if 420 jobs.

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Oil spill at the Natural History Museum

03-02-2007 14:03

Climate activists splatter oil across photo exhibition in outrage at Shell greenwash tactics.

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Freedom fight for justice, truth, and human rights:

03-02-2007 11:25

Brighton solidarity with Oaxaxa and chiapas Mexicans
who are the targets of state sponsored human rights abuse:

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Stop the Export of Australian HCB Waste to Europe for Incineration!

03-02-2007 10:18

Orica Australia is proposing to export 22,000 tonnes of highly toxic hexachlorobenzene (HCB) waste to Germany. The waste is supposed to be incinerated in Leverkusen, Dormagen, Herten and Brunsbuettel. Two of the incinerators are run by the Chemical company Bayer.

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No Starbucks in Stokey: Update

03-02-2007 09:51

As people may be aware the newly occupied Vortex Social Centre in Stoke Newington, London are campaigning to keep it open as a community based radical project.

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spanish AUDIO: Interwiev Brian Haw and African People from Canary Islands

03-02-2007 03:01

Here you have a interview in spanish beetween the peacemaker Brian Haw and some African persons conecting together in the World Peace Day

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German Arrest Warrants for CIA Kidnapping

03-02-2007 02:54

Extraordinary Rendition
German Arrest Warrants for CIA Kidnapping, Torture of Khaled El-Masri Come as US Extraordinary Rendition Scrutinized Around the Globe

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21,000 Troops To Become The Latest Guinea Pigs For Pentagon

03-02-2007 01:59

In light of President Bush’s determination to send an additional 21,000 plus troops to Iraq, regardless of the position of Congress and the American people, the citizens of the United States must be made aware of the ongoing experimentation and outright disregard for our American troops. With nearly thirty-six percent of our Gulf War I troops disabled, we must hold those responsible for such negligence accountable for these atrocities.

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SOCPA - full court report - banned from the zone!

03-02-2007 01:41

barbara arrest 24th jan (photo: brian haw) 1
barbara tucker has for the moment given up her daily protest in parliament square. she was forced into this decision through ill health caused by more than a year of police victimisation and harassment, and by a court threat that if she breaks bail conditions imposed today she will be imprisoned. having been detained overnight by police on a dubious charge of breach of bail, steve jago has now regained his unconditional bail and is free.

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Solidarity Demo with Greek Hunger Strikers this Monday

03-02-2007 00:52

Two Greek political prisoners are in the midst of a hunger strike. On Monday, one of them will be on his 67th day. They have been held in prison for over 8 months for participating in a demonstration at the European Social Forum. It is entirely possible that the Greek state will watch them die. It is time for London to stand up.