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Amy@ClimateCamp | 17.08.2007 09:37 | Climate Camp 2007 | Climate Chaos | London

One of the great things about Climate Camp 2007 is that it has drawn together people from all walks of life, from local kids coming down to play to those with the skills to provide the camp with (the very appreciated) hot showers.

Mark with the soon-to-be-completed solar hot showers.
Mark with the soon-to-be-completed solar hot showers.

James pitches in with the dishes
James pitches in with the dishes

Des separating the wood pile.
Des separating the wood pile.

George and Patrick of the "legendary" Veggies van.
George and Patrick of the "legendary" Veggies van.

Daisy from Heathrow Primary School.
Daisy from Heathrow Primary School.

Anne and Romney
Anne and Romney


Mark in the process of proving the camp with hot showers. They are being built using all salvaged materials, the solar panels coming from a house in Oxford undergoing a refit. No pump is neccessary as the water is moved using the natural laws of physics; warm water rises, cold water falls - the thermo syphon system. Mark - "I just hope it works! All we need is the sun to stay.."

James - "I used to take the piss out of these people but at the end of the day they are right eh? Floods and droughts everywhere, you'd have to be stupid not to realise something is very wrong and needs to be sorted out."

Des separating out the green wood from the cured wood. "Its very important not to burn green wood. It throws out loads of impurities and carbon into the air, creating a dark smoke that you do not want to be breathing in." On the Climate Camp, " It is such a great camp, and the way that such a large group of different people can organise themselves using consensus, I believe it's the beginning of a greater social movement."

George and Patrick from Veggies Catering. Veggies has been providing delicious vegan burgers and other baked goodies, all for donation only, to the activist community for the past 23 years.
Patrick - "Diet is one of the biggest parts of our lifestyle which you can change to modify your impact on the environment" On Climate Camp - "It's brilliant, so vibrant and creative. Drax was a build up to this."

Daisy, visiting from Heathrow Primary School which will be knocked down if the third runway goes ahead. "My school is really nice and quiet, all my friends are there and you can play all together out the front."

Anne and Romney. Anne - "We are some of the few wrinklies on site. We came because we are very involoved in the environmental movement and very concerned that our planet is hurtling to ruin. We came to listen to people and see what people are doing, and it's been an amazing experience, so inspirational."

Amy@ClimateCamp
- e-mail: amy@amyscaife.co.uk
- Homepage: http://www.amyscaife.co.uk

Comments

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  1. Onward& UPward not by plane! — Chris Recycled
  2. :-) — pip
  3. Des slightly OTT — technical point
  4. T — pip

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