30-11-2007 15:26
Climate activists opposed to plans for a third runway at Heathrow this afternoon disrupted a Parliamentary inquiry going on inside the House of Commons.
Protestors from climate action group, Plane Stupid, disrupted the proceedings of the Transport Select Committee who were hearing evidence from BAA boss, Steven Nelson and Aviation Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick.
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28-11-2007 16:17
3.15pm - Climate activists opposed to plans for a third runway at Heathrow this afternoon disrupted a Parliamentary inquiry going on inside the House of Commons. Protestors from climate action group, Plane Stupid, disrupted the proceedings of the Transport Select Committee who were hearing evidence from BAA boss, Steven Nelson and Aviation Minister, Jim Fitzpatrick.
Read more >>27-11-2007 22:20
A peaceful banner protest organised by Biofuelwatch outside the Climate Investment World Conference at the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel in London today, 27th November led to the organisers moving the venue of the Biofuel Investment seminar session.
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27-11-2007 22:16
A peaceful banner protest organised by Biofuelwatch outside the Climate Investment World Conference at the Victoria Park Plaza Hotel in London today, 27th November led to the organisers moving the venue of the Biofuel Investment seminar session.
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23-11-2007 16:14
At a packed meeting yesterday afternoon the combined forces of the anti-Heathrow expansion movement heard something they'd always suspected. The consultation, due out today, will be a sham. The Government has made its mind up; like it or not, Heathow expansion is going ahead.
Read more >>22-11-2007 11:27
London Rising Tide today gave an award to aviation delegates who were discussing how to make the most of the ETS.
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21-11-2007 17:12
60 cyclists (definitely more than the 30 originally reported - check the film) in protest at the launch of eurostar - st pancras last week. protest about poor parking facilities, poor local cycle routes and planning, and poor arrangements for cycle carriage on eurostar.
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15-11-2007 00:28
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Thursday November 8th saw the Friends Meeting House in London packed out for a tremendous Public meeting organised by Campaign against Climate Change.
http://www.campaigncc.org/ Speakers were George Monbiot - author and journalist, John Sauven - Director of Greenpeace UK, Sophie from the Camp for Climate Action and Phil Thornhill - National Coordinator of Campaign against Climate Change.
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14-11-2007 14:07
around 30 cyclists met at 8.30 this morning for the opening of the new eurostar terminal at st pancras station, london
they were highlighting the poor facilities and planning for bikes in contrast with the much-publicised claims of carbon-neutral travel to paris
the st pancras opening was also targetted by a greenpeace action against the third runway at heathrow
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12-11-2007 17:25
Over these past few months, I have watched in amazement as the sceptics continue to bluster and blarney!
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08-11-2007 11:49
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On Monday 5th November climate change campaigners from Camp for Climate Action, Rising Tide and BioFuel Watch took action against geo-engineering (deliberate modification of Earth's environment on a large scale) companies who are hoping to make a great deal of money from carbon credits by encouraging the growth of phytoplankton in the oceans . They claim this will 'sequester' carbon dioxide, a technology known as 'ocean seeding'.
Read more >>08-11-2007 09:54
Travelling on public transport at weekends is a nightmare, especially on Sundays. Is it part of a conspiracy to drive people off public transport? A public transport system of which a Third World country would be ashamed.
Read more >>07-11-2007 12:46
Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed
20th November 2007, 6pm
LT1, Sir Alexander Fleming Building
Imperial College
London
Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London, SW7 2AZ
2007: global food shortages cause riots (FAO)
2008: global banking collapse (Arlington Institute)
2011: world oil reserves critically depleted (Independent)
2015: climate change point-of-no-return (Guardian)
2025: two-thirds of world in water shortage (BBC)
2100: Earth uninhabitable (UN)
The crisis of the planet Earth is so profound that all of our lives will be caught up in it.
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07-11-2007 11:31
this is regarding the serious lack of hemp in the environmental movement. although it would also help just about every other grassroots movement. i would have thought that being alternative media, there'd be something on hemp. i was especially surprised by the sister site
http://climateimc.org/ which throws up 1 article in a search for "hemp". a search on greenpeace is similarly depressing. www.foe.co.uk is a little better. it seems there's more in the mainstream. eg. www.theecologist.org
Read more >>30-10-2007 12:39
A fairly smooth Halloween style ride with few if any police hassles.
Read more >>28-10-2007 22:54
activists highlighted the irony of a multi-national oil company sponsoring a wildlife photography exhibition in london yesterday.
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27-10-2007 23:01
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today at the natural history museum in london, the shell-sponsored exhibition of wildlife photography was targeted by activists from 'rising tide' and others. they used singing and leafleting to peacefully highlight the greenwash and irony of an oil company sponsoring a wildlife photography exhibition
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21-10-2007 20:27
Be part of history in London! Be part of the biggest ever mobilisation of vegetarians and vegans on environmental grounds!! Veg*nism is the solution to many of the catastrophies facing the planet - it`s time to tell the world!!
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17-10-2007 18:46
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Monday 15 October 2007, Rising Tide hit the Royal Bank of Scotland Headquarters on Bishopsgate, London.
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15-10-2007 14:25
Activists climbed onto canopy at the Royal Bank of Scotland's HQ in London while activist dressed as polar bear held up a banner, passers by and worker leafleted.
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