Manchester Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

Sabotage and digger-diving – work stopped twice in two days at Mainshill Wood

Mainshill Solidarity Camp, 10-10-2009 23:06

For the past two weeks Scottish Woodlands and others contracted by Scottish Coal have been devastating parts of Mainshill Wood, those beyond the Solidarity Camp. Plantation forest is being felled at an alarming rate, with massive harvesting machines and JCBs tearing up more of Scotland’s countryside. Scottish Coal is establishing its own site, south of the Solidarity Camp and right in the middle of Mainshill Wood. Your solidarity is urgently needed – this work must be stopped. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Mainshill Solidarity Camp needs you! Clear-felling and drilling ongoing

Mainshill Solidarity Camp, 02-10-2009 23:11

Want to support a community in it’s fight against corrupt councils and coal mining companies? Want to protect part of Scotland’s beautiful landscape and endangered wildlife? Want to take land and power away from a wealthy aristocrat and live communally on liberated land? Want to do something about the vast expansion of opencast coal mining and its contribution to climate chaos? Then get yerself down to Mainshill Solidarity Camp! Read more | 1 comment >>

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Is Greenpeace sabotaging the ‘Great Climate Swoop’?

Ant., 22-09-2009 11:40

Greenpeace is encouragung its supporters to engage in other campaigns on the weekend of the 'Great Climate Swoop' rather than backing the protest at Ratcliffe. Read more | 1 addition | 7 comments >>

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Locations For Targets (Kingsnorth Campaign)

Direct Action Ahead!, 09-09-2009 14:20

There are 5 companies after the contract for Kingsnorth. However if they get enough hassle for chasing the contract then they won’t bother anymore, it also a great way to show them what they are in for if they do get the contract. We must be relentless in our campaign as we are fighting for all life current and future.

Please download for the attatchment for a better formated version of this article. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Climate Swoop and COP 15 Mobilisation Call Out

Thirde Eye Manchester, 07-09-2009 13:44

This is going to be hot Autumun of Climate Action - we are are oprganising a mobilisation tour of the UK and we need your help! Local groups from all over the country are being called upon to organise and resist!

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EVENT: From the Camp to the Swoop, Copenhagen and beyond....

Manchester Climate Action, 06-09-2009 00:08

Thursday 10th September
7pm
Jabezz Clegg (Dover Street, off Oxford Road)

Find out what happened at this summer's camps in the UK, plus plans for a mass action at Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal fired power station on October 17th. All this in the lead up to the Copenhagen talks in December. Read more >>

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Bodysnatching, Radiation Poisoning and Infanticide

Marianne Birkby, 04-09-2009 14:24

Bodysnatching, radioactive poisoning and infanticide, the nuclear industry
has it all in spades.
Is this alarmist, you might ask? No, not really. Read more | 9 comments >>

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Manchester Goes to Climate Camp

The Mule, 23-08-2009 12:33

This week will see a number of Manchester residents head down to London for this year’s Climate Camp. They will converge, with thousands from around the country, at an undisclosed location somewhere inside the M25. Read more | 2 comments >>

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Nuclear New Build Blessed by Bishop of Carlisle

Marianne Birkby, 21-08-2009 14:36

The new Bishop of Carlisle has given his blessing to new nuclear build in Cumbria, proclaiming “I am very enthusiastic about nuclear power as a green option for the future.”
Radiation Free Lakeland sent an open letter to the Bishop in June - there has been no reply. Today representatives from Carlisle Action on Climate Change and Radiation Free Lakeland delivered a letter direct to Carlisle Cathedral. Read more >>

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Dissident Island Radio - August 21 transmision from 9pm

Dissident Werewolf, 21-08-2009 13:25

ARUK2009 // RTF5 // Vestas update // Treehouse Galleries // Capitan of the Rant // Climate Camp swoop // Megabitch Read more >>

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Whats going on in Mayo? Rossport Update

May O, 17-08-2009 20:46

Overview of the Rossport Solidarity campaign in the last few months: the Solitaire, actions, on-land section, arrests, assaults, strategy, planning appeal, mobilising and more! Read more >>

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Nuclear Power Trashing the Climate

marianne birkby, 15-08-2009 12:42

Nuclear Power produces EMISSIONS MUCH MORE POWERFUL THAN CO2 - not to mention nearly 500,000 tonnes of Co2 last year from Sellafield's gas plant. The barrage of pro nuke propaganda is aiming to bounce the country into nuclear new build. MP for Copeland Jamie Reed has been handsomely rewarded for consistently lying to Parliament about "homegrown, climate friendly and safe" nuclear power.


Read more | 1 comment >>

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Climate Change: a year from now

Manchester Climate Forum, 26-07-2009 11:15

On Tuesday August 4th, the people of Greater Manchester have an opportunity
to come together to share knowledge and ideas about Climate Change and what
to do about it. Read more | 1 comment >>

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Solidarity protest at Vestas UK HQ in Warrington - Sat 25th July

Richard, 23-07-2009 22:51

Create Green Jobs - Don't destroy them
Support the Vestas Occupation
Solidarity protest at Vestas UK HQ in Warrington Read more | 2 comments >>

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Activists strike at Chorlton Tesco

FuelCell, 04-07-2009 13:58

Manchester residents graffiti Tesco Express in Chorlton in protest over the impact Tesco's expansion has on local communities. Read more | 2 comments >>

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Manchester Plane Stupid disrupt aviation industry Gala Dinner

chris, 17-06-2009 08:38

On Tuesday 16th June 2009 campaigners from the group Manchester Plane Stupid targeted the aviation industry's gala dinner being held at the town hall tonight. Protestors scaled two lamposts and erected a 15m banner reading, "Aviation Industry Conference - Climate Criminals Inside". Read more >>

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Manchester Plane Stupid disrupt aviation industry conference

Manchester Plane Stupid, 16-06-2009 14:56

Campaigners disrupted an airport industry conference today using rape alarms tied to helium balloons . The protesters from the group Manchester Plane Stupid entered the Manchester Central conference venue (formerly GMEX) and sent five bunches of helium balloons reading 'Happy Retirement' to the top of the ceiling where they remained with the alarms ringing. This occurred at exactly the time when the industry delegates were posing for a photo shoot for the launch of a new carbon reduction scheme at European airports which will not include emissions from aircraft.

Read more | 2 comments >>

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Anti-Shell fisherman speaks of attack & sinking of boat

Mika, 11-06-2009 23:19

Attacks by both Shell security and mystery masked men on opponents of the oil company's damaging gas pipeline project have increased in recent weeks. Early Thursday morning, pipeline critic Pat O'Donnell's fishing boat was boarded by four armed masked men, who held the crew captive while sinking the vessel. This follows in the wake of outspoken farmer Willie Corduff being beaten up at night and protestors being thrown off ships by Shell security. Read more | 3 comments >>

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Dissident Island Radio - latest show ready for download!

dissident chickpea, 11-06-2009 09:30

Check out the latest show from June 5th... Read more >>

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Part Owner of Arsenal Soccer Team Invested in Mammal Genocide

Knowledge Is Power, 29-05-2009 17:58

Many of the world's billionaires have derived their gold bullion from
the blood of innocents. Read more | 5 comments >>

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