Nottinghamshire Ecology Newswire Archive

This short video voices the views of Nottingham residents about the Eastcroft Incinerator and the plans to expand the facilities. The three incinerators on the site burn most of Nottingham's household waste - including recyclable materials. They also incinerate industrial waste including reject cigarettes, plastics, chemicals, tyres, PVC, animal tissues etc. On the site there is also a clinical waste incinerator that burns hospital waste including low-level radioactive waste.

The next climate camp gathering is happening in Leeds in 2 weeks. It is an ideal opportunity to get involved in organising this exciting camp. Please email us if you are interested in going from Notts as we might be able to sort some transport.

A letter for Mrs Beckett head of DEFRA and some pictures of the protest outside Derby City Council

A group of activists visit Long Eaton to raise awareness of the campaign.

A small dedicated (hard core!) group of Sheffield (www.nowideningm1.org.uk) hit 3 Motor way bridges between junctions 30 and 32 of the M1 early this morning.

Fact - EVERY CHILD IN THE UK HAS PLUTONIUM IN THEIR TEETH BECAUSE OF CONTAMINATION BY THE SELLAFIELD NUCLEAR POWER STATION

producer pays? – well no actually Here's the thing thing. I get really pissed of when on the one hand as individual I am told recycle recycle and switch off my lights and don't have baths (blah blah like I need telling........) whilst at the same time corporations are left alone to light and heat corporate building 24/7, water companies make massive profits for shareholders while water pours out of unrepaired mains pipes and manufacturers of stuff, supermarkets and fast food chains produce mountains of unnecessary packaging loads of which cannot be recycled and is destined for landfill or incineration. We pay for the privilege of having a recycling collection service (if we are lucky) or we pay the financial, health and environmental costs of it all being chucked into and landfill or incineration. All to get rid of rubbish we don't need or want in the first place. Now that doesn't seem right.

Just finished a 10 minute short about the NAIL Campaign. Expect a higher quality screening version to be uploaded in a few days time. You can watch it on Youtube here.

If you have problems viewing the downloadable files below, please download and install VideoLAN (VLC) media player. It is free and works on most computer systems.

Is nuclear power the solution? Public Meeting to be addressed by Michael Meacher writer, MP and Peter Bunyard One of the founders of “The Ecologist” magazine, writer and campaigner on environmental issues. THURSDAY, MARCH 16th, at 7 pm prompt, Chaucer Lecture Theatre 1, Nottingham Trent University, Goldsmith Street.

A few photos showing a low inpact way of making foundations for a straw bale building.

The idea was to build a multi-person contraption, partly inspired by the famous Rinky-Dink. It is expected that it will bike about with Critical Mass and similar matters ....

Our baby NET is 2 years old today. Nearly 10million jounrneys were made on NET in the last year alone!!!!!

concerned local residence did a further banner drop in a couple of street in Sneinton. The last being done in November last year, also being considered a great success.
Neighbours and local residence came out in support, to show that people in Nottingham prefer clean air and recycling to waste turned into pollution.

concerned local residence did a further banner drop in a couple of street in Sneinton. The last being done in November last year, also being considered a great success.
Neighbours and local residence came out in support, to show that people in Nottingham prefer clean air and recycling to waste turned into pollution.

It is expected the Council will make a decision regarding the proposed expansion of Eastcroft incinerator later this month. On Monday (6th March) people from the Nottingham Against Incineration and Landfill (NAIL) campaign handed over 3019 signatures to councillers at the Council House, Market Square at 12.30 - 1pm. Many came in support, to show that people in Nottingham prefer clean air and recycling to waste turned into pollution.

Inthesameboat presents:-*A Shell to Sea Benefit*, Friday 17th March 06,Headliners BUZZKILL,West Yorkshire Punk N Roll, as championed by Radio1's Lockup. Doors 8.30pm, £3admission, the Rose of England (Near Victoria Bus Station), Nottingham


YES MY NINJAS ?
-Tool meets Jethro Tull in a good way

more bands TBC

Doors 8.30pm, £3 in @the Rose of England (Near Victoria Bus Station),
Nottingham

*All proceeds to the "Shell to Sea" campaign in Mayo, Ireland
against the pipeline.

more:  http://www.corribsos.com/
gigs:  http://www.myspace.com/inthesameboat
news:  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/

It is expected the Council will make a decision regarding the proposed expansion of Eastcroft incinerator later this month. This Monday (6th March) people from the Nottingham Against Incineration and Landfill (NAIL) campaign will be handing over 2500+ signatures to councillers at the Town Hall (Market Square) at 12.30 - 1pm. People are being asked to come along and show that people in Nottingham prefer clean air and recycling to waste turned into pollution. If you can, please print off the petition and get some more signatures. See you on Monday!

Links: Planning Officer insists on wider public consultation for incinerator expansion | Campaigners meet Environment Agency over incinerator | Sneinton's Rubbish Day Out 1 - The Days Events | NAIL campaign 'banner drop' at Sneinton Boulevard | NAIL campaign hammers on...

Notts Indymedia have produced a short film about the NAIL campaign, which will be published on the website in the next few days.

DEMAND newsletter - March 2006

DOUBLING OF NIGHT FLIGHTS; QUADRUPLING THE TONNAGE

The recently published Nottingham East Midlands Airport Master Plan for the next 25 years reveals the airport management’s intention to increase the number of air traffic movements to a massive 137,000 per year by 2016 - with most of the growth expected in the very near future.

I have posted pictures of each critical mass I've been to, here in Nottingham. I thought as a kind of summary, that it might be interesting to present an edited set, as a slide show AVI. Here is the result. I hope you enjoy,

Setting out from the usual meeting place [Outside the Savoy Cinema on Derby Road, meet at 5.30pm] Again, 'twas a dark, wet and oh so very cold. But a fair few turned up to take part ..... Did I say it was cold? It was cold ........