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Proposed Law would make Minorca type applications History.

29-06-2010 19:52 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Birmingham | Nottinghamshire

Andrew Bridgen MP for North West Leicestershire is to introduce a Bill into the House of Commons that would introduce 500 metre buffer zones between areas of opencast mining and areas of settlement in England as already exists in Wales and Scotland

threat of the incinerator s being built in uk

incinerators increase child deaths cancers ect derby have the threat of 3 being built help advive welcome d

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Chairperson sympathises with Minorca Petitioners

18-06-2010 12:18 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Birmingham | Nottinghamshire

This press release brings you right up to date with yesterdays events and subsequent developments on UK Coal's Minorca Opencast Mine Application.

Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk - More on the Minorca Petition

15-06-2010 19:21 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Birmingham | Nottinghamshire

This press release gives more information about out petition to Leicestershire County Council including the text of the petition. Our petition takes the form of being a grievance against LCC for not taking a decision on the Minorca Opencast Application.

Critical Mass - next Friday!

18-05-2010 17:34 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Free Spaces | Nottinghamshire

Critical Mass seems to have gone into hibernation in recent months... which is a shame because it is needed more than ever. All cyclists and other non-motorised transport users are invited to meet in Market Square at 5pm on Friday 28th May to restart this great tradition.

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Our new MP is the first to sign our petition urging a decision on UK Coal's .

16-05-2010 20:05 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Birmingham | Nottinghamshire

This press release carries news of MOPG's meeting with North West Leicestershire's new M.P. Andrew Bridgen, where he was not only the first person to sign our petition asking LCC for a decision on the Minorca Application, but also would take other issues of concern to the heart of the new Coalition Government.

Leicestershire County Council: Please make a Decision!!

14-05-2010 05:39 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire

The Minorca Opencast Protest Group is to launch a Petition asking Leicestershire County Council to make a decision on UK Coal's Minorca Application on July 15th. This decision has already been postponed 6 times and by then residents will have been waiting for over a year which they consider is long enough.

Notts County Council Pension Fund invests in BP

06-05-2010 09:59 | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire

The pension fund run by Notts CC and including several other major employers in the region invests in BP. As supplies of easily obtainable oil dwindle, companies are investing in more high risk methods of getting oil. One of these is tar sands in Canada.

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UK Rossport Solidarity Gathering Feb 12-14th, Sumac Centre, Nottingham

24-11-2009 16:54 | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire

Find out more about the Rossport Solidarity Camp in Co.Mayo, Ireland & how to support the community struggle against Shell in 2010.

Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 3

16-11-2009 13:27 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire

On Saturday 17th october, around one thousand climate activists had attempted to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station in Nottinghamshire, taking direct action with repeated breaches of the security fencing.

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Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 2

16-11-2009 13:20 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire

On Saturday 17th october, around one thousand climate activists had attempted to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station in Nottinghamshire, taking direct action with repeated breaches of the security fencing.

Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 1

16-11-2009 13:12 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire

On Saturday 17th october, around one thousand climate activists had attempted to shut down Ratcliffe-on-Soar coal power station in Nottinghamshire, taking direct action with repeated breaches of the security fencing.

'the Age of Stupid'

23-10-2009 09:01 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire

details for event, screening of film

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Fences Down East side Ratcliffe - Follow Climate Swoop Action here

17-10-2009 12:00 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire

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None of the fences electrified! 2 down, 1 to go! De-fence! De-fence! #swoop
by climatecamp via twitter at 12:54 PM

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#bike #swoop heard cops: they're trying to kettle us at an entrance on th A453
by tristamsparks via twitter

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Fences down on east side of Ratcliffe — go go go! The best attack is a good de-fence... #swoop
by climatecamp via twitter at 12:53 PM

Climate rush: peoples being pulled over by filth on route.

16-10-2009 20:41 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Repression | Nottinghamshire

activists not even heavily involved in climate change campaigns have been pulled all over.

Swoop on Eon two days early

Just days before the Great Climate Swoop, the Camp for Climate Action has upped the ante in its bitter battle with energy giant e.on, by publicly occupying it flagship public relations YouTube channel, Talking Energy.

handy Ratcliffe map for the weekend

15-10-2009 13:45 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire | Sheffield

Since Ratcliffe on Soar power station lies right on the junction of 3 OS25 maps, I've stitched together a compound image which prints out reasonably well on A4

Ratcliffe Panorama

14-10-2009 22:27 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire | Sheffield

Panorama of the Ratcliffe Power Station

Ratcliffe 114 - one more charged, now 25

Reported in the Guardian:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2009/oct/13/climate-activists-nottingham

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Climate Activists Cheer 'Two Down, One To Go', As Great Climate Swoop Looms

Climate activists have been celebrating a double victory this week, while
continuing plans to take control of a second power station this weekend.

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Notts police in eco protest training with MoD

26-09-2009 08:59 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire

Notts police officers have been training with MoD police

Ratcliffe on Soar installing new fences

17-09-2009 19:03 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire

Ratcliffe on Soar are currently installing new perimeter fences (12ft chain link).

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Critique of Climate Camp action 17/18 October

16-09-2009 11:09 | Energy Crisis | Technology | Nottinghamshire | World

“It’s time to start imagining a future without coal” says the call-out. Oh no! Not that crap again! If anything was going to put thoughtful people off this action, silly rhetoric like that does the trick. It’s like trying to build opposition to Donald Trump’s plans to turn acres of sand dunes near Aberdeen into a golf course for the rich, or golf courses in general, by urging people to imagine a future without grass.

help stop cyclamax build a incinerator that will burn nuclear /toxic waste

14-09-2009 15:54 | Energy Crisis | Health | Nottinghamshire | World

this incinerator is planned for an area with high cancer rates already .if built children could be born abnormal

Australian activists breach fence of power plant - now lets shut down Ratcliffe!

14-09-2009 11:46 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Nottinghamshire

http://www.switchoffhazelwood.org/

http://indymedia.org.au/2009/09/09/switch-off-hazelwood-coverage

"Approximately five hundred people took part in today's historic action at the Hazelwood coal power station, while 22 people managed to get themselves arrested while attempting to slap a 'Community Decommission Order' on Hazelwood.

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Nottinghamshire Energy Crisis Newswire Archive

Nottinghamshire Energy Crisis Newswire Archive

Proposed Law would make Minorca type applications History.

threat of the incinerator s being built in uk

Chairperson sympathises with Minorca Petitioners

Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk - More on the Minorca Petition

Critical Mass - next Friday!

Our new MP is the first to sign our petition urging a decision on UK Coal's .

Leicestershire County Council: Please make a Decision!!

Notts County Council Pension Fund invests in BP

UK Rossport Solidarity Gathering Feb 12-14th, Sumac Centre, Nottingham

Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 3

Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 2

Ratcliffe Power Station 'Climate Swoop' 1

'the Age of Stupid'

Fences Down East side Ratcliffe - Follow Climate Swoop Action here

Climate rush: peoples being pulled over by filth on route.

Swoop on Eon two days early

handy Ratcliffe map for the weekend

Ratcliffe Panorama

Ratcliffe 114 - one more charged, now 25

Climate Activists Cheer 'Two Down, One To Go', As Great Climate Swoop Looms

Notts police in eco protest training with MoD

Ratcliffe on Soar installing new fences

Critique of Climate Camp action 17/18 October

help stop cyclamax build a incinerator that will burn nuclear /toxic waste

Australian activists breach fence of power plant - now lets shut down Ratcliffe!