Oxford Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

The next Bath Climate Camp meeting will be this Thursday (the 15th) at 7.30 downstairs in the Hobgoblin, 47 James's Parade, Central Bath Read more >>

Well-supported demo to save Radley Lakes Read more >>

Oxford World Development Movement (WDM) held a 'Climate Change Kills' public meeting last night, with talks by Ricardo Navarro, a respected environmental activist from El Salvador and Martyn Powell, WDM's Campaigns Officer, with Jacqueline Walkden from Oxford Friends of the Earth chairing. The evening launched WDM's campaign on climate change, discussed its impact on the developing world, and considered what we can do about it. Read more >>

Salisbury District Council's controversial new Council Office extension is about to see the felling of about 15 very large treesany day now, (some of which are actually in a Public Park, which means they're not really allowed to cut them down, but do they listen?!!) and the destruction of a 300+ year old walled garden- a small but precious piece of Salisburys history. The garden has been fondly known to the children of Salisbury as !The Secret Garden" for generations untold.
Things appeared to be on hold but now they are pushing ahead to fell the trees.
Please please help!!
the tree’s JUST IN CASE the development project goes ahead. Read more >>

oxford indymedia screening:

'Those Who Dance'

at the East Oxford Community Centre on the corner of Cowley Rd & Princes St

on Sunday February 25th at 7:30 Read more >>

Trees along the proposed LNG pipeline in Wales are being chopped at this moment, the imediate damage is the width of a motorway cutting a swathe through the Welsh countryside 200 miles long, then theres also "the not so imediate damage" that is occuring with our use of these fosil fuels and the affect they have on CLIMATE CHANGE! Read more >>

Oxford World Development Movement (WDM) staged a 'Climate Change Challenge' in Cornmarket Street on Saturday to raise awareness of a talk they are holding with Friends of the Earth on Thursday 22nd February 7.30pm, at the Friends' Meeting House in St. Giles. The talk is about the impact of climate change on the developing world, and the speakers will be Ricardo Navarro, an environmental activist from El Salvador, and Martyn Powell, WDM's Campaigns Officer.
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Autonomous group drops a banner against the lab Read more >>

Climate Camp 2007 will take place from August 14th to 21st. Planning is already well under way and we need everyone to get involved and make it happen.
The next national organising gathering will be in Leeds on Sat and Sun Feb 17th/18th. It will be at The Common Place in Leeds city centre and vegan food, accommodation and creche will be provided (please contact us with accommodation, creche or any other needs though so we can plan ahead).
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Npower plan to fill this amazing lake with PFA (Pulverized Fuel Ash) Read more >>

The tree camp site in Brecon is gaining a LOT of local support. It's in a beautiful setting, and is quite sheltered!
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Activists urgently required to save protected species at Radley Lake. Bayliffs due any moment. Read more >>

People are needed to either join the ongoing protests along the 150 mile route of the pipeline or to set up camps, day actions, leafleting and writting letters to MPs/ AMs.... PEOPLE NEEDED NOW! Read more >>

Do you want a shopping centre the size of Reading’s Oracle shopping centre in the middle of Oxford?
Do you think Oxford needs to compete with Birmingham for shoppers.
Do you want traffic in the City Centre to be like just before Christmas all year round?
Do you want to see vulnerable, disabled residents moved from the Council housing to make ways for a car park?
Do you want to see the City Council doing it's bit to stop climate change? Read more >>

As part of yesterdays day-of-action against short-haul flights, called for by Plane Stupid, there were direct-actions and protest against travel agents in Reading.

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Environment protesters have got into Didcot power station, Oxfordshire, and chained themselves to equipment taking coal to the boilers. Read more >>

Indymedia shows its brightest colours Read more >>

We need lots of stuff to make climate camp happen. Read more >>

Protesters dropped a banner reading 'Climate Crime' in front of the cooling towers of Didcot power station this morning - Tuesday 18th July. Read more >>

Climate change activists have scaled a tower on the coal pile at Didcot power station and unfurled a large orange banner with the words 'climate crime' on it. This is to hightlight that coal fire power stations such as Didcot are not a feasible or sustainable future for energy supply. It is also to bring attention to the days of action against climate change taking part later in the summer as part of Reclaim Power - see www.reclaimpower.org.uk - and likewise the Camp for Climate Action - www.climatecamp.org.uk Read more >>