We’ve seen victory after victory this week and that’s just the major iconic battles. Not only have Eon and BAA thrown in the towel on Kingsnorth and Heathrows third runway, but also the rejection of the proposed agrofuels power stations Portland, Dorset and in Southall, Ealing last month.
Today we hear that the plug has been pulled on Hunsterson in Scotland. The proposals there were to build a 1,600 MW plant at next to British Energy’s nuclear plant and deep water port facilities. However the funders of the project have now pulled out.
“Due to the financial situation, which affects Dong Energy especially on the power production side – due to less sale and falling prices – Dong Energy has decided to strengthen its capital structure, which includes reducing investments in the coming years.”
Although the recession is obviously playing a large roll in all of this, it appears that the dominos are falling and climate activism reaching a tipping point in momentum. Lets hope we become unstoppable before catastrophic climate change does.
“Due to the financial situation, which affects Dong Energy especially on the power production side – due to less sale and falling prices – Dong Energy has decided to strengthen its capital structure, which includes reducing investments in the coming years.”
Although the recession is obviously playing a large roll in all of this, it appears that the dominos are falling and climate activism reaching a tipping point in momentum. Lets hope we become unstoppable before catastrophic climate change does.
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what does it mean to win...
12.10.2009 13:43
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why
12.10.2009 14:28
Get off the computer, and I'll see you on the streets!
Jim
no revolution on a dead planet
12.10.2009 14:42
how much longer will life still be here if we await the revolution before acting?
!
small but important correction
12.10.2009 15:02
Looks like npower, Scottish Power and Peel are now emerging as the main culprits still hoping to build new coal power stations:
jo vwx
Heathrow
12.10.2009 15:05
Keith
Re: what does it mean to win
12.10.2009 17:03
It's not like climate change, the arms trade or vivisection are affecting people, animals and the climate now, we should just wait until after the revolution.
*rolleyes*
Kia
What does it mean to win?
14.10.2009 12:21
Yes capitalism still reigns, but how do we demolish it? By taking out a brick at a time wherever we can find one loose? By fantasising about what we could do with a bulldozer if we had one? By sitting around waiting for it to fall down of its own accord? I'll opt for the first.
We shouldn't undervalue our achievements, but a rational distinction between them and the temporary amelioration of bad stuff through the bankers cock-ups is required.
Stroppyoldgit