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New Book - Igniting a Revolution - AK Press

13-05-2006 00:21 | Ecology | World

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Motor vehicle firms choke up for new anti-gassing campaign

11-05-2006 08:28 | Ecology | World

The new ads are the result of an ACCC ruling, which found marketing claims that vehicles using petrol and diesel are more comfortable and faster had been misleading and possibly breached trade practices.

Life in Rossport Solidarity Camp

04-05-2006 21:37 | Ecology | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

Rossport Solidarity Camp is part of a struggle against Shell, Statoil, Marathon, and the Irish state's plans to destroy a remote area in the West of Ireland. This article is about where the camp is and how the camp is organised.

Police harassment at Stockholm’s Critical Mass

01-05-2006 08:16 | Ecology | Free Spaces | Social Struggles | World

It must have been a slow day on the crime front in Stockholm on Friday as the police didn’t seem to have anything to do other than harassing a bunch of cyclists for cycling!

Australia’s greenhouse gases predicted to put 6 million more people at risk of h

01-05-2006 02:36 | Ecology | World

A recent report warned that climate change puts 400 million more people worldwide at risk of hunger. Australia accounts for 1.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions - and therefore is responsible for this percentage of their detrimental effects. The potential consequences of global warming are so grave that blocking efforts to limit human-induced climate change is a crime against humanity.

Protest at B'lin Village Palestine 28th April 2006

29-04-2006 12:25 | Ecology | Repression | Social Struggles | World

Listen to an audio report recorded at the weekly protest held at the Apartheid wall which divides the agricultural lands from Bi'lin vilage.

UK Forestry Minister: “Rochdale people are missing out on benefits of woodlands”

25-04-2006 10:31 | Ecology | Health | Social Struggles | World

Too many Rochdale people are missing out on the benefits of getting active in the North West's woodlands, thinking they are only found in rural areas, comments the UK Government’s Forestry Minister Jim Knight.

Body Shop International Day of Action this Saturday 29th April

25-04-2006 08:48 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Globalisation | World

The Boycott Body shop campaign will be holding the 2nd Day of action against the Body Shop this Saturday 29th April.

3 days of resistance against arms fair

23-04-2006 11:17 | Animal Liberation | Anti-militarism | Ecology | World

From wednesday the 19th to friday the 21st, several protests and direct actions took place in Amsterdam, opposing the military fair 'Marelec'. Marelec was not only a military fair, but was also a place for companies producing sonar technology, which kills whales and dolphins.

Dr Janez Dmov'ek, President of Slovenia, on being a vegan.

20-04-2006 14:44 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Health | World

Dr Janez Dmov'ek on the ethics of a vegan diet and the foolishness of the EU in subsidising the meat industry.

Anti-War, Pro-Whale - actions this week

17-04-2006 00:55 | Animal Liberation | Anti-militarism | Ecology | World

This is a reminder of an earlier call for action, in support of the Dutch group Disarm ! ( Ontwapen ! ). There is an international arms fair being held in the Nederlands this Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.

Bogus Aspartame Study Exposed by Experts

They tried to pass off a multifood form a decade ago with one reference to aspartame in coffee or tea as an aspartame cancer study. They were trying to rebut the impeccable Ramazzini Study which showed once and for all aspartame is a multipotential carcinogen.

Rossport Solidarity Camp June Bank Holiday Gathering

09-04-2006 22:00 | Ecology | Globalisation | Social Struggles | World

Rossport Solidarity Camp host a June bank holiday weekend gathering to celebrate our first year of resistance to Shell, Statoil, Marathon and the Irish state

Bayer: Disinformation on Climate Protection

06-04-2006 11:45 | Ecology | Cambridge | World

The company Bayer publicly boasts about its pioneering role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But the corporation´s assertion that the emissions of climate gases decreased significantly is untenable.

Spodden Valley - green gateway opens for walkers, wheelchair users and cyclists

06-04-2006 08:02 | Ecology | Health | Social Struggles | World

Glorious spring weather greeted dozens of well wishers to the official opening of the lower Spodden pathway improvements and community artwork at Spotland Bridge.

ACTIVISTS BLOCKADE BAA IN RUNWAY PROTEST

03-04-2006 11:07 | Ecology | Social Struggles | London | World

Protestors from direct action group, Plane Stupid, this morning blockaded BAA HQ on Heathrow's 60th Birthday. 6 arrests were made. BAA now in "premier league of climate change criminals."

Sheila McKechnie Foundation backs ‘Save Spodden Valley’

31-03-2006 11:53 | Ecology | Health | Social Struggles | World

Asbestos concerns and the Save Spodden Valley campaign were recognised this week by Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown at a national campaign award ceremony.

Save Spodden Valley campaign co-ordinator Jason Addy and web designer Alice Smith were invited to London by the Sheila McKechnie Foundation. The community campaign from Rochdale was nominated for the Consumer Action award sponsored by Which?

Support Daniel McGowan (updated)

31-03-2006 01:32 | Bio-technology | Ecology | Repression | World

Daniel McGowan is an environmental and social justice activist, unjustly arrested and charged in federal court on multiple counts of arson, property destruction, and conspiracy, relating to two incidents that occurred in Oregon in 2001. Daniel has asserted his innocence by pleading not guilty to all charges. He is facing a minimum of life in prison if convicted.