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Frontline Tara update

04-09-2007 00:04 | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

5 Actions throughout day at Tara Valley Ireland

The Hidden Cause of Climate Change

03-09-2007 23:29 | Climate Camp 2007 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | World

Taking a look at an often-overlooked part of the environmental threat to our planet, this is an essential issue for all environmentalists.

Tara week of action

03-09-2007 20:17 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

Action Stations Tara Sept 1-7th

Australia: Coal Power Station shut down in APEC climate protest

03-09-2007 02:06 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | World

Activists have shut down power generation at the Loy Yang power station in Gippsland's Latrobe Valley in Victoria on Monday morning for five hours, as a protest against inaction on climate change by the Australian Government of John Howard, and policies that maintain the coal power industry and its contribution to climate change at the expense of developing renewable energy production. The action was undertaken to send a message to APEC leaders to take real action on Climate Change and the Kyoto protocol.

Tara: March to Navan, 15/08/07

A short video of a march to Navan, the closest town to the Tara Valley, to drawn public awareness to the destruction of Irish National Heritage.

New Orleans After 24 Months: 'They wanted them poor niggers out of there.'

02-09-2007 16:42 | Ecology | Repression | World

“They wanted them poor niggers out of there and they ain’t had no intention to allow it to be reopened to no poor niggers, you know? And that’s just the bottom line.”

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Australia: Greenpeace activists stage APEC coal protest

02-09-2007 15:43 | Ecology | Globalisation | Repression | World

Twelve Greenpeace activists have been arrested at the world's biggest coal port at Newcastle, 160km north of Sydney, after painting the message "Australia Pushing Export Coal" on the side of a coal ship, The Endeavour, and unfurling a large banner in Chinese calling on China to be cautious of John Howard and George Bush’s attempts to sabotage Kyoto. The protest comes at the start of the 2007 APEC (Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation) forum meeting being hosted by Australian Prime Minister John Howard in Sydney 2-9 September 2007, and being attended by USA President George Bush, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Hu Jintao and other Pacific rim leaders.

European Law backs Tara defence and outlaws construction.

WORK on the controversial section of the M3 near the Hill of Tara must
now stop.

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Tara Poem: A Call to Action

01-09-2007 19:55 | Culture | Ecology | London | World

A short video of a recorded poem by one Tara activist, a call to action in County Meath, Ireland, to halt the construction/destruction being caused by the new M3 motorway.

Movimento Verde Eufémia mows first GM Field in South Portugal

26-08-2007 16:23 | Bio-technology | Ecology | Social Struggles | World

On the 17th of August the “Movimento Verde Eufémia” went into action of civil disobedience, targeting the first transgenic field in the Algarve GMO Free Zone in South Portugal. 65 mowers entered the field and were able to mow a hectare of GM corn in less than 20 minutes. The action received support from a parade of an extra 60 people.

Blow Off Dem Melting Ice Caps Jethro....Let's Drill for More Oil

23-08-2007 15:22 | Ecology | World

The Arctic ice is melting at an accelerating pace, with this year already showing record retreat. There is still a month or so left of summer heating, but the record minimum ice melt has already been reached. "It is therefore almost certain that the previous 2005 record will be annihilated by the final 2007 annual minima closer to the end of this summer."(1)

Tara Valley Ireland Action Stations

Cultural Conservationists stop work on Tara valley, Irelands heart of ancient heritage,by M3 Climate Criminals.
International Climate Concern actions start early for frontline Earth defence activists.

Having a Riot with the Climate Camp Police

Riot Shield vs Earth Shield - who will win?

Timeline: 1600 - 19 August 2007

Location: Right outside the Camp for Climate Action, Sipson, Middlesex, during the storming of the BAA HQ.

How to confuse riot cops in 3 easy steps.......

Defusing The Methane Timebomb

Methane may one day lead this planet to catastrophe, but it could also be a way of giving us a bit more time to prevent catastrophe. This article will tell you (almost) everything you need to know about methane, and how it can be controlled.

An Open Letter To Bertie Ahern

An open letter to the current Taoiseach of Ireland regarding the M-3 motorway scheme.

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Big Lottery Fund to help people tackle environmental problems

09-08-2007 13:16 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | World

New Lottery funding gives the Environmental Law Foundation a whole new lawyer.

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Ancient Irish site Threatened

07-08-2007 18:30 | Ecology | World

This is a message for activists who are up for helping the Irish
protesters
>in their fight to avert the new M3 motorway away from an extremely
ancient
>site, far predating Stonhenge.
>

Rossport Activist slams new Irish government announcment as a "Sad Spectacle"

One of the main arguments against the Shell scheme in Mayo has always been that the people of Ireland would see little or no benefit from the exploitation of their resources. Today the new Green Party Minister announced that new terms will apply to licences for the oil and gas of the west coast. However the natural resources are still, in effect, being given away to Shell and other companies...