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Planktos Ocean Dumping Scheme Defeated by Anti-Whalers

16-02-2008 17:22 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Ocean Defence | World

Our campaign against Planktos Inc. is over. The controversial plan to dump hundreds of tons of iron ore dust into the ocean in a bizarre scheme to seed plankton blooms has been abandoned by the Planktos corporation of California.

Position Paper - 15th February 2008: Digging Machinery operating at Lismullen

15-02-2008 21:03 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Globalisation | World

Digging machinery has appeared on the 6th February 2008 at the Lismullin National Monument near the Hill of Tara in Ireland as attempts are begun to fill in the Henge in advance of Irish and European Court decisions. (

http://www.indymedia.ie/article/86111)

Sea Shepherd Launches Operation Migaloo II

13-02-2008 21:19 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Ocean Defence | World

The Hunt for the Japanese Whale Poachers Resumes...

Please Support the Heathrow No Third Runway Campaign

Transforming the threatened villages near Heathrow Airport into a giant eco-village could help save them from being demolished for the planned third runway according to environmental campaigners.

Proposals for a variety of different groups to move into the area and help the local residents develop eco-friendly projects have been circulated by the Earth Aid Environmental Campaign.

Eco-Village of the Future Instead of Third Runway at Heathrow?

Environmentalists and concerned local people resisting the plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport have begun ongoing discussions with a view to establishing a permanent climate centre in the Sipson, Harmondsworth, and Harlington villages.
Environmental campaigners are attempting to offer grassroots solutions to global warming and climate change which would effectively enable the local residents to transform their local area into a futuristic high tech eco-village.

Sea Shepherd Getting Ready to Return to the Whale Wars

08-02-2008 00:06 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Ocean Defence | World

The objective in returning to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is to stop whaling activities for another three to four weeks and to keep the Japanese whalers on the run, wasting fuel and further exposing their illegal poaching activities to the rest of the world.

British Airways And The 5 Tonne Businessmen

I don’t make a habit of swearing, but this morning has been testing, to say the least. Formerly known as the “World’s Favourite Airline” until the world decided that it wasn’t too fond of airlines pushing out carbon dioxide into its upper atmosphere, British Airways have decided, in its eternal wisdom, to kit out a couple of Airbus A318s for its most luxury conscious business travellers.

UK government must abandon road and airport expansion

04-02-2008 14:08 | Analysis | Climate Chaos | Ecology | World

Transport expert says UK government must abandon road and airport expansion and initiate an electric transport ‘revolution’

Global Warming Contrarians Exposed

03-02-2008 18:08 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | World

An extremely informative, in-depth account of four of the major global warming "confusionists" is available free-online.

Killed By Plastic... Salvador Brazil pictures and video

03-02-2008 03:43 | Culture | Ecology | World

The London based artist Mark McGowan, commissioned by
Global Ocean, has completed an extraordinary
performance, leading the incredible Salvador Carnival
procession in Brazil, which is attended by 5 million
people , the artist pulled a massive fishing net
filled with plastic waste weighing 300 kilogrammes,
8km along the official route.

The event was organised in an attempt to raise
awareness about the catasphropic levels of plastic
ending up in the oceans of the world, killing an
estimated 100,000 sea animals every year.

London Protesters target UK’s largest biofuel supplier, Greenergy

A colourful banner protest was held outside the office of Greenergy International, the UK’s largest biofuel supplier, on Wednesday, 30th January, between 12.30 and 2.30 pm.
This was part of a National Week of Action on Agrofuels in which different groups and organisations across the UK are organising protests against the deforestation, high food prices, human rights abuses and faster global warming caused by biofuels from large-scale monocultures. Over 40 people were present.

Whale Slaughter Resumes as Sea Shepherd Prepares to Refuel in Melbourne

01-02-2008 10:01 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Ocean Defence | World

As predicted by both Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd with their ships heading to port low on fuel, the Japanese whaling fleet have returned to their bloody trade of slaughtering whales, killing at least 5 as at February 2 according to early reports from the Australian Government patrol ship Oceanic Viking. Sea Shepherd are vowing to refuel and return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to stop whaling again this season, but needs to urgently fund-raise the cost of the marine diesel and other supplies required.

Sea Shepherd: Greenpeace should Refuel and Continue harassment of Whaling Fleet

27-01-2008 10:38 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | Ocean Defence | World

Captain Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has criticised Greenpeace for using the Whaling issue to raise funds without an ongoing commitment to continue harassing the whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean for the rest of the whaling season - about 2 months. The Greenpeace Esperanza has abandoned the whaling fleet and is presently en route to Hobart to refuel with no intention to return to the Southern Ocean this season.

Teenager arrested after tying herself to Japananese Embassy

25-01-2008 12:54 | Animal Liberation | Ecology | London | World

A British teenager has been arrested after tying herself to a staircase at the Japanese Embassy in London in a protest over whaling, she said. Sophie said last night: "I honestly think that me having a criminal record is not a big price to pay when what the whales are going through is so much worse."

The Problem With...Hope

I need to talk to you about hope. I need to warn you about having it, for merely by having hope you could become nothing more than a bundle of ineffectual good intentions. Hope could, in fact, be the single most dangerous thing to have in the environmental struggle we need to face up to.

Zapatista eviction imminent

23-01-2008 00:50 | Ecology | Social Struggles | Zapatista | World

Chiapanecan authorities announce plan to evict Zapatista camp at the Huitepec.

GM Trees Chopped Down in New Zealand

19-01-2008 01:43 | Bio-technology | Ecology | World

On Monday, environmental saboteurs circumvented an electrified security fence by tunneling underneath it, and chopped down 20 genetically engineered trees.

DC Protest For Sea Shepherd Hostages Video

Yesturday, activists from NYC banded together with activists from Washington D.C. to protest the kidnapping and hostage taking of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society members Giles Lane (UK) and Benjamin Potts (Australia). At the end of yesterday's protest activists received the call: The Sea Shepherd heroes had just been released.

L'esercito contro i ribelli di Napoli. Camorra di Stato

18-01-2008 21:10 | Ecology | World

"Sarà una scelta dolorosa ma inevitabile riaprire la discarica di Pianura se vogliamo togliere i rifiuti nell'interesse dei cittadini di Napoli e di Pianura stessa" (Antonio Bassolino, PD, presidente Regione Campania, ADN Kronos, 11 gennaio)
"Ho parlato col Prefetto e lui è dell'idea di riaprire la discarica di Pianura… poi bisognerà trovare altre discariche" (Tommaso Sodano, PRC, presidente commissione ambiente del Senato, Liberazione, 2 gennaio)

Sea Shepherd Hostages Return Back to Steve Irwin

The two men were transferred to the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin at 0930 Hours Melbourne time (2030 Hours GMT). Both men were happy to be reunited with their shipmates and eager to return to chasing the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Oceans. Both men reported that although they were roughed up when they first boarded the whaling ship, that they were treated well during their time onboard.

World Ecology Newswire Archive

Planktos Ocean Dumping Scheme Defeated by Anti-Whalers

Position Paper - 15th February 2008: Digging Machinery operating at Lismullen

Sea Shepherd Launches Operation Migaloo II

Please Support the Heathrow No Third Runway Campaign

Eco-Village of the Future Instead of Third Runway at Heathrow?

Sea Shepherd Getting Ready to Return to the Whale Wars

British Airways And The 5 Tonne Businessmen

UK government must abandon road and airport expansion

Global Warming Contrarians Exposed

Killed By Plastic... Salvador Brazil pictures and video

London Protesters target UK’s largest biofuel supplier, Greenergy

Whale Slaughter Resumes as Sea Shepherd Prepares to Refuel in Melbourne

Sea Shepherd: Greenpeace should Refuel and Continue harassment of Whaling Fleet

Teenager arrested after tying herself to Japananese Embassy

The Problem With...Hope

Zapatista eviction imminent

GM Trees Chopped Down in New Zealand

DC Protest For Sea Shepherd Hostages Video

L'esercito contro i ribelli di Napoli. Camorra di Stato

Sea Shepherd Hostages Return Back to Steve Irwin

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