UK Indymedia - UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

LRT visit E.on at FA HQ

29-11-2008 10:37

On Friday 28th November London Rising Tide visited the FA Headquarters to protest about E-on's strive for new coal in the UK.

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E.on Shenanigans and Street Party in Bristol

29-11-2008 10:28

Bristol Rising Tide and activists from in and around Bristol had a day of
shenanigans directed at the Royal Bank of Scotland, E-on and new coal.

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Pix-&-Vidz of E.ON F.OFF, Pall Mall, London - 28 Nov 08

28-11-2008 15:02

Greenwash Guerillas London Brigade, Detection Platoon #1, pay a protest-oriented visit to the London Office of filthy climate criminal corporation E.ON UK to confront a Short-Sighted Fat Cat and PR Pushers plugging 'Clean Coal' bullplop.

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Greenhouse Development Rights

28-11-2008 13:25

We continue our lead in to this year’s UN Climate Change Talks in Poznan Poland with a look at a proposal that seeks to break the current deadlock and lead to a fair deal that delivers both climate safety and protects the poor. We speak to Tom Athanasiou, director of EcoEquity and co-author of the Greenhouse Development Rights framework.

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When is a tool not a tool?

28-11-2008 12:09

A Nottingham resident is bailed to return to Medway magistrates’ court 10am on the 10th. December for committal to crown court to face trial for possession of bicycle tools.

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The Problem With...Civilization

28-11-2008 09:33

Civilization or civilisation n. an advanced stage or system of human social development
(Concise Oxford English Dictionary)

Something BETTER than civilization is awaiting us.
(Daniel Quinn, Beyond Civilization)

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Keep Global Warming Below 2°C

27-11-2008 15:51

Backed by major environmental groups, Time to Lead is a movement that helps European citizens urge local political leaders to issue support of the 30 percent reduction in Europe’s own carbon emissions by 2020. Citizens act by joining the ‘call to action’ at

http://www.timetolead.eu/.

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Nafeez Ahmed: Food Crisis & Peak Oil (Audio)

26-11-2008 19:31

In this wide ranging talk about the global food crisis and peak oil Nafeez Ahmed sketches out a path to the post-industrial society.

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Anti-Capitalist Bloc on Climate March 2008

26-11-2008 15:37

Saturday 6 December, Assembly 12 Noon at US Embassy, Grosvenor Square to march on Parliament. Join the CLIMATE MARCH 2008!

FOR THE PLANET! - AGAINST THE STATE!

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Manchester Students remember Ken Saro-Wiwa in University Shell protest

24-11-2008 19:14

Students from the University of Manchester held a memorial protest in remembrance of Nigerian human rights activists who were killed by the Nigerian military in 1995. The protest highlighted the new partnership to research biofuels between the University of Manchester and Shell.

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CLIMATE MARCH 2008 - Global Day of Action

24-11-2008 15:47

CLIMATE MARCH 2008
SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER
Part of a Global Day of Action on climate, see www.globalclimatecampaign.org - last year 70+ countries were involved.
www.campaigncc.org

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Bangladeshi Textile Workers Speak in Leeds

24-11-2008 15:15

Paid as little as 14p an hour, working up to 18 hour days, the garment workers of Bangladesh are not only some of the most exploited workers on the planet - they are also some of the most militant activists and trade unionists in the world.
Come and hear them tell their courageous story of how the forces of workers solidarity are winning the battle against the sweatshop bosses and the military government of Bangladesh. Thursday 4th Dec 7pm at the Playhouse.

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Tell E.ON to f off! - Protest

24-11-2008 13:31

As part of 48 hours of nationwide action against E.ON, called for by the Camp for Climate Action, Rising Tide, Plane Stupid and Campaign against Climate Change, Nottingham students are calling a demonstration outside E.ON's city centre offices (Mount St, NG1 6PG).

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UK Coal Industry Braced for 48hrs of Protests

24-11-2008 13:07

Today the ‘E.on Face Off’ direct action campaign was officially announced to the press (see press release below). The direct action campaign will start with the 48 hours of action against E.on and New Coal (Friday 28th / Saturday 29th Nov).

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23rd November issue of Manchester Climate Fortnightly out

23-11-2008 21:29

Manchester Climate Fortnightly is a newsletter published by a small collective in Manchester, covering all subjects related to climate change in the Northwest of England (and a few places beyond...)
Below are some samples articles from the November 23rd issue. The rest of the newsletter, and previous editions, are available for download via the following link-
www.manchesterclimatefortnightly.info. You can also subscribe by emailing info [at] manchesterclimatefortnightly.info with "subscribe" in the header

We lead with the story that although Manchester City Council has stated it aims for Manchester to be Britain's greenest by 2010, it has actually slipped further down in the annual rankings of Forum for the Future (these rankings are under review, but a great leap forwards for our sunny city
would be a surprise...)

Our second story is on the “Climate Change Foundation”, a proposal that has so far received scant coverage in the mainstream press.

All the usual features are here too-
a Calendar bursting with events, including Sat 29th's Chomsky at 80, www.chomskyat80.org.uk
a Digest of local, national and global news (with more on the website)
Campaign updates “Read All About it” and other goodies.

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Vindication! Observer withdraws eco-terror story

23-11-2008 10:12

The Observer has today withdrawn the claptrap they published a fortnight ago, claiming climate camper and others greens were on the verge of launching mass casualty terror attacks. Thank you to Stephen Pritchard, the Observer Reader's Editor, who listened to our concerns with an open mind and took this to the highest levels at the paper.

It's a real result, and makes NETCU looks like silly-billies. Again. Maybe this will discourage the spooks from doing more guerrilla briefing...

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The 300-350 Show: Kyoto2

21-11-2008 11:32

We start our coverage of this year’s UN Climate Change Talks in Poznan Poland with a look at an alternative proposal for a global climate deal called “Kyoto2”. The scheme would limit emissions by rationing the production of fossil fuels at source and would generate a trillion dollar fund to help poor countries adapt to climate change, to preserve forests and to help decarbonise the globe. There is also a strong component of direct regulation. We speak to the scheme’s architect, Oliver Tickell.

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START HERE : Workshops for Activists : 22 November 2008

20-11-2008 17:36

FINAL REMINDER for registration for the workshops on Change Activism in London on 22nd November 2008. We will cover some of the up-to-the-minute issues, and focus on ways of staying positive and engaged in our action responses.

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Climate Change Activists Occupy EONs Coventry Headquarters

20-11-2008 00:29

Monday November 10th saw a noisy, 45 minutes long, office occupation and an attempted banner drop at EONs headquarters in Coventry in protest against plans to build Kingsnorth coal fired power station. Four activists were arrested on suspicion of aggravated trespass.

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A Call to Climate Action at COP15, Copenhagen 2009

19-11-2008 17:54

We stand at a crossroads. The facts are clear. Global climate change, caused by human activities, is happening, threatening the lives and livelihoods of billions of people and the existence of millions of species. Social movements, environmental groups, and scientists from all over the world are calling for urgent and radical action on climate change.