UK Indymedia - UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

Invitation to the Northern Climate Rush - Jan 12

23-12-2008 22:33

On Monday 12th January 2009 at 7pm the Northern Climate Rush will hit Manchester Airport Terminal 3 (Domestic Departures).

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Infiltration of activist groups in New Zealand is wrong and bad for the country

23-12-2008 10:35

There has been a concerted effort to infiltrate activist groups by companies and police in New Zealand; and these groups are only working to keep New Zealand safe and clean.

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xmas graffiti message!

22-12-2008 23:28

massive big luv an respect 2 evryone at indymedia and beyond whose workin towards creatin a better world!!!!!!!

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The 300-350 Show: UN Climate Talks - Poznan Assessment

19-12-2008 16:54

The UN Climate Talks are at crisis point. Nothing on the table matches the scale of the challenge and corporate interests are rife. As the talks in Poznan come to an end, we take stock with three key protaganists. Our guides are Kevin Smith (CarbonTradeWatch), Oliver Tickell (Kyoto2) and Tom Athanasiou (EcoEquity).

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Open Cast mine and the protection of England

18-12-2008 16:41

Undercurrents supplied dramatic images of open cast mine for a brilliant George Monbiot interview with the head of CPRE

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Join with Hugo Blanco and sign the ecosocialist declaration!

17-12-2008 18:10

Please sign.

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Scottish coal rail terminal shut down for 9 hours

17-12-2008 14:29

On Monday 15th, thirty campaigners from Coal Action Scotland together with local residents peacefully blockaded the entrance to the Scottish Coal-operated Ravenstruther coal rail terminal in South Lanarkshire. This action prevented the delivery of thousands of tonnes of coal to power stations across Scotland, for the whole day.

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Students roll out red carpet for RBS greenwash award show.

16-12-2008 12:39

Students from Manchester People and Planet groups hosted an awards ceremony and awarded the Royal Bank of Scotland with the prestigious "2008 Greenwash Award".

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Book: Sustainable Energy — without the hot air

16-12-2008 11:17

Sustainable Energy — without the hot air is an book about the UK's energy crisis, it's essential reading.

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Coal rail terminal shut down by local residents and Climate campaigners

15-12-2008 21:46

This morning thirty campaigners from Coal Action Scotland together with local residents peacefully blockaded the entrance to the Scottish Coal-operated Ravenstruther coal rail terminal in South Lanarkshire. Having stopped its reopening after the weekend, this action is currently preventing the delivery of thousands of tonnes of coal to power stations across Scotland. Protestors intend to stay in place as long as possible.

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Earth First! Winter Moot - latest details & venue - Brighton, February 6-7-8th 2

15-12-2008 17:03

The Earth First! Winter moot is an opportunity for people who feel affiliation with the ideas behind Earth First! to network, discuss and reflect on the ecological direct action movement and to plan for the future. In contrast with the yearly EF! Summer Gathering, which is held outside for around five days, the winter moot is a shorter weekend meeting, inside, less aimed at skill sharing and more at looking where we are at as movement and where we want to be going. A session is also reserved for discussing a UK mobilisation for the UN climate conference in Copenhagen late 2009.

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Police injured at Climate Camp

15-12-2008 16:15

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City Council adopt peak oil

15-12-2008 14:07

Nottingham City council unanimously passed the this motion on peak oil on 8 December 2008.

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frankfurt / germany: protest against airport extension

15-12-2008 11:16

On Sunday, 14.12. about 150 people demonstrated in the forest of Kelsterbach (near Frankfurt / Main) against the construction of the new runway north of the current airport site.

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Stop the new Leeds Opencast.

14-12-2008 18:13

Join us on Saturday 10th January 2009 to march around the proposed open cast coal mine site at Newton Lane, near Fairburn Ings nature reserve and Castleford.

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Santas Against Excessive Consumption, London UK, Xmas 08

13-12-2008 20:15

Five brave counterculture warriors don Santa Suits, sing anti-consumerist and anti-capitalist Xmas carols, and leaflet for more mindful attention to love, gifts, and catastrophic climate change – in Oxford Street, in the heart of the shopping district of Old London Town, on the busiest shopping day of the year: Sat 13 Dec 08.

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Nuclear disarmament synergies

13-12-2008 18:25

Now is a key time to capitalise on renewed interest in Nuclear Disarmament and makes links between this issue, the financial crisis and climate change.

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BBC and regional news cover tree protest in weymouth

12-12-2008 19:31

Two protesters are sitting in trees in ancient Dorset woodland to try to stop clearance work taking place ahead of the building of a new £84m relief road.

Work to clear part of Two Mile Coppice restarted on Thursday after a legal bid by the Woodland Trust temporarily suspended work on Tuesday.

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The 300-350 Show: Forests and Biofuels

12-12-2008 12:31

We continue our coverage of this year’s UN Climate Change Talks in Poznan Poland with a look at the big issue on the table – how to reduce emissions from deforestation. We look at why carbon trading is not the answer and why new EU targets for biofuels will increase deforestation.

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Save the planet from capitalism By Evo Morales

11-12-2008 22:06

President Evo morales on climate change and capitalism, and the changes needed to build a sustainable world.