UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive
Sheffield Green New Deal Conference - From Global Challenges to Local Solutions
16-02-2009 19:17
Saturday February 28 2009, 9.00 – 5.30St Mary’s Conference Centre, Bramall Lane, Sheffield S2 4QZ
Organised by Sheffield Campaign Against Climate Change
Bath Bomb #19 Out Now
16-02-2009 14:52
Bath's monthly radical newsheet makes it through another cold, hard month...Modern Movement
16-02-2009 11:44
Anybody know who this bunch are or are funded by?Climate Chaos meets economic chaos - report on a discussion in Leeds.
14-02-2009 23:37
I went to an interesting meeting last week and as Leeds faces up to the collapse of neo-liberalism with a lot of meetings and events happening, I thought it would be useful if people started to report back so we can get an overall picture of what's possible.Abolition of King Coal, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Power and Weapons(update Friday Fe
13-02-2009 21:11
If You Don’t Trust Governments Then You’re In Good Company
13-02-2009 17:56
There’s a lot to be said for having progressive targets in all sorts of things, foremost among these is reducing the amount of climate changing gas being poured into the atmosphere; so when, for instance, a government (like that of the UK) says that it will aim to reduce the amount of carbon the nation is sending into the atmosphere by 80% by the year 2050, then it’s good to know that somewhere down the line people are going to check that they are on target. That said, of course 80% by 2050 is hopelessly inadequate, given that that only a net reduction in the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere - as distinct from the amount being emitted - by, say, 2050, will have any chance of preventing the worst effects of climate change.CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE EMPATHY DEFICIT
13-02-2009 17:47
‘We seem to be suffering from an empathy deficit – our ability to put ourselves in someone else’s shoes, to see the world through those who are different from us.’ – Barack ObamaOccasionally – just occasionally – a mainstream politician says something that is both original and useful. This is the case with Barack Obama’s views on empathy. In a thousand speeches, and in his book The Audacity of Hope, he has put cultivating empathy – learning to see the world from the perspective of others – at the centre of his moral and political vision.
I am inclined to praise him because I believe we should view the problem of tackling climate change not as an environmental issue, or one concerning technology or social justice or markets, but primarily as a problem of empathy. We must learn to see the individuals behind the newspaper headlines about climate change, and imagine ourselves into the uniqueness of their lives, developing an understanding of their most important experiences, beliefs, fears and hopes.Sound far-fetched, wishy-washy or a little too sandals-and-carrot-juice for your liking? Let me explain myself.
An amazing victory in greece
13-02-2009 15:50
Campaigners in Greece have apparently succeeded in halting plans for the constructions of new coal-fired power plants. Can we pull off the same here? The future depends on it.The Severn Barrage: It's All About The Money
13-02-2009 13:41
Do you really think that environmental arguments have a hope in hell's chance of stopping the Severn Barrage becoming reality? This is not about renewable energy, this is about money.Full article | 2 additions | 3 comments
PLANE STUPID ACTIVISTS ACCUSE ED MILLIBAND OF PLANE HYPOCRACY
12-02-2009 20:59
Plane Stupid Brighton Activists have interrupted a public meeting during a speech by Ed Miliband MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, unveiling a banner highlighting the hypocritical actions of the government in relation to aviation and climate change. The action exposes the contradiction between the government's stated aim to cut 80% of CO2 emissions by 2050 and their plans to massively expand the aviation sector in the UK. The banner accuses the government of becoming a "Hypocracy" - a democracy governed by hypocrites.Manchester students occupy roof of Royal Bank of Scotland
11-02-2009 22:16
Veggie Pride UK - Sat 16 May 2009 in Birmingham
11-02-2009 18:09
This is a fantastic opportunity for veggies and vegans from all movements and backgrounds to come together for a day of celebration and awareness raising! Below, we offer our vision for the event, reasons behind it and details of support we need to make the event happen as described.
You Stand For Nothing But Election
10-02-2009 22:07
Dear Hazel,Last week you used an article in the Guardian to attack my “cynical and corrosive commentary”. You asserted your political courage, maintaining that “you don’t get very far in politics without guts, and certainly not as far as the cabinet table.” By contrast, you suggested, I contribute “to the very cynicism and disengagement from politics” that I make my living writing about. You accused me of making claims without supporting evidence and of “wielding great influence without accountability”. “We need more people standing for office and serving their communities,” you wrote, “more people debating, engaging and voting; not more people waving placards on the sidelines.”(1)
Reclaim the Sheets : Help Save the Future from Bad News
09-02-2009 21:54
Environmental Direct Action in Britain - a Short History, 17th Feb
09-02-2009 21:31
Brian Doherty (Course Director: MA in Human Rights, Globalisation and Justice - Keele University) will give a short history of environmental direct action in Britain from the 1990s covering such campaign landmarks as:It’s Cold Out – Global Warming Must be a Scam!
09-02-2009 15:26
“Global warming my ass! It’s freezing! Al Gore sure is taking you people for a ride!” I’ve heard comments along these lines for months now, ever since normal late fall/early winter temperatures set in. Check the comments on any local news story about a snowstorm, and you’ll find at least a handful of people who believe that because it’s snowing during winter in the Northern Hemisphere, global warming can’t possibly be real.Full article | 1 addition | 2 comments
“Radioactive Royals” Welcome Nuclear Greenwash Brigade to the Palace
09-02-2009 14:35
Top secret police force to spy on political Campaign groups
09-02-2009 11:22
Allo, allo, allo. What's going on here then? I'm Inspector Clouseau, of the Confidential Intelligence Unit, and I'm here to investigate rumours that you may be part of Plane Stupid, the anti-aviation direct action group with a penchant for bad puns. Have I found anything out? I can't tell you: all our intelligence is confidential.Pure rubbish: Christopher Booker prize
08-02-2009 16:53
Christopher Booker prize 2009 offered for producing clap-trap about climate change.Climate change So what legacy will we leave behind?
08-02-2009 16:43
I wrote the following article and I would like to have it get a little more exposure than just a letter to the editor in the local newspaper. The problem with the global warming theory is that it can cloud one's vision from a real threat, global cooling. And in so doing can cause great harm to this country.