UK Indymedia - UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

Black Wood Solidarity Camp handed eviction papers

25-03-2010 18:19

This morning a sheriff officer from Dunfermline Sheriff Court handed the newly-established Black Wood Solidarity Camp its eviction summons, with notice to appear in court on Monday morning. Despite not making an appearance yet at the site, it is believed that UK Coal representatives met with Fife police on Monday to discuss how to deal with the occupation.

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Support for Black Wood Solidarity Camp needed - ancient woodland being felled

24-03-2010 17:20

It’s day three of the occupation of Black Wood, a designated wildlife site and ancient woodland, as campaigners attempt to stop UK Coal from open cast mining 720,000 tonnes of coal from their Blair House site in Fife. The woodland was occupied last Sunday as 25 activists blocked and barricaded the access road using a scaffolding tripod, and took to the trees putting up nets, platforms and treehouses.

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Unite Strikers vs. BA Bosses – Pix-&-Vidz – Sat 20 Mar 10

22-03-2010 18:00

Dateline: Heathrow Airport, London, UK, 06:15-12:15, Sat 20 Mar 10 – In the first major UK industrial dispute of 2010, the British Airways bosses, led by Willie "The Slasher" Walsh, take on the might of Unite the Union, and specifically the cabin crew's section called BASSA: the British Airlines Stewards and Stewardesses Association. The actions of Walsh & Co. may display nothing but contempt for the folk they regard as nothing more than trolly dollies, but the high spirits of the women, men and children on the pickets and at the Strike Support Rally showed they can give as good as they get, verbally and visually.

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Site of New UK Coal Open Cast Mine Occupied in Fife

22-03-2010 09:21

Last night twenty five activists occupied the site of the Blair House Open Cast Coal Site in solidarity with near-by communities and in direct intervention of the environmental destruction that it will cause. Contractors have been felling trees on the site over the past week, and activists have moved in to stop this work and put an end to UK Coal's plans for mining the Black Wood Wildlife site.

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Vestas support action - court update

20-03-2010 01:17

March 16th - Court update from WCA / Vestas crane action that took place last September

This was a 'Workers Climate Action' Blade Blockade action in support of and in solidarity with the Vestas workers who occupied their offices last year after losing their jobs.

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CaCC 3rd TU Conference – Pix-&-Vidz, Sat 13 Mar 10

19-03-2010 11:16

Dateline: South Camden Community School, London, UK, 10:30-16:30, Sat 13 Mar 10 – Scores of trade unionists and climate change activists converged in Camden to explore the consequences of The Great COP-15 Cop-Out, taking the destiny of our civilisation and ecosphere into our own hands, and just how we go about putting solving the capitalist-created catastrophic climate chaos crisis at the heart of every workplace's day-to-day functioning. Welcome to the Campaign against Climate Change's third Trade Union Conference.

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The Huntington Lane Fossil Fools weekend gathering

18-03-2010 21:37

West Midlands Climate Action presents … The Huntington Lane Fossil Fools weekend convergence

A large number of trees have been felled at the proposed open cast coal mining site at Huntington Lane near Telford in Shropshire. A small camp has now been established on the Surface Mine Site (SMS)

http://bit.ly/94Ogz0 and people are urgently needed. As part of Fossil Fools day West Midlands Climate Action are putting on a weekend gathering from the 1st-4th April

http://bit.ly/cvrV2X

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Big Shout out to Defend Huntingdon Lane

18-03-2010 15:07

Proposed open cast coal mine near Telford.
Protest camp been there 1 week.
UK Coal visited yesterday-not pleased.
People needed there to boost numbers.

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Stop the Charge of the Nuclear White Elephants! - UK gathering, 27 March, London

18-03-2010 13:33

National Grassroots Anti-Nuclear Power Network Planning Gathering

Saturday 27 March, 10.30am - 5.30pm
London Action Resource Centre
62 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES

Venue details:

http://www.londonarc.org
Nearest tube: Whitechapel
Map:

http://tinyurl.com/mapLARC

Please get in touch ASAP if you need a bed or crash space for one or more nights, or have specific access requirements.

Lunch: Bring vegetarian / vegan finger food to share. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be provided.

There’s lots to discuss and share, including:

* The latest situation on nuclear new build in the UK
* Updates on recent actions and campaigning activities
* How we can be even more effective and make the best use of our skills, resources and networks
* Planning for future actions, including Sizewell Camp in late April and a possible summer camp at a strategic location
* Pull-out for publication in late April – work on concept and content
* Ideas and proposals for future activities and network building
* International dimension – overseas networking, French update, UK-India nuclear deal and proliferation implications, waste transport, etc

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A Very Brief Introduction to Peak Oil

18-03-2010 02:37

We're not all hard-line clued-up radicals, and even if we are we haven't always been. If you haven't got a clue what peak oil is, then try my hopefully accurate take on it to get you in the mood to find out more
Once again, Indymedia possibly not the best place for it, but there you go...

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Urgent Appeal - Wrekin Wrecking Coal Hole

17-03-2010 19:02

Campers at UK Coals Huntington Lane SMS are appealing for urgent support to defend the Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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Tuseday 16th 7:30 - West Midlands Climate Action Meeting @ Spotted dog

16-03-2010 00:33

Emergency neighborhood meeting Tuesday 16th March, around 7:30-8:00 in the Spotted dog, 104 Warwick Street, Birmingham B12 0NH

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BA Cabin Crew to Strike

15-03-2010 20:35

Strike Dates:
Sat 20-Mon 22
Sat 27-Tues 30

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Defend Huntington Lane, New blog set-up.

15-03-2010 17:46

We’ve set up this blog in order to keep you informed of the current situation at UK Coals Huntington Lane SMS (Surface Mine Site) in Telford and to appeal for support. Thanks for taking the time to visit, we hope you’ll be inspired to join us.

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Support the Save Vestas Crane Occupiers

14-03-2010 23:44

Support the Save Vestas Crane Occupiers
Tuesday 16 at 9.30am
Southampton Magistrates Court

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Issue 8 of The Land out now!

14-03-2010 16:24

'The final and inevitable achievement of a rootless global market will be to destroy itself'

The Land is written by and for people who believe that the roots of justice, freedom, social security and democracy lie not so much in access to money, or to the ballot box, as in access to land and its resources.

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Bath Bomb #28 Out Now

12-03-2010 10:35

Highlights from this issue of Bath's radical freesheet include eviction, broken windows, pissed off hunters, council waffle and the usual crows...

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Criminal MPs Protest – Pix-&-Vidz – Thu 11 Mar 10

12-03-2010 06:40

Dateline: Westminster Magistrates Court, Horseferry Road, London, UK, 10:30-15:00, Thu 11 Mar 10 – Nearly 400 MPs swindle over £1,000,000 in false expenses claims over several years, and how many scapegoats are put up for criminal charges? Just three Labour MPs, and a token Tory Lord too. The 'public' were appalled, angry, and up in arms about this scandal – so how come when the four Parliamentarian criminals first face charges in court, only SEVEN protesters turned up?

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UK Coal company information

11-03-2010 18:32

UK Coal are responsible for 11 proposed surface mine sites throughout England totalling well over 5975000 tonnes.

http://coalintheuk.org/new/

Here’s a little information about the company and its major share holders:

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Meeting for radical climate action and analysis - Tuesday 16th March

11-03-2010 15:05

The next in a series of meetings at the Sumac Centre (245 Gladstone Street,Nottingham NG7 6HX) at 8pm.