UK Indymedia - UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

Climate Justice Action speech at Bonn climate talks demo

22-06-2010 11:06

5th June, Bonn, Germany

Chairperson sympathises with Minorca Petitioners

18-06-2010 12:18

This press release brings you right up to date with yesterdays events and subsequent developments on UK Coal's Minorca Opencast Mine Application.

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Super Toxic waste Incinerator for South Leeds HELP

18-06-2010 08:09

Leeds to Build "SUPER" toxic waste incinerator near LEEDS Homes

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Support Lewes Road Community Garden at County Court Demo

17-06-2010 21:49

Lewes Road Community Garden is facing eviction to make way for a Tesco and betting shop. Come down and support the gardeners and put communities before corporations, people before profits. Demo at 9am on Monday 21 June at Brighton County Court, William St, (just down from Magistrates Court) Brighton.

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Shift Magazine No.9 Cochabamba: Beyond the Complex - Anarchist Pride

17-06-2010 17:15

Article from Shift magazine no.9, Also accessible at

http://shiftmag.co.uk/?p=357. Dariush Sokolov offers an anarchist view of Morales’ Cochabamba conference. He argues that we ought to stay true to our principles rather than getting involved in such state-funded events.

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Talk the Talk and Walk the Walk - More on the Minorca Petition

15-06-2010 19:21

This press release gives more information about out petition to Leicestershire County Council including the text of the petition. Our petition takes the form of being a grievance against LCC for not taking a decision on the Minorca Opencast Application.

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Climate 9 trial begins in Aberdeen

15-06-2010 08:46

The first major climate trial since the failure of the Copenhagen talks has begun in Aberdeen Sheriff's court yesterday morning. Nine defendants from Plane Stupid Scotland will face charges of Breach of the Peace and Vandalism after closing down Aberdeen Airport in March 2009. The defendants are pleading not guilty on the grounds that their actions were to prevent the larger crime of runaway climate change.

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What is the future context for Transition?

14-06-2010 21:44

Attached is a recording of a session titled, "What is the future context for Transition?", which was run by Sophy Banks on Sunday 13th June 2010 at the Transition Network Conference.

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Centre for Alternative Technology: Zero Carbon Britain 2030

14-06-2010 11:16

The attached audio of Bruce Heagerty presenting the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), Zero Carbon Britain 2030, report was recorded at the Transition Network Conference on 14th June 2010. The slides from the presentation are also attached as in Power Point and PDF format (a smaller file).

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Crash the Oil party and help Drum Em Out - June 21st, 6pm

13-06-2010 11:47

This month In the middle of one of the worst environmental disasters in recent memory The oil industry's "greatest minds" are getting together at a slick London hotel to drink, network, give each other awards and plan more carnage.

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Rob Hopkins: Transition as a Pattern Language

13-06-2010 11:01

Attached is a recording of Rob Hopkins talking at the Transition Network Conference on Sunday 13th June 2010 about the re-framing of the 12 Steps of Transition and Transition Handbook as a Pattern Language.

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Lewes Road Community Garden Public Meeting (Fri June 18 - 7pm)

12-06-2010 22:22

The Lewes Road Community Garden faces eviction to make way for a Tesco Express and betting shop. Come and have your say and get involved:
Fri June 18 at 7pm in St Martin's Church Hall (Wagner Hall) on Lewes Road.
Help stop a development which will kill community spirit and urban greenbelt. Communities Before Corporations.

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Transition Network Conference 2010 Open Space Introduction

12-06-2010 13:21

Attached is a recording of the session to sort out the open space sessions at the Transition Network Conference 2010 and photos of the boards with the timetable on that came out of the session.

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Transition Network Conference 2010 Opening Session

12-06-2010 11:14

Attached is a recording of the opening session of the 2010 Transition Network Conference which is taking place in Devon and started on 12th June 2010.

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Forward the Evolution sustainable living exhibition FLYER

12-06-2010 10:43

Today 2pm -midnight

Elephant and Hippo
1 Bowling green street Oval

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Forward the Evolution sustainable living exhibition

12-06-2010 01:03

Forward the evolution sustainable living exhibition 12/06/10 south london 2pm-midnight

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Kent Police Apologise To Climate Camp Activists

10-06-2010 17:07

Police force admits that Kingsnorth stop-and-search tactics in 2008 were unlawful, and agrees to pay compensation to the three people who brought the legal challenge

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Be part of Brighton's new solar power station

10-06-2010 16:24

17th June sees the initiation of a great new project in Brighton - the UK's first community-owned solar power station. The £350,000 scheme will be run as a co-operative, meaning that every shareholder has an equal say in management, whether you have a few thousand pounds to invest or just fifty quid.

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public talk in brixton: nanotech & synthetic life

09-06-2010 16:47

SYNTHETIC LIFE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY:
A PUBLIC TALK ON THE POLITICS OF TECHNOLOGY
Organised by the Stop Unsafe Nano-silver Campaign and Corporate watch
Monday June 14th, 7 - 9pm
at Brixton Community Base, Talma Road, Brixton, SW2 1AS

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Stop Nuclear Power Network national gathering, Sat 19 June, London

09-06-2010 11:24

3rd National Gathering of the Stop Nuclear Power Network

Saturday 19 June, 10.30am - 5.30pm
London Action Resource Centre
62 Fieldgate Street, London E1 1ES