UK Indymedia - UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

Censorship at the Fairford Air Tattoo

21-07-2011 13:04

The Royal International Fairford Air Tattoo uses army squaddies to censor protest aimed at the climate criminals and human rights abusers at the show.

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Court Judgement: Mark Kennedy acted as an agent provocateur

20-07-2011 13:32

No doubt the defendants will be posting on their site

http://ratcliffeontrial.org/ about the court of appeal decision and also Tweeting about it,

https://twitter.com/ratcliffetrial but in the meantime following are extracts from a Guardian article.

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Cairn obtains legal interdict: ‘Twitter ban’ and 'gagging order' for Greenpeace

20-07-2011 00:04

In its latest move to cover up the truth about its Arctic drilling, Cairn Energy has obtained an extraordinary, wide-ranging legal interdict (injunction) against us, gagging us from posting Tweets and Facebook updates containing photos of yesterday's occupation of their Edinburgh headquarters.

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Breaking news: Police less than honest

19-07-2011 20:53

Monday saw the Crown Prosecution Service announce that charges would be dropped against 109 activists who occupied Fortnum & Mason on 26 March 2011. On Tuesday, 20 environmental activists had their convictions for attempting to shut down the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station overturned. As well as involving several activists from Oxford, these two cases had something else in common – blatant dishonesty from the police (or maybe the CPS – who can tell the difference?).

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Transition in Cities and the #SpanishRevolution

19-07-2011 19:45

Attached are three recordings from the UK Transition Network Conference 2011, which was held in Liverpool from 8th to 11th July.

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Breaking: Greenpeace Polar Bears occupy Cairn Energy HQ

18-07-2011 08:27

This morning about 50 polar bears have occupied the Edinburgh HQ of Cairn Energy. They are believed to be trying to find Cairn's elusive Arctic oil spill response plan.

Cairn is one of the companies spearheading attempts to extract fossil fuels from the arctic, region, despite the fact the ice caps are already melting as a result of fossil fuel use. Arctic extraction also involves drilling deep which has risks and the whole operation is likely to be catastrophic for wildlife and the environment.

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Court papers served on Huntington Lane protest site - eviction imminent

15-07-2011 13:37

Today a county court posession order was served on the anti-coal mining site in Shropshire at Huntington Lane. We are sending an URGENT CALL OUT for as many people as possible to come down and support us in whatever way they can!

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JUST DO IT Coming to Cambridge Arts Picturehouse Monday 18

14-07-2011 15:01

Just Do It lifts the lid on climate activism and the daring troublemakers who have crossed the line to become modern day outlaws. Emily James spent over a year embedded in activist groups such as Climate Camp and Plane Stupid to document their clandestine activities. With unprecedented access, Just Do It introduces you to a powerful cast of mischievous and inspiring characters who put their bodies in the way; they blockade factories, attack coal power stations and glue themselves to the trading floors of international banks despite the very real threat of arrest. Come see it at the Cambridge Arts Picturehouse Monday 18th July at 6:30!

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'Just Do It' - Review

13-07-2011 11:27

Review of the film 'just do it', which will be coming to cinemas next week. The film documents the environmental protest movement over the last three years. Its revealing and exciting, with lots of live footage of direct action and action planning not available in any mainstream media. It does, however, focus more on actions than the politics and organisation behind these actions, which are ignored or simplified. definitely watch it.

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Court papers served – Eviction Imminent!

13-07-2011 10:04

The Defend Huntington Lane protest camp in Telford has been served with court papers - eviction is imminent.

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Mobile Guerilla Garden

12-07-2011 17:17

A convoy of shopping trollies planted up with vegetables and flowers salvaged from a demolished community garden back in May took to the streets of Brighton on Saturday (July 9). Shoppers were encouraged to grow their own and support local independent grocers and boycott Tesco and Sainsburies who are taking over the city centre in a supermarket war.

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Activists temporarily halt work at Huntington Lane

11-07-2011 16:48

Two protesters dead locked themselves on to heavy plant machinery halting work at the Huntington Lane opencast mine

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Earth First! website redesign - share your stories, get inspired..and active!

10-07-2011 19:06

The EF! website has been redesigned. Take a look

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Machinery of Climate Denial - Ecoshock

09-07-2011 00:34

Who are the climate deniers & who funds them? Thorough investigation by Dr. John Mashey of California. Former Chief Scientist for super-computer maker Silicon Graphics. He met climate scientists being harassed and threatened, went on a years-long quest to know who and why. Fake "institutes" funded by big oil and coal use plagiarism and lies to stall public awareness of climate change danger.

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Is Biochar A Scam? - Ecoshock

08-07-2011 17:32

Why is big oil pushing biochar to "offset" Tar Sands emissions? Earthbeat reporter Daphne Wysham interviews Rachel Smolker. Then Daphne with Anne Petermann of globaljusticeecology.org on Stop GE Trees campaign. Ends with Dr. Helen Caldicott on nuclear disaster.

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Latest EF! Action Update up on website

08-07-2011 11:35

Climbing, blocking, stinking, sabbing earth defenders rock!
Roll on down to the EF! Summer Gathering in mid-August.

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Kill the Car

07-07-2011 03:58

This program lets you hear a fine speech on the true cost of car culture. Yves Engler launched his book June 27th in Vancouver. The title: "Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay". The African co-author is Bianca Mugyenyi. The two tried a road trip by public transit through the wild suburbs of America. It was savage territory - but Yves will tell you all about that, and about your own life, in this recording for Radio Ecoshock.

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How the makers of Just Do It fought the law

06-07-2011 23:03

In the following article Emily James, the director of Just Do It

http://just-do-it.org.uk/ explains how she made the film while avoiding endangering activists. See also the chat with her,

http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2011/06/480536.html and the Q&A session following the films premier,

http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2011/06/480620.html

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De-Growth - the Alternative to Collapse

29-06-2011 20:34

As oil and other commodities run out; climate and species crash - politicians keep promising more growth. It's an insane mantra of old economics. Two experts explain the new economy of "de-growth" at a conference June 3rd, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. Conrad Schmidt, founder of the "Work Less Party", and Dr. Bill Rees, co-inventor of the ecological footprint.

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3 Nuclear Scares in the U.S. and Fukushima Bankruptcy

29-06-2011 20:27

Coverage of flooding of Fort Calhoun and Coopers Point Reactors in Nebraska, plus fire approaches Los Alamos nuke weapons lab. Nuke tech no longer safe as climate shifts. Then why U.S. downplays radiation from Japan: is it because they fear Japan will sell off $700 billion in Treasuries to pay cleanup costs? Reality of radioactive Tokyo and 290,000 people living nuclear experiment in Fukushima City.