UK Indymedia - UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

Fracking Gas = Climate Crash

23-11-2011 04:52

Shale gas emissions as bad as coal. New science from Cornell University Professor Robert Howarth and team: a speech at Peak Oil And Gas conference in Washington; plus a follow-up interview with Howarth by Alex Smith. Then the billion dollar climate gas fraud. Samuel Labudde of the Environmental Investigation Agency explains how European ratepayers are being blackmailed by China and India - for nothing.

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An Inconvenient Truth 2 - World premiere

22-11-2011 18:59

Three-part series starts 7 December 8.30pm on Community Channel

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Demonstrate Againt Koch Brothers

22-11-2011 11:14

Monday 28th is the opening day of the Durban Climate talks. Who's really responsible for blocking progress on a workable treaty for global action on climate ? More than anyone else its the American hard right and their big-money backers! Outside the offices of Koch International, Fountain House, 130 Fenchurch Street, City of London - Monument or Bank Tube. Demonstrate Against Koch Brothers.

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New Rising Tide International Political Statement

21-11-2011 20:48

Just in time for the 17th UNFCC Conference of the Parties (COP17) in Durban, the international Rising Tide network is putting out an updated version of the Rising Tide Political Statement. This defines our view on a wide range of issues to do with climate change, and is what binds the network together. This statement has been agreed and signed by all Rising Tide groups around the world.

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5 Years to Climate Hell

17-11-2011 16:56

We have 5 years to move away from fossil fuels. After that climate catastrophe is unavoidable. Who says? The International Energy Agency, conservative voice of 28 countries. Interview with Diana Bronson, ETCgroup, on geoengineering & climate genes. Press teleconference clips with Lester Brown of Earth Policy Institute, saying U.S. emissions are falling. Interview with Emily James, maker of new film on climate activism in the UK "Just Do It". Ends with clip of Occupy movement song "We Are the Many" by Hawaiian singer Makana, played at the APEC Summit dinner.

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Plane Justice - Banned In America

10-11-2011 04:08

Why don't you hear about the extra cancer deaths, & global warming impacts from airports? Because UK activists are prevented from speaking in the U.S. Hear British aviation activist John Stewart (campaigner of the year) & Dan Glass from aviationjustice.org Plus Debi Wagner from Seattle. She fought off SeaTac (2nd largest global warming polluter in Washington State), tells about horrible health impacts, & the battle to halt airport expansion (Chicago, NYC, and more).

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New Dan Glass Plane Stupid Interview

09-11-2011 07:42

Famous Plane Stupid activist Dan Glass, interviewed in Vancouver, Canada while on the Aviation Justice Tour to link up activism in the UK with expanding airports in North America. We talk climate change, health impacts, and suppression of civil rights by police and secret services. Bonus audio from Radio Ecoshock 111109 32 minutes.

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Q and A following UK Premiere of The Crisis Of Civilization

07-11-2011 21:38

The Crisis Of Civilization was screened for the first time on Leeds on 16th November 2011, attached is a recording of the questions and answers session afterwards with Nafeez Ahmed, Dean Puckett and Lucca Benney.

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Occupy Oakland General Strike interviews

05-11-2011 16:41

Ecoshock special with Bay Area media activist Karen Nyhus. Citizens & environmentalists speak out on why they are part of the Oakland General Strike November 2nd. From the down-but-not-out to Greens seeking climate justice - real on-the-scene alternative audio.

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Mark kennedy to appear in public for documentary screening in copenhagen

03-11-2011 13:36

Mark Kennedy (mark stone) who was the undercover cop outed in the UK this year will appear in copenhagen next week for the screening of a documentary about him. many in the UK and also copenhagen have some serious beef with this guy, and comrades from the UK are invited to copenhagen to pay him a visit as they see fit. the film will be screened the 12th and 13th of november in copenhagen, and he along with the filmmaker will be making an appearance. more info about the movie at

http://www.cphdox.dk/d/film.lasso?ser=1676&s=2011112&e=1

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Natural Gas Drilling Rig Stormed by Anti-Fracking Protesters

02-11-2011 07:29

This morning nine people, from the national anti- fracking network from Frack Off, have halted work at Cuadrilla Resources drilling site in Hesketh Bank, Lancashire. They ran on to the Fracking site early this morning and scaled the drilling rig using climbing equipment. They aim to sit on top of the drilling rig for as long as possible to stop the drilling.

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Durban Conference of Polluters 1

01-11-2011 17:21

From South Africa, Professor Patrick Bond lays out the awful truth, where climate talks have gone into the dead zone. Will it be safe to protest in Durban? Bond is from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and director of the Centre for Civil Society in Durban. A wide-ranging interview on how UN talks became the "Conference of the Polluters" - and the world-wide climate justice movement pointing us in the direction of survival. From Radio Ecoshock 111102

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Southend Airport protest

29-10-2011 15:53

Just found this on the beeb.

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Anarchists Burn Car Show Room

28-10-2011 14:05

Recently Anarcho's in Cambridge destroyed a car sales business in furtherance of teh social war taking place around the globe. Following text taken from Cambridges News website.

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Public meeting announced to defend Grow Heathrow

26-10-2011 19:40

>They trashed the land. >They were evicted by the council.
>We cleared 30 tonnes of their rubbish. >We planted vegetables, fixed bikes and provided community space.
>They want to evict us.
>We want to stop them.

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Frack Mob at Industry Greenwash Conference

25-10-2011 17:34

Action: Frack Mob
Target: Industry greenwashing conference
Date: Weds 2nd November
Time: 3-6pm
Location: Copthorne Tara Hotel, Scarsdale Place, Kensington, London

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Newly Launched Renewable Energy Consultation met by Activist Fury

23-10-2011 15:35

Members of Action Against Agrofuels, dressed in Orangutan suits, climbed 10m up trees above The Mall 200m from Buckingham Palace with a vast banner reading “Biomassacre: Don’t subsidise it” as the government consultation on renewable energy subsidies commences.

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Biofuels and biomass protest outside DECC

23-10-2011 09:41

As different actions continue across London, campaigners from across the country joined forces outside the offices of DECC yesterday to denounce the government's latest plans to carry on subsidising destructive biomass and biofuels despite the fact that their use leads to human suffering across the globe, and increased carbon emissions.

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Defend Grow Heathrow

21-10-2011 10:52

On Thursday 17th November 2011 Transition Heathrow's squatted community garden project 'Grow Heathrow' will be heading back to court. Despite no support from the local community, the local council and the local MP, the owners of the land at Grow Heathrow are going ahead with a third attempt to remove us from the site.

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Greedy Lying Bastards - The Movie

17-10-2011 00:01

How do big oil companies frack the world? Let me count the ways in this interview with film-maker Craig Rosebraugh. For his new movie "Dirty Lying Bastards" Craig went to more than a dozen countries, filming the victims of oil spills, pollution, and poisoning. From the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf to Uganda and beyond. Cutting through the PR and the BS, a disturbing look at major oil companies behavior. From Radio Ecoshock Show 111012 21 min