UK Indymedia - UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

Police search polar bear at climate camp

18-08-2007 23:12

Early Saturday morning, police outside the Camp for Climate Action were spotted searching a polar bear under section 44 of the Terrorism Act (2000). Far from being a terror threat, the polar bear is itself threatened by the effects of climate change on its habitat.

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Dubstep video of the climate camp - photos video music for screenings

18-08-2007 22:03

there have been so many good photos on the news wire that we thought it would be good to do a video of the photos to musick - the light and the dark

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Policing the Police at Climate Camp

18-08-2007 18:00

A personal account of FIT Watch

FIT Watch was set up a couple of months ago to oppose and monitor the activities of the Forward Intelligence Teams. These are cops who routinely harass and intimidate protesters (for full background see www.fitwatch.blogspot.com). Whilst we’ve had a presence at a couple of public meetings, Climate Camp has been our first opportunity to practice our tactics in a protest situation

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travel centres shut up shop for climate camp

18-08-2007 17:38

Travel agents were the target of an action involving chaining the doors of various travel centres in central London. Signs were placed on the doors of each shop (see attached).

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Local View Of The Climate Camp

18-08-2007 16:54

A local view of the airport, BAA and Climate Camp

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Pictures Of Children Blockade At World Freight Centre

18-08-2007 16:54

At around 3pm this afternoon children and their parents from around the UK gathered at Heathrow's World Freight Centre to blockade its access road. Around 15 people took part in the blockade which was taken over by others from the Camp For Climate Action after 45 minutes. No one has been arrested so far and police, FIT team as well as BAA security are present at the scene. The blockaders unrolled a banner reading 'Enjoy Local Food' to highlight the effects to climate change that flying food around the world causes.

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Climate Camp Videos on YouTube

18-08-2007 16:33

Videos coming from inside the Climate camp, Heathrow, uploaded to YouTube for easy viewing.

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Cargo-Striker and Climate-Camper Solidarity

18-08-2007 14:16

Cargo workers at Nippon Express Heathrow depot are out on strike against changes that would see them working 25% longer hours for no extra pay. Climate campers have been keen to show their support and have visited the picket line throughout the current 48-hour stoppage, which ends at 6am Sunday. This morning about 30 campers brought a banner (and about 20 police!) and chatted to strikers for a couple of hours.

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FIT Watch Spotter Card

18-08-2007 12:21

Here is the spotter card used by FIT Watch at climate camp. We had several requests for the coloured original, so here it is.

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Audio Interview with Biggin Hill Airport Blockader

18-08-2007 11:39

Interview about the blockade of Biggin Hill airport which took place on Thursday 16th August 2007.

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Photos from XL Airways Office Occupation - Friday 17th

18-08-2007 10:50

Photos from the action against XL Airways - fuller action report to follow

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Indymedia news accessible by sms and phone during climate camp

18-08-2007 09:49

In addition to the indymedia space at the Climate Camp 2007, there are some new developments related to indymedia uk.

During the Climate Camp, indymedia uk news can be received on SMS and through a telephone infoline called the "blasted campers infoline". Both services rely on a newly introduced application called "ticker", which allows for the indymedia up-to-the-minute timeline to be relayed via SMS and Telephone. We are working on a longer report about how this works and how the applications were developed.

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North Pole ice thinner than ever

18-08-2007 05:44

The ice layers on the North Pole are thinner than ever before. The melting is going far more rapidly than foreseen by the researchers, head of the Norwegian Cicero Center for International Climate and Environmental Research says.

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Videos summarising Workshops at the Climate camp

17-08-2007 23:27

There are an incredible amount of workshops happening at the Climate Camp. Here are some summaries of some of the workshops that have been given this week.

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Video of a summary of a workshop given by Mark Lynas on the 2 degree tipping poi

17-08-2007 23:20

Video of a summary of a workshop given by Mark Lynas on the 2 degree tipping point describing the vicious circle of the effects of global warming.

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How to set up a grey water recycling system using bath tubs and straw.

17-08-2007 23:16

How to set up a grey water recycling system using bath tubs and straw.

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Witness/photographs/videos of FIT at camp needed

17-08-2007 21:48

During the last few days there has been lots of people who have witnessed and documented the actions of the FIT Teams and FIT Watch, mainly around the entrance to camp, whose evidence could help court cases.

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Defusing The Methane Timebomb

17-08-2007 21:22

Methane may one day lead this planet to catastrophe, but it could also be a way of giving us a bit more time to prevent catastrophe. This article will tell you (almost) everything you need to know about methane, and how it can be controlled.

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Police on PeeWatch at Climate Camp

17-08-2007 18:15

A first timer at Climate Camp discovers that eco loos aren't safe from the zoom lens of an overbearing and intimidating police operation

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Leaving on a Jet Plane video of a Plane Stupid performance

17-08-2007 16:43

This is a song sung to the arriving mainstream journos and climate campers. Complete with drunk pilot the performers are rocking it out here in a retro jet style.