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Manchester aiport beaten in debate

19-11-2007 23:43

'The Great Aviation Debate' took place last Thurs 15th November at Friends Meeting House.
Manchester Airport lacked any decent responses to charges made of environmental piracy.
It presented a poignant example in favour of non-violent direct action.

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I'm Tony, fly me

17-11-2007 20:04

Tony Blair demands private jet per speaking engagement

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Homeless Polar Bears in Court

16-11-2007 19:41

Four homeless polar bears appeared before Bristol Magistrates Court on Wednesday 14th November. We were arrested after blockading the Royal Bank of Scotland corporate offices on Avon St. as part of the National Day of local action on 15th October called by Rising Tide. The day of action was to highlight the role of the Royal Bank of Scotland in financing the oil and gas industry resulting in climate chaos throughout the world.

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'Reclaim the Planet' - Sat Dec 1st

16-11-2007 19:01

On the 1st of Dec, Bath Activist Network will be putting on a demo/party highlighting radical alternatives to environmental destruction.

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Cardiff Climate Change Event

16-11-2007 17:58

STOP GLOBAL WARMING - CHANGE THE WORLD!

Speaker - JONATHAN NEALE, Author and activist
National Secretary of UK Campaign against Climate Change

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Muhammad Haque praying for the– animals and humans - hit by cyclone

16-11-2007 10:51

The cyclone that hit the south western coastal regions in Bangladesh early on Friday 16 November 2007 has claimed nearly 1000 people, according to unofficial reports so far.. They are counting the numbers of humans. Many more animals too have perished. But no one is really counting their toll. One of the world’s must precious natural regions housing animals, including tigers, is under threat.

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Urgent: National Grid to close Woodhead Tunnel

15-11-2007 22:55

National Grid, the owners of the Woodhead Tunnel near Longdendale, are to put the Tunnel beyond use in February 2008. Although the Tunnel and attendant railway line have been formally closed for 26 years, they could be resurrected very quickly if cheap, fast, sustainable transport was really important. We must act to stop the closure of the tunnel.

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Climate activists in court - report

15-11-2007 18:44

11 activists charged with "aggravated trespass" in Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station in April were in court on Tuesday (see earlier posting -  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2007/11/385351.html).

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Scientific facts leave no room for delays and empty words on climate change

15-11-2007 10:47

Calling for a multilateral political approach to climate change during the debate on the upcoming climate change talks in Bali*, GUE/NGL Italian MEP and Vice-President of the European Parliament's Climate Change committee, Roberto Musacchio emphasised the role of the UN and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in formulating future strategies to tackle global warming.

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Video of Monbiot & others at recent climate change public meeting

15-11-2007 00:28

Thursday November 8th saw the Friends Meeting House in London packed out for a tremendous Public meeting organised by Campaign against Climate Change.
 http://www.campaigncc.org/
Speakers were George Monbiot - author and journalist, John Sauven - Director of Greenpeace UK, Sophie from the Camp for Climate Action and Phil Thornhill - National Coordinator of Campaign against Climate Change.

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st pancras eurostar cycle protest

14-11-2007 14:07

bike protest outside new terminal
around 30 cyclists met at 8.30 this morning for the opening of the new eurostar terminal at st pancras station, london
they were highlighting the poor facilities and planning for bikes in contrast with the much-publicised claims of carbon-neutral travel to paris
the st pancras opening was also targetted by a greenpeace action against the third runway at heathrow

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England's Core Cities make Climate Pledge

14-11-2007 10:05

LEADING ENGLISH CITIES MAKE CLIMATE COMMITMENT
Government must now strengthen climate bill says Friends of the Earth

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Notts MPs talk tough on climate

14-11-2007 09:32

Alan Meale MP
Two more Nottinghamshire MPs join Friends of the Earth in calling for a strong Climate Change Law

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Shell to Sea stop early pipeline work (late october)

13-11-2007 19:38

accounts posted on Irish indymedia several weeks ago.

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Shell's Wild Lie Corners Shell In Aberystwyth

13-11-2007 10:25

OILED SANDPIPER - Ashley Cooper
Aberystwyth Arts Centre is currently hosting the 2006 Shell Wildlife
Photographer exhibition, organised by the Natural History Museum and BBC
Wildlife magazine. The day after it shut, on November 10th, the Centre began
showing the counter-exhibition, 'Shell's Wild Lie', which will run
until November 17th: www.aberystwythartscentre.co.uk/whatson/exhibitions/

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Global Climate Demonstration- Saturday Dec 8th

12-11-2007 20:58

Coaches will be going from Oxford for this important protest to co-inside with the international Climate Talks in Indonesia (COP13).

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One for the 'climate - change' sceptics

12-11-2007 17:25

Over these past few months, I have watched in amazement as the sceptics continue to bluster and blarney!

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Climate Action News Sheet, 73 November 2007

11-11-2007 22:46

Compiled and sent out by Rising Tide UK: info at risingtide.org.uk
To receive this News Sheet monthly, email news-subscribe at risingtide.org.uk
with the subject line 'subscribe' (without the quotes).

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New 10-minute film on Shell in County Mayo

11-11-2007 21:27

Stills from the film: Broadhaven Bay, the pipeline route
A new ten-minute film has been released tonight on Current TV called Policing The Pollution: "Don't Mention The Water."

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photos of Critical Mass ride to TAA squat

11-11-2007 16:46

some very belated photos of the October Mass that ended up in the beautiful Temporary Autonomous Arts squat. Final picture is of the extraordinary barn dance! that evening.