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Shell & County Mayo: Don't Mention The Water Part 3

14-07-2007 15:43

Since Oscar Beard’s month in Mayo from mid February 2007, and the Indymedia UK investigation exposing the poisoning of the Erris drinking water supply from the Corrib Gas Project, a return trip in May revealed the extent to which Mayo County Council (MCC) and Shell E & P Ireland (SEPIL) would go to hide the problem rather than deal with it.

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First Directions to The Camp for Climate Action 2007.....

14-07-2007 09:58

The camp dates are drawing nearer and nearer and we're all desperate to know where it will be... but we'll just have to wait a little longer!

But what we do know is that if you get yourself to Staines railway station in West London by 10am on Tuesday 14th August, you will be greeted by our friendly welcome team and promptly transported via a magical mystery tour, to the camp! (There will also be lifts to the camp later in the day and throughout the week.)

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Live Earth: Was It Worth It?

13-07-2007 12:47

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07/07/07: It was the two year anniversary of the London bombings. Wembley stadium filled with 65,000 people to see some of the largest names in music and to draw awareness to climate change.

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Local Protesters Blockade Shell Construction site in Mayo

13-07-2007 10:37

A number of Shell to Sea campaigners have established a non-violent blockade of the road leading to the proposed gas refinery site at Bellanaboy. Two protestors are locked on to an immobilized vehicle, preventing access to the site.

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Summer of Dissent in Iceland

12-07-2007 23:30

In Iceland a summer of dissent against heavy industry and large dams has begun. In a much disputed master-plan, all the glacial rivers and geothermal potential of the largest wilderness of Europe would be harnessed for aluminium production. Activists from around the world have gathered to protect Europe's largest remaining wilderness and oppose Rio Tinto/ALCAN, ALCOA, Century/RUSAL and other transnational companies.

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Saving Iceland Summer of Resistance Kicks off in Reykjavik

12-07-2007 13:54

A day of action in Reykjavik kick starts Saving Iceland's Summer of Resistance to heavy industry and the aluminium industry's corporate invasion of Europe's largest wilderness.

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Shell to Sea campaigners jailed for police assault

12-07-2007 07:50

A text message and short phone call last night revealed that three Shell to Sea protestors have been jailed on assault charges against the Garda.

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Straw Bale work on eco-building in St.Anns: Part 20

10-07-2007 18:29

Work is continuing at EcoWorks with the Straw Bale building. Walls are mostly enclosing the building now. Window-frames fitted. Layers of lime rendering on the outside walls. Now, over the last few days, a start is made on the inside walls. A preparation of clay, sand and straw is mixed. Clay is sieved to remove lumps and stones. Sand added to the mixture and a little water added sparingly.

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Tara campaign critical/Demo Friday 13th

10-07-2007 14:42

Demo outside the Irish Embassy in London, at 12 noon (17 Grovesnor place london sw1 uk) Neolithic archeaology site being treashed by diggers to make new m3 motorway in Ireland, few people on ground at Tara, all numbers at demo or protest needed now.!.

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Power Up! Benefit Party

10-07-2007 01:08

A BENEFIT PARTY TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BASED DIY ENERGY

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GM Crop Trashing in Local Press

09-07-2007 18:05

The local paper in Cambridge has run an article on the crop trashing which happened just outside the city over the weekend.

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Rossport Update

09-07-2007 12:52

Peat extraction completed in preperation for building of refinery. Construction starting imminenetly

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Please Take Climate Camp Flyers to Events and Festivals...

08-07-2007 14:27

Hi again Everyone.

Firstly to remind you about going to events and festivals.
If you are going to ANY of this sort of thing, however big or small - please remember to take flyers.

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Power Up! Benefit Party

07-07-2007 13:56

A BENEFIT PARTY TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BASED DIY ENERGY

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Protesters decontaminate the UK's last remaining GM potato trial.

07-07-2007 11:21

During the night of Friday 6th July, a group of activists converged on Britain's last remaining GM trial site just outside Cambridge. They scaled the security fences and destroyed the crop of genetically modified potatoes.

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live earth day concerts july 7th 2007....the Hypocrisy

07-07-2007 08:00

now we are preached at by smug secure rocks stars as if politicans are not bad enough.

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Saving Iceland conference and protest camp

06-07-2007 12:37

Between the 7th and 8th of July a conference is taking place followed by a protest camp and a 'summer of dissent' in Reykjavik, Iceland. The country's pristine, and often protected, wilderness is being systematically destroyed by the aluminum industry and national power company in their hunger for cheap energy and increased profits. The environmental impact is vast, both globally and locally. We struggle against these crimes, and if you wish to support us, visit our website and join the fight to save Europe's last remaining wilderness.

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Do You Want Journalists at the Camp for Climate Action?

06-07-2007 12:06

The Camp for Climate Action media team are putting together a proposal for the media and cameras on site policy, to be discussed at the July gathering.

Here is a questionnaire which looks at some of the possible concerns and solutions about media on site, and gives you a chance to say what you thought was good or bad about last year's strategy.

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Power Up! Benefit Party

06-07-2007 11:31

POWER UP!

A BENEFIT PARTY TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITY BASED DIY ENERGY

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Here Is Where Al Gore Is Coming From - You Had Best Be Aware

06-07-2007 08:51

An Update of Climate Science From Around the World

This is a collection of articles from google alerts, and a few sites such as NOAA from the past year and a half. It is very compelling information mostly not published in the American corporate media, and shows why the energy giants are spending many millions on their massive dis-information campaign. Please pass this on and post it everywhere you can. And please sign the petition being promoted this weekend with the global environmental music festival.