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The Fargate Speaker- Autumn Edition online

02-11-2007 12:08

The Fargate Speaker is not produced, written, funded or supported by any politician, business, political party, religion or state-funded organisation ... WE DO NOT WANT YOUR MONEY! WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO SIGN UP TO A POLITICAL PARTY! ... The Fargate Speaker is a community based anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, libertarian publication designed to engage with the real issues that concern local people ... we welcome contributions from readers - Please contact  fargatespeaker@googlemail.com

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Mainstream Environmental Movement Closes Ranks : Private E-mails

02-11-2007 12:00

Below is a copy of an e-mail and a follow up, sent to the heads of the largest environmental organisations in the USA and (in the follow up) their equivalents in the UK. These e-mails have been met with stony silence - the environmental organisations have closed ranks. I am bringing this into the public realm in order to let the public decide who is right...

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Solar Panels installed at the Sumac

31-10-2007 20:33

In pursuit of a little more self-sufficiency, Sumac supporters installed at set of solar panels on the front of the building. A south facing wall that seems to get sunlight for most of the day.

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Oil has peaked, prices to soar - Sadad al-Huseini

30-10-2007 23:52

Sadad al-Huseini says that global production has reached its maximum sustainable plateau and that output will start to fall within 15 years, by which time the world’s oil resources will be “very severely depleted”.

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Build on green belt, says 'independent' Natural England head

29-10-2007 23:12

Natural England chief says green belt land 'should be converted into 'something that adds value'.

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film of shell wildlife photographer exhibition action yesterday

28-10-2007 22:54

Video
activists highlighted the irony of a multi-national oil company sponsoring a wildlife photography exhibition in london yesterday.

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Cycle For Fun With Sneinton Bikers

28-10-2007 18:50

the flyer
Cycle For Fun With Sneinton Bikers. Meet at Belvoir Hill (by windmill) on the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the Month at 4pm.

This month that'll be 3rd and 17th November. * More safe cycle routes through Sneinton * Make cycling in Sneinton fun + safe for all * Less cars - more bikes! * Lights & Hi-Viz recommended

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shell wildlife photographer of the year hit by singing protest

27-10-2007 23:01

shell exhibition
today at the natural history museum in london, the shell-sponsored exhibition of wildlife photography was targeted by activists from 'rising tide' and others. they used singing and leafleting to peacefully highlight the greenwash and irony of an oil company sponsoring a wildlife photography exhibition

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George Monbiot Talk in Euston, London

26-10-2007 17:18

Campaign against Climate Change
"How can we win the race against climate catastrophe ?"
A Public Meeting on Thursday November 8th, at 7.00pm
at the Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London.

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Free Vegan Food Fair in Kings Heath, B`ham

26-10-2007 13:27

On Saturday 10th November, you can sample a wide range of delicious, healthy, cruelty-free and eco-friendly food, and it`s all FREE!! Whether you`re already seeking to change your diet or just curious to learn why so many people are switching to plant based diets, this is the event for you!!

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Atomic Weapons Establishment planning new warhead facility – Please object!

24-10-2007 18:52

Please write a letter / e-mail to oppose current and future generations of British nuclear weapons (sample letter provided) – DEADLINE FOR PLANNING OBJECTIONS: 9 NOVEMBER

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Demonstration - Tesco Turtle Slaughter, Liverpool

24-10-2007 11:23

A leafleting event has been organised by Merseyside Animal Rights on behalf of Care for the Wild International outside the lecture theatre where Tesco's CEO Sir Terence Leahy will be speaking about the economic benefits of operating in China.

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Stick a Fork in Global Warming

23-10-2007 16:51

Research conducted from the mid 90s to 2005
by a team from the University of East Anglia
shows that the North Atlantic Ocean is only
absorbing half of the CO2 that it used to.(1)

Another research project from the same University
published in May, 2007 found that the southern
oceans are no longer absorbing CO2 from the
atmosphere. But to make things worse, they
are starting to release it back into the air.(2)

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Preston Council Forced Into Barrage Retreat By Ribble Bloggers

23-10-2007 10:56

The Save The Ribble Blog has been pointing out the environmental and social idiocy of Preston City Councils plans to barrage the River Ribble and build thousands of houses in it's floodplain.

Now it seems our concerted campaigning and blogging is beginning to pay off as this developer-driven project is taken 'back to the drawing board'.

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The Vícam Declaration: “we will defend mother earth with our lives”

22-10-2007 22:30

Reports from the Encuentro of the Indigenous People of América are still coming in. I was hoping to share with you an English version of the Encuentro's "Vícam Declaration," but I've not yet found it available in print...and the task of translating from the audio recording seemed too daunting. So here in its place is a solid piece by Hermann Bellinghausen:

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Oil Production Peaked in 2006

22-10-2007 22:03

A report from the Energy Watch Group,  http://www.energywatchgroup.org/Erdoel-Report.32+M5d637b1e38d.0.html was reported in The Guardian today:  http://www.guardian.co.uk/oil/story/0,,2196435,00.html it's conclusion follows. Of course long before the MSM started to pick up on the key issue of Peak Oil it was reported here:  http://www.scroogle.org/cgi-bin/nbbw.cgi?Gw=%22peak+oil%22+site%3Aindymedia.org.uk

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Fossil fuels should stay underground

22-10-2007 16:42

Citizens concerned about climate change need to wake up to the fact that we can't afford to rely on scientifically dubious carbon offsetting or sequestration, or on bending over backwards to limit our own emissions in the naive hope that the rest of the world will follow suit. The only safe place for the world's remaining stocks of fossil fuels is to stay where they belong - underground.

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Community Gardeners Object To Council Eviction

22-10-2007 16:41

At our meeting on Sunday, Common Ground Community Garden Collective agreed that we wanted to make the following points to the public and the media about the eviction of the community garden:

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Common Ground Community Garden Evicted! For Now....

22-10-2007 16:35

Press Release:

Common Ground Squatted Community Garden Evicted - For Now...


Below is an account of the eviction of Common Ground Community Garden. Please e-mail further enquiries to the following e-mail address: katesgrovegraden(AT)yahoo.co.uk