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11 caskets of German spent fuel rods moving to Sellafield and La Hague

03-02-2004 13:54

German anti-nuclear activists report that 11 Castor caskets of spent nuclear fuel are to be railed into France today (Tuesday) and tomorrow en route to processing plants in La Hague, France, and Sellafield, England.

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French activists oppose German plutonim factory sale to China

03-02-2004 09:54

The French anti-nuclear network Réseau Sortir du Nucléaire has stated its opposition to the sale of a German plutonium factory to China. At its annual meeting on 31.1./1.2.2004 in Brioude, Haute Loire, the group adopted this statement:

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German Castors to Sellafield next week, protest tomorrow

31-01-2004 11:18

German activists report that 11 Castor caskets of spent nuclear fuel from several power stations are to be railed to La Hague in France and Sellafield in England next week.

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BAA Offices Occupied

30-01-2004 12:54

People are currently occupying the BAA Offices to protest the proposed new runway at stansted.

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Asahi Glass Protest latest - arrests and injunctions issued

30-01-2004 12:05

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Man arrested for using megaphone as plain clothes police refuse to show warrant cards and photograph and harass peaceful protesters. Bailiffs issue injunctions on behalf of Asahi Glass Fluoropolymers Limited.

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9 Ladies Photos (file size warning - 12 large images)

29-01-2004 20:21

No More Quarries
12 photos from the 9 Ladies Anti-Quarry Protest Camp that is facing eviction any day now.

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Electronic Civil Disobedience Against HLS

29-01-2004 18:31

Join the ECD every first monday of the month!
Hey, in case you folks over in England don't know, visit the SHAC US website every first monday of every month, for an Electronic Civil Disobedience Against an HLS Customer! Flood their e-mail boxes, from an anoymous computer of course....

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save st davids woods

28-01-2004 22:12

save a thousand ancient trees in blackwood south wales

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Peru Rainforest Event in Devon on saturday the 31 0f january

28-01-2004 11:18

HELP SAVE THE ANCIENT AMAZON RAINFOREST
THE BIGEST LUNG OF THE PLANET

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London Rising Tide disrupts Caspian oil & gas conference, 27.1.04

27-01-2004 15:17

Activists this morning disrupted a London conference dedicated in part to 'overcoming ecological and environmental concerns' about the pipelines that are beginning to criss-cross the Caucasus with Big Oil and US military backing.

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Pesticides - Cancers, Leukaemia, ME and Asthma

26-01-2004 00:43

UK: PESTICIDES CAMPAIGNER TAKES ON THE GOVERNMENT Posted January 22, 2004 by admin
Soil Association

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Re: Press Release from the World Health Organisation

26-01-2004 00:29

"The present upsurge in chemically-induced ME / ICD-CFS"

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Critical Mass London

25-01-2004 19:33

A few hundred less cars!
The first Critical Mass bike ride of 2004 and the start of our 10th anniversary year.

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ANOTHER BAYER ACTION

24-01-2004 17:44

W H HAWLEY TARGETTED DURING THE 10 DAYS OF ANTI-BAYER ACTION

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GM SCIENTIST MEETS BIOTECH BAKING BRIGADE

22-01-2004 15:22

Paul Rylott pied
Paul Rylott, the top GM Scientist of Bayer Cropscience was pied at a conference in London

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Nine Ladies Anti Quarry Protest Under Threat

20-01-2004 17:12

The Nine Ladies protest site. Set up in 1999 to stop a proposed 3.2million tonnes being extracted fromt the beautiful and historically important Peak District National Park.
The camp is about to be evicted allowing the destruction of 30 hectares of land.

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Two Otters shot on Skye

19-01-2004 16:27

It is quite ironic that we have two laws to protect our wildlife but time and time again they cannot be enforced. Let me give you three examples in the last few months. The Eurasian Otter (Lutra lutra) is listed under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and also the EC Habitats Directive implemented through the Conservation (Natural Habitats) Regulations 1994. These mean that it is an offence for any person to intentionally kill, injure or take otters.

And yet three otters have recently lost their lives through stupidity and deliberate criminal acts. The cases all involve otters from different areas which have been killed or wilfully taken from the wild.

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BP's greenwash lifestyle supermarket/cafe - Connect

16-01-2004 23:31

BP have a new line in greenwash together with getting their tentacles into the lucrative food/supermarket market - food and oil combine - supermarkets now have petrol stations, and petrol stations have supermarkets....

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GREENPEACE RESPONSE TO GM MAIZE APPROVAL

16-01-2004 23:06

A government advisory body just said GM Maize was fine for commercialisation now. Greenpeace explains why thats bollocks here...

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JOIN ANTI-NUKE DEMO IN PARIS TOMORROW!

16-01-2004 20:31

An international demonstration has been called for Paris tomorrow, 17 January, against building new nuclear power stations in France and anywhere else. Main co-convenors are Germany’s Federation of Environmental Protection Citizen Initiatives (Bundesverband Bürgerinitiativen Umweltschutz, BBU) and the French Reseau Sortir de Nucléaire, together with groups from across Europe and the USA. Among them are the activists fighting a nuclear waste dump in Gorleben, Germany. Tickets are available from them at www.bi-luechow-dannenberg.de