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LONDON 2 GLENEAGLES BIKE RIDE - meeting on sunday in brighton

24-02-2005 20:28

LONDON TO GLENEAGLES BIKE RIDE

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PHILIPPINES : Subanen families face eviction

24-02-2005 15:48

Eighty-six families of the Subanen tribe are being threatened with eviction from their ancestral land by the Canadian mining company TVI.

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INVITATION FOR BRAZILIAN HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL SUBMISSIONS!!

23-02-2005 16:52

Film makers are invited to submit documentaries on human rights and ecology theemes for Brazilian film festival.

The festival is in Northen Brazil , is in its 4th year and held in the most beautiful location. All expenses covered for selected films...

See you in paradise

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4 major UK?US eco groups to fight Aussie Corporation

23-02-2005 16:23

FoE,Greenpeace,the sierra club and Rainforest Action Network
join together to fight off challenge from Aussie corporation
'Gunns' (a woodchip co) who are lauching legal challenges against environmentalists and the Oz Gov over opposition to their logging etc activities.

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G8 and OILWATCH interview on Climate Summit Cop10

20-02-2005 08:33

24/7 365
The Convention on Climate Change is the platform where the world decides what to do about "the Climate". Every year the climate big wigs give birth to pretty horrible things in the name of "sustainable" development. Kyoto was one of those. With russia about to ratify the Kyoto climate change agreement...

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CHUM TV & EXOPOLITICS - ABC-TV:PETER JENNINGS REPORTING

18-02-2005 04:10

EXOPOLITICS is the evolution of Alfred Lambremont Webre’s groundbreaking work as a futurist at the Stanford Research Institute, where in 1977 he directed a proposed extraterrestrial communication study project for the Carter White House.

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International Greenpeace Kyoto Action Reports + Pics

17-02-2005 18:34

montage of kyoto actions and activities - see url for full pics
Greenpeace action reports from around the world on the day the Kyoto Protocol became law...

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Climate Change activists STOP London's OIL TRADERS

17-02-2005 00:00

Environmental activists have burst onto the floor of London's International Petroleum Exchange and have halted trading in protest at oil industry activity the day the Kyoto climate treaty has come into force.

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World's Biggest Timber Smuggling Racket Exposed between Indonesia and China

16-02-2005 15:57

Rampant smuggling of illegal timber from Indonesia to China is a billion dollar trade threatening the last remaining intact tropical forests in the Asia-Pacific region, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Telapak revealed at a press conference today in Jakarta.

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Exxon's excuses

15-02-2005 16:35

Reply received from Exxon in response to stopEsso/Greenpeace campaign Email.

The usual bullshit..

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Police Violence at Hebron Anti Roads Protest

15-02-2005 16:30

Grnadfather Prays for the sanctity of his land
The local Palestinian community of Hebron, attempt to protest against construction plans for an illegal settler road which would destroy part of their ancient grave yard, but are prevented from even gathering to protest by IOF and Border Police. One Grandfather was arrested as he prayed for his land.

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Concious fashion - day two report

15-02-2005 12:57

The second day of conscious fashion week looked at the environmental impact of the clothing industry, be it from the use of chemicals in production, growing, and the waste inherent in the fashion industry.

Those who have attended other events at the rampART will know that the hall can change quite a bit but the make over for monday was quite a shock with the hall almost devided in half with a packing case cat walk, an industrial sewing machine as an info-table covered in leaflets from No Sweat and the like and a models changing room.

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Council Bailiffs Duped by Protestors

15-02-2005 11:54

Protestors NOT evicted at Linslade. The protestors retreated under the cover of darkness as a surprise tactic against the Council. The fight goes on....

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Opposing the Olympic Bid

15-02-2005 11:52

Saturday saw the successful launch of a week of protest which ends with a public demonstration in Meridian Square, Stratford Station on the 19th February at 1pm. 20 traditional narrowboats travelled the canals and gathered at the site of the proposed Olympic Stadium.

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Alaska has approved the shooting of over 1000 wolves

15-02-2005 04:52

will the wolves survive
Alaska has approved the shooting of over 1000 wolves from helicopters. The Friends of Animals online protest kicks off today. Visit the web site, fill out a short form, and a postcard will be sent to the governor.

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Kyoto Protocol Comes Into Effect

14-02-2005 17:26

On 16 February 2005, the Kyoto Protocol comes into effect, legally binding most industrialised countries to greenhouse gas emission reductions by 2012. The treaty was signed by over 180 countries in 1997 and has since been watered down by special provisions for countries like Canada and Russia as well as limited in its effect by US non-ratification.

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Peak Oil - an online petition

14-02-2005 16:48

The coming peak of oil production has huge consequences for virtually everyone on the planet. The mid-point of historical production means that the era of cheap oil is over. Why is the government no publicly acknowledging this issue?

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CIPO-RFM to speak in the uk. Nottingham, Oxford, Cambridge, Brighton, London.

14-02-2005 14:15

For the first time activists from Mexican social justice group CIPO-RFM will be speaking in the UK. Feel free to downlode the flyer below and distribute. State repression against CIPO has recently increased, worldwide awareness of what is happening in Oaxaca is crucial to their survival.

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Mexican Activists CIPO-RFM to speak in the UK. Nottingham, Oxford, Cambridge, Brighton, London.

13-02-2005 22:13

e-flyer for the tour (feel free to downlode and distribute).
For the first time in their 7 year history activists from Mexican pressure group CIPO-RFM will be speaking in the UK on the dates shown below. Please support these people the repression they are currently getting from the Mexican state is getting worse.

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Climate change demo pictures.

13-02-2005 17:11

How most of us veiw America at present.
Thousands take to the streets of London to make their feelings known about the small matter of our planet being destroyed by greedy profit obsessed scum like George Bush.