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Motorists ignore West Bridgford cycle stop lines

17-01-2006 00:58

Nottinghamshire County Council has released a press statement stating motorists travelling in West Bridgford are being reminded to consider cyclists and not ignore advanced stop lines (ASLs) at signal junctions in the area. Apperently many motorists have been crossing the stop lines, not enabling cyclists to wait at stoplights in front of the cars. The County Council introduced ASLs at most signalised junctions along Melton Road and Loughborough Road to make cycling easier in the area.

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The QUICKTIME REPORT 17/1/06 - SEE and LISTEN GLOBALLY!

16-01-2006 21:44

News, opinion, and photography
A review of news, opinion, and photography recorded, from the Indymedia Newswire. With times and freqs for tuning in anywhere you can, at your leisure. Free to rebroadcast. The world & recorded for the community archive!

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Lydd Airpt arrogantly flys in 737 jet

16-01-2006 13:37

Apparently as part of its 'expansion' plans Lydd Airport (Romney Marsh Kent) bosses (Saudi owners!) allowed a 737 jet to fly in over the weekend. The Keep The Marsh Special Alliance is trying to highlight the arrogance of this with local media....

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Belated Newbury nostalgia pics from 10 years ago.

16-01-2006 11:52

Balun(?) spent 2 weeks up this tripod until local rednecks tipped it over
Historical report with pictures from the unprecedented direct action protests against the route clearance destruction for the Newbury bypass 10 years ago. Hopefully this will seem particularly relevant when it has been recently revealed that peak traffic levels in the Berkshire town are now equal to those before the bypass was built - years before this was predicted to actually happen. This proves conclusively - as if there wasn't proof enough - that traffic invariably grows to fill any new road capacity created.

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EVICTION STARTED at Dalkeith Park (Scotland) Protest Sites

16-01-2006 08:15

DALKEITH COUNTRY PARK- ANTI A68 BYPASS PROTEST CAMPAIGN
PRESS STATEMENT- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 16 JANUARY 2006

Eviction of the four protest sites in Dalkeith Country Park against the construction of the A68 Bypass and the destruction of the River Esk wildlife corridor began this morning.

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SIXTH ANNUAL BICYCLE FILM FESTIVAL Call for Entries

16-01-2006 05:40

The Bicycle Film Festival is seeking submissions for its sixth annual Festival. The event will feature dozens of different films on a variety of bicycle styles - from BMX to urban bike culture, cycling to commuting.

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Prime Minister visits Nottingham University :: piccys 2

15-01-2006 22:50

Prime Minister visits Nottingham University :: piccys 2

He was there to announce nuclear policy, [or perhaps the wrong policy]

Hence a number of concerned citizens turned out to protest.

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Prime Minister visits Nottingham University :: piccys 1

15-01-2006 22:43

Prime Minister visits Nottingham University :: piccys 1

He was there to announce nuclear policy, [or perhaps the wrong policy]

Hence a number of concerned citizens turned out to protest.

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Japan misleads public about whaling protests

15-01-2006 17:30

Nisshin Maru: port or starboard side?
Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research has released misleading images intended to smear anti-whaling protests in the Southern Ocean

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Harpoon line dumps Greenpeace activist in Antarctic waters

15-01-2006 17:22

Greenpeace entangled between whale and Japanese whaling vessel
Canadian Greenpeace whaling activist, Texas Joe Constantine, was dragged overboard into the freezing Antarctic waters after the whaling harpoon was fired over his inflatable and the harpoon rope became entangled in the craft. Constantine spent a few minutes in the water in his survival suit, before his compatriots could manouver their craft to pick him up. The harpoon killed the whale almost instantly after a chase lasting an hour.

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critical mass manchester bike film and food nights

15-01-2006 16:48

critical mass 6pm central library every last friday of the month.. is now also followed by a bike film night!!!

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Flyers and poster for the Critical Mass bikeride and afterparty on the 27th January

15-01-2006 12:34

Critical Mass Afterparty
Here are the flyers and poster for this months Critical Mass, on the 27th january, leaving from Derby Road (at Savoy Cinema) at 5.30pm and then to the Sumac Centre in Forest Fields for an after party.

Read the previous feature article on the Critical Mass:
 http://publish.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2005/10/326823.html

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A response from the Environment Agency regarding Eastcroft Incinerator

15-01-2006 09:57

On hearing that the Environment Agency in Nottingham had decided to grant a licence for the third line at Eastcroft Incinerator I wrote asking the Agency to confirm that measures were in place to ensure that this would not pose a risk to air quality. Here’s their reply.

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(U.S.A.) Info on "Operation Backfire": FBI's ELF/ALF Witch Hunta

14-01-2006 16:48

On December 7th, 2005, 7 people across the U.S. were swept up in the FBI's "Operation Backfire," regarding 16 Earth Liberation Front and Animal Liberation Front actions. The ramifications of this FBI roundup are huge.

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PM rallies for nuclear power in Nottingham

14-01-2006 09:07

Tony Blair will set out his plans for a new nuclear power policy today, as he attends a Labour Party forum alongside other cabinet ministers, at the East Midlands Conference Centre in Nottingham. Following here is an article published by the Independent this morning on the issue.

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Wildlife Area Handed Over To Oil Industry

13-01-2006 21:27

Bush is really scraping the barrel now. Having failed to convince the congress last month to hand over the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to his buddies in the oil business, he has had to satisfy the countries growing thirst by sacrificing the Teshekpuk Lake Special Area instead. The move sweeps aside decades of environmental protection and is just one more sign of the desperation of a dying empire in the face of a global peak of oil production.

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Sramble over oil sands begins?

13-01-2006 17:27

Most analysts agree that once we pass the half-way point in the world’s oil reserves, production will begin to drop off as the remaining reserves are more difficult to extract. Some believe that point will come in the next 12 months, others think we have 10 years or more left. But either way, we need to prepare now by reducing our dependency on this finite resource.Oil and gas supply 85% of the energy used in the UK. By comparison, nuclear supplies 4% and renewables 1%. Can nuclear be expanded by a factor of 20, or renewables by a factor of 85? Will coal fill the gap, and at what cost to global warming? Do we have enough coal left to expand its use 12 times over?

We rely on energy to produce, process and transport food. As energy becomes more expensive, will our food system revert to local production and organic methods? Can the world continue to feed 7 billion people at all without cheap energy? What steps should we be taking right now to avert future hunger?

Does the end of cheap oil herald the end of globalisation? Is the notion of continual economic growth consistent with a shrinking energy supply? Some observers predict a recession of 1930s proportions, but lasting much longer. Others believe the economic system could be reinvented along sustainable lines.

The article below is just one news story out of many that illustrate the scramble already taking place to secure the dwindling supplies of oil...

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Saving Iceland Gathering Sheffield

13-01-2006 17:09

Pimps
Saving Iceland Gathering
Sheffield 21-22nd January 2006
Matilda Social Centre, Matilda Street Sheffield

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Anti McDonalds Demo Central London

13-01-2006 14:30

Regular Anti Mcdonalds demo's in Central London

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The environmental cost of the food we eat.

12-01-2006 22:48

“Warning eating this food can seriously damage the planet”

An environmental health warning on food? Why not? Alcohol does so, does tobacco so why not food that has travelled miles by HGV vehicles or air freight.