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Tunnel system announced at ‘Camp Bling’ road protest site.

28-01-2006 19:29

Latest from the Bling Blog in Southend on Sea...

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January Critical Mass in Manchester

28-01-2006 16:58

assembly at Central Library
January CM was geat fun with numbers up again from previous months, and despite the freezing cold.

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Bush-friendly BECHTEL sets sights on UK taxpayers money

28-01-2006 11:20

Bechtel which has been controversially awarded reconstruction contracts in Iraq is now setting its sights on the £15bn City led Crossrail scheme after the abuse of taxpayers money over the tube. UK politicians and the media refused to consider how much it will cost taxpayers as it is seen as a Millennium Dome

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Critical Mass out in the cold in polluted Gothenburg

28-01-2006 09:46

A handful of hardened cyclists gathered in central Gothenburg, Sweden on Friday evening for what might have been a record breaking Critical Mass, the coldest.

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incinerator pollution shocker

27-01-2006 22:40

Incinerator in Nottingham breaks emission limits

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More All-Party asbestos support for Spodden Valley

27-01-2006 14:01

These issues go beyong party politics... a united stand to keep Rochdale safe:
Local MP’s Paul Rowen and Jim Dobbin attended the Parliamentary Asbestos All-Party group this Tuesday.

MP, Peers and representatives of organisations concerned with asbestos disease were given an update of the past 6 months in the Spodden Valley.

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Rossport Solidarity to visit Nottingham

27-01-2006 10:03

Locals send message to Shell
Get the latest updates on the Shell campaign in County Mayo and preparations for the solidarity camp

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Protest at University Careers Fair

27-01-2006 09:46

Awkward questions for Exxon and lots of awareness raising at careers fair.

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Reed Elsevier & Climate Camp for Action meetings in Oxford

26-01-2006 14:09

There is going to be two meetings next Tuesday, 31st Jan regarding upcoming potential campaigns & actions. Both will take place in the Oxford Action Resource Centre (OARC), Room 1, East Oxford Community Centre.

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Blockade UK Nuke Factory at Aldermaston Monday 30 Jan

26-01-2006 13:34

Lock-on to Bob The Blocker!
Yesterday West Berkshire Council failed to object to AWE Aldermaston's planned new laser - a facility designed to allow AWE to recreate the conditions in a nuclear explosion. This will allow the UK to develop a new generation of nuclear weapons. In response Block the Builders have called a blockade of the WMD factory at Aldermaston on this Monday (30 Jan 2006).

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Making flags and decor for Nottingham's Critical Mass Bike About

25-01-2006 22:35

On Saturday there was a workshop to prepare flags and other decorations for this month's Critical Mass. The workshop was from from 1-4pm at the ASBO Community Centre, 33-35 Burn St, Arboretum.

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A month of workshops and action around transport

25-01-2006 13:46

Saturday club present a month of workshops, activities and action around TRANSPORT

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manchester critical mass and bike films

25-01-2006 12:10

This friday is critical mass...woohooo. 6pm at central library for bike riding round the city. then we can go to eat nice food and watch bellville rendezvous (food and film only open to cm-ers!)..

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manchester climate camp meeting tues 7th feb 6.30pm

25-01-2006 12:02

a meeting for those wishing to be part of the manchester neighbourhood at the camp for climate action, and also build up links of people in manchester wanting to take action on climate change.

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Green Fuel Firm Faces Tax Hike

25-01-2006 10:18

Inland Revenue hits budding business with a 73 per cent duty hike, bringing the tax payable on vegetable oil fuel (new and used) to 47p per litre -- the same as for petrol or diesel.

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Italian people fight police to prevent construction of TAV train line

25-01-2006 08:36

intervention against olympics
Mulitple battles in many cities as Italian people attempt to stop the construction of the environmentally destructive TAV high-speed train line from being built. They are also fighting against the Winter Olympics in Turin, the games of capital and finance.

Destroy the Olympics!
Destroy the TAV!

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Climate Radio

24-01-2006 16:50

The Climate Outreach and Information Network provides free, web based interviews on climate change issues.

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Oppose expansion of Nuke power-BBC poll.

24-01-2006 12:25

The BBC is conducting a poll on whether we should expand nuclear energy.

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Support Chelsea Gerlach! Support Environmental Prisoners!

24-01-2006 06:22

There has been an extensive wave of repression against activists in the USA. 11 people are being accused of being involved with the underground movements of the Animal & Earth Liberation Fronts. Already this has lead to one death in custody - it is crucial that we support these people in detention, right now! They are facing 65 serious criminal charges, facing possible multiple life sentences, for crimes which didn't hurt anyone.

Please, we urge you, get informed and involved immediately!

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Parklife Occupy Government Office

23-01-2006 20:41

Latest from 'Camp Bling' , Southend on Sea's anti-road widening protest camp