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fight the poisonous incinerators in uk

22-10-2010 23:03

stop incinerators poisoning us
the uk is becoming the battleground for incinerators with false names .gasification plants .energy from wasre /and many more

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cyclamax incinerator at chesterfield turned down at planning

22-10-2010 22:43

stop incinerators poisoning us
matlock planning turns incinerator request down for chesterfield

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Action against RPS group Glasgow in Solidarity with communities in Co. Mayo and

22-10-2010 11:03

On Saturday the 16th, RPS Group's offices in Glasgow had its locks and signage destroyed by people who are outraged in their involvement with the Corrib Gas Pipeline in Co. Mayo Ireland and the Open Cast Coal mines of the Douglas Valley, south Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Anti-nuclear protests at 100 German locations this Saturday

21-10-2010 23:15

Castor container
Opponents of nuclear electricity generation will gather at 100 locations throughout Germany coming Saturday (23 Oct) to protest against the trucking and railing of nuclear waste hither and thither across the country.

Organisers claim that at least 500 additional consignments of CASTOR containers will travel if the operating lives of 17 nuclear power stations are extended, which the conservative-led government plans to do by parliamentary decision next Thursday, 28 Oct.

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Crude Awakening

21-10-2010 18:50

Crude Awakening took a different approach to previous years mass direct actions, such as last years great climate swoop where the target is announced weeks in advance, with the day of action normally being a standoff with police, who like everyone else have also been warned weeks in advance. Crude Awakening was different in that a mass direct action was announced but the target kept a secret. Only that it would be an
action against the oil industry somewhere in London.

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Toxic waste plan is turned down

20-10-2010 21:33

Celebrations for protestors after five hour meeting

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This weekend: Stop Nuclear Power Network Gathering in Bristol

18-10-2010 16:55

Stop Nuclear Power UK Network Gathering

Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th, Bristol

Meet, make plans, take action.

There are groups and individuals coming from all over -
Suffolk, London, France, Lancaster, Manchester, Wrexham, Bristol, Cumbria, Ireland, Hinkley, Exeter and more - Come along and get involved in creating a network of active anti-nuclear campaigns across Britain and Europe.

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CrudeAwakening at Coryton Oil Refinery - a archive

18-10-2010 11:19

Here are some links to the social media archive from the CrudeAwakening action

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Problem with Crude Awakening demo.

18-10-2010 06:48

IT WASN'T IN LONDON!

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Crude Awakening - Final Checklist for this Saturday

14-10-2010 07:38

This is it. 2 days to go. Oil – time’s up!

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The Crude Awakening - this Saturday, 10 AM! Final checklist...‏

13-10-2010 23:53

So this one is going to be short and sweet. Here’s your final checklist.

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The Minorca Opencast Mine: A Blot on the Landscape

12-10-2010 10:23

PR 83 'The Minorca Opencast Mine experience is likely to be a longer term' blot on the landscape' says MOPG' accompanies the publication of our 5th set of objections to the Minorca Surface Mine Application on the effect this application would have on the local landscape and gives some of the detail contained in the submission as well as suggesting why the effect may be longer lasting.

It also announces the postponement of the Determination Date

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THWAC Autumn Gathering

11-10-2010 17:00

The Happendon Wood Action Camp (THWAC) was occupied on 12th September 2010 to resist the destruction of the Douglas Valley by Scottish Coal and SRG Estates.


Join us for our five day Autumn gathering in the woods!

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Anti nuclear energy activists target EDF Energy

11-10-2010 10:08

The launch of a national boycott of EDF Energy heralds the beginning of a wave of campaigns and actions designed to alert the UK to the dangers of allowing the government to give the green light to a new generation of nuclear reactors next Spring. There's a lot of work to do and very little time left to stop new nuclear for good.

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Sheffield Free School: How can we bring about radical change in our society?

09-10-2010 23:09

Audio
Attached is a recording of a discussion at the Sheffield Free School, recorded on 9th October 2010, discussing how can we bring about radical change in our society? It was advertised as a session to "Discover the approaches of different groups operating in Sheffield with a broadly common aim of creating more communal, fulfilling and sustainable ways of living, and discuss how we can help support each other by focusing on our shared objectives."

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Shell Garage Occupied in Bristol!

09-10-2010 14:20

In the early hours of this morning, a small group of Bristol activists
occupied the roof of a Shell garage in solidarity with the people of
Rossport, Ireland. The activists would like them to know that “We salute
you in your struggles! You are not alone!”

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PRESS RELEASE: Anti-nuclear campaigners blockade EDF's Hinkley Point nuclear power plant

04-10-2010 07:17

Since 7am this morning, anti-nuclear campaigners from different anti-nuclear groups which are part of the Stop Nuclear Power Network [1] are blockading the access road to EDF's Hinkley Point nuclear power station in protest against EDF's plans for nuclear new build and what they are calling a flawed consultation.

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Stop Nuclear Power UK gathering

30-09-2010 17:36

- Meet, make plans, take action -

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Join us on 10/10/10 for the Edinburgh 350 Work Party!

30-09-2010 12:08

We are running three climate action events to celebrate the 10/10/10 "Global Work Party" called by 350.org and the 10:10 campaign.

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Another Set of Objections ignored by UK Coal

30-09-2010 10:02

This press release explains MOPG's 4th set of Objections which criticises UK Coal's assessment of the alleged economic and social benefits associated with the proposed Minorca Surface Mines and makes the claim that our campaign has extracted an extra £1m of proposed local 'benefits'. This represents the price UK is willing to pay rather than answer our objections.