UK Technology Newswire Archive
Nanotech industry front group use Indymedia to talk to angels
15-12-2004 14:02
Nanotech industry front, group Institute of Nanotechnology have taken to using the UK Indymedia Newswire in an attempt to make contact with "Angels Against Nanotechnology".STAR WARS TEST FAILS
15-12-2004 12:40
Missile defence shield test fails
A target missile that was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base leaves a blue light over the night sky in California, 7 July 2000.
The Pentagon blamed the test failure on an.............
IDENTITY CARDS BILL - a brief guide
13-12-2004 18:06
While the media are merrily focusing on Blunkett’s love affair, ignoring the fact that one of the most draconian changes to happen in British society, ID cards and the ID database, are being foisted upon us. The government is clearly keen to push the ID Cards Bill through Parliament as quickly as possible, with a Second Reading (the first stage of real debate in parliament) likely to happen before Christmas.crane occupation halts construction of europes largest nanotech centre.
13-12-2004 11:45
From 8 a.m. this morning, a group of people has occupied a crane of the Minatec building site in Grenoble (france), to stop work for the day. The occupying ones, supported by protestors on the ground, unrolled a banner against nanotechnologies and distributed leaflets to passers by inviting them to come to join them (see leaflet below in french).Minatec is set to be the largest centre for Nanotechnologies in Europe and is currently being built next to the site of the super-collider in Grenoble.
Activists occupy Nanotech centre construction site
13-12-2004 11:36
Activists in Grenoble France occupy construction site for Minatec Nanotech centreOver with Minatec (before it starts)
13-12-2004 10:24
Since 8 o'clock this monday december 13th, a group is occupying a Minatec's buildingsite's crane, in order to interrupt the construction for a day (two banners have been tied: "we stop everything" and "nanotechs = giga-control"). The
occupiers, supported by demonstrators on the ground, have unrolled a
banner against nanotechnologies (« here the industry of
totalitarianism »)
and distributed some tracts to the passers-by, calling them to join them
fast.
German industry pushing for nuclear waste dump
13-12-2004 09:44
The president of the federation of industry, BDI, Michael Rogowski, has criticised the plans of environment minister, Jürgen Trittin (Greens), to start a fresh search for one storage for waste of varying radioactive intensities.
undercurrents video of angel nanotech action
11-12-2004 17:58
worldwide climate change conference in Buenos Aires
09-12-2004 20:19
The Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention onClimate Change is taking place in Argentina from 6 to 17 December 2004.
Over 6,000 participants are gathering in Buenos Aires to decide on the fate
of the global climate. After Russia´s ratification of the Kyoto Protocol,
it is now coming into effect on 16 February 2005. Following are the comments of a participant at the conference.
angels at nano-tech conference - pics
09-12-2004 17:57
Angels disrupt nanotech conference
09-12-2004 15:28
what's really happening to Google ...and the net?
09-12-2004 04:49
Maelstrom infosquat - 7 Weeks On
07-12-2004 12:28
Maelstrom is an info-squat based in Leeds. We are entering our seventh week in occupation of the building, which we have made our home and collective project.Stagecoach buses get into nanotech
06-12-2004 23:43
Stagecoach Boss Brian Souter - one of the most homophobic rich men in britain who has personally bankrolled anti-gay campaigns - has announced that he will be using nanoparticle fuel additives in all stagecoach buses in the UK - Nanoparticle pollution from car exhausts is already a leading cause of child death - how can you claim to be environmentally friendly by adding more nanoparticles???another nasty corporate person backing another nasty corporate technology? - more reason to boycott stagecoach...
nano protests
03-12-2004 04:21
this protest news is slightly out of date but it should get you going. big up all tha true demonstrator!Mobile Bulletin Boards
02-12-2004 10:02
A technology called TxTMob was deployed to effect at the RNC in Noo Yawk. It's a sort of SMS bulletin board system - you send a text to a TxtMob group, and it gets relayed to all the subscribers to that group.
http://www.txtmob.com/ Good news for anti-ID campaign
01-12-2004 14:38
A press release from Financial Times, at ft.com, published today December 1st.Good news for anti-ID campaigners.
Anti-ID views from a traditionally "respectable" lobby.
Computer chaos hits DWP:A Press Release
29-11-2004 02:26
An article published on private Kablenet a couple of days ago, worth reading since they are explicitly asking if anyone has been affected by the experience.