UK Indymedia - UK Technology Newswire Archive

On The Coltan Trail

06-09-2006 20:03

Before 1998 columbite-tantalite, coltan, was an obscure natural resource. It is a mixed ore containing niobium (formerly columbium) and tantalum. In eight years its necessity and value has increased due to rapid advancements in technology. Without coltan the technological industry would slip into crisis, with catastrophic repercussions across the Western world.

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I am the Master of Traffic

05-09-2006 10:50

Apologies in advance for my obvious lack of research, and lack of ethics.

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LATEST NEWS - 3 hour lock on shuts down machine inside Drax

01-09-2006 16:39

This news just in as those responsible have finally been released after about 28 hours in police custody...

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Euro 'citizen's inspection-SW France against nuke missile plans.

31-08-2006 15:30

A Euro citizens 'inspection' against the proposed and currently fairly secretive plans for a new type of mini-nuke is to be held in SW France 22-24 Sept 2006

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International Software Freedom Day on 16th of September

31-08-2006 08:42

On 16th of September the use of free libre open software will be celebrated in over 150 countries, celebrating it as far away as Nepal ,India and Africa.

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Free green technology exchange

30-08-2006 18:10

News from Lloyds List

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Minutes of Manchester NO2ID Meeting, Wednesday 16th August 2006

29-08-2006 23:48

This month, Manchester NO2ID had our first meeting at the wheelchair-accessible Friends Meeting House. It was very packed and busy, perhaps too busy since we didn't have much time for our usual chat and digression. At the next meeting, rather than first reviewing the previous meeting's minutes then recapping when we go through the agenda, I will simply place ongoing activities on the new agenda so we can get through it more quickly.

This isn't the exact order in which matters were discussed; I have re-ordered things a little to make it easier to follow. I have included some updates since the meeting, which was now a fortnight ago! Also, I have put links at the end of each section rather than at the very bottom. Dates for the diaries will follow shortly.

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drax may be bad for your health

29-08-2006 15:01

interesting science news link especially for supporters of climate camp against drax.

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Climate Change and 21st Century Border Controls- Technopolitics of exclusion

29-08-2006 11:00

Audio Interview of the Workshop leader - Run by an internationally recognised authority on the subject, the workshop covers current military plans to build new immobilising and paralysing technologies for border control and for targeting large crowds. The talk explores the generation of this technology as well as the challenge of developing non-violent countermeasures.....

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Is your bin bugged?

26-08-2006 21:41

According to the Daily Mail "500,000 bins in council districts across England" have been bugged to "transmit information about the contents of the bins to a central database which then keeps records on the waste disposal habits of each individual address".

Is your bin bugged?

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derby potatoes needs stopping, but what about genetic "medicine"?

26-08-2006 07:34

from main page first reported in uk indy national site & gm watch,also Radio Nottingham recently.If anyone has details of these potato crops please put them up on indymedia so people know where they are & can protect their own crops & genes.But how many people also know that the recent monster elephant man drugs were genetic medicine made by german Biotech company Tegenero.
Nottingham has its own biocity with gm companies & connection to nanotechnology etc next to the bbc island on london road, as there are no safety regulations what happens to people nearby if dangerous particles escape or there is an accident?

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effects of nanotech on human cells

23-08-2006 23:10

Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a screening method to examine how newly made nanoparticles — particles with dimensions on the order of billionths of a meter — interact with human cells following exposure for various times and doses. This has led to the visualization of how human cells interact with some specific types of carbon nanoparticles.

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GM - Back on the agenda?

23-08-2006 18:32

A chemical company has asked for permission to grow the first trial crop of genetically modified (GM) potatoes in the UK.

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Alarming rise of Children’s ID databases and biometrics in schools

21-08-2006 23:47

On top of ID cards and the move to NHS electronic records, another major government plan with a potential for hideous invasion of privacy and loss of personal freedom comes out of the Children Act (2004). The new Act allows the setting up of incredibly invasive databases by the Secretary of State and/or children's services authorities in England. At the same time pupils and parents are getting more vocal and organised in their protests against the alarming rate of introduction of biometric systems in schools. These have included fingerprinting (and even iris scanning) of children for school dinners, attendance registers, and use of libraries or ‘learning resource centres’.

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"Low safety standards caused near-meltdown"

20-08-2006 22:29

The former safety chief of the Swedish power plant that nearly had a nuclear meltdown on 25 July blames the liberalisation of the power market for the breakdown. In addition to Forsmark, three other Swedish nukes are now off the grid for safety checks.

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Manchester NO2ID Monthly Meeting, Wednesday 16th August 2006

15-08-2006 20:59

The next Manchester NO2ID monthly meeting is tomorrow, from 7:30pm to 9pm, in Room 3 of the Friends Meeting House, Mount Street, Manchester. This venue is wheelchair-friendly, and everybody is welcome. An agenda follows.

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'Evil Cabal' Blog Closes...For Now

14-08-2006 17:08

A website containing allegations against senior council bosses has closed...for now.

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Bicycology Tour visits Nottingham next Saturday (19th)

13-08-2006 14:59

Bicycology is a biketour which will be travelling from London to Lancaster (via Nottingham) this August. Form Lancaster it will be heading to the Climate Action Camp.

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Deplete Uranium

09-08-2006 23:35

The Simpsons illustrate the invention of depleted uranium (DU) munitions.

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Serious safety problems in Swedish nuclear power plants

04-08-2006 11:35

Four nuclear reactors are shut down in Sweden after near miss disaster at Forsmark