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25-06-2005 12:31
Newsflash: The Oil Is Running Out!
In short, the so called "alternatives" to oil are actually "derivatives" of oil. Without an abundant and reliable supply of oil, we have no way of scaling these alternatives to the degree necessary to power the modern world.
23-06-2005 00:13
Hi peoples,
I hope it's OK to write with a wish list...
Art Not Oil heads to Scotland - update & call for help
Hi peoples, I hope it's OK to write with a wish list...
20-06-2005 22:15
G8 Retreat on Climate Change
LONDON - A new leaked document on the current stage of negotiations on the G8 position on climate change shows a further retreat from consensus on many fronts.
20-06-2005 18:12
Monday 20th June: New report from a UK aid and environment coalition says act now on climate change or efforts to end poverty in Africa will go Up in Smoke:
http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/news_AfricaUpinSmoke.aspx
G8 Report: Africa Pays Price of G8 Climate Blindspot
AFRICA PAYS PRICE FOR G8 CLIMATE BLIND SPOT SAY TOP AID AND ENVIRONMENT GROUPSMonday 20th June: New report from a UK aid and environment coalition says act now on climate change or efforts to end poverty in Africa will go Up in Smoke:
http://www.neweconomics.org/gen/news_AfricaUpinSmoke.aspx
19-06-2005 20:54
Pics taken on Sunday 19th June 2005 at the Glasgow Cre8 Summit community Garden.
Cre8 Summit Community Garden Pictures
Pics taken on Sunday 19th June 2005 at the Glasgow Cre8 Summit community Garden.
19-06-2005 20:43
MP3 11.30mins 48kbps mono
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/cre8_robedit.mp3
AUDIO: Cre8 Summit Community Garden Action (G82005)
Interview with permaculture activist about the week of community gardening just completed in Glasgow, Scotland - where a piece of vacant land was occupied in opposition to the planned M74 motorway and the fast approching G8 summit.MP3 11.30mins 48kbps mono
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/cre8_robedit.mp3
18-06-2005 14:35
Cre8 Summit has begun!
On Sunday the 12th of June the Cre8 Summit began. An inspiring local project set up in response both to the approved building of the new M74 northern extension and the G8 summit to be held in July 2005.
17-06-2005 15:06
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/05/311859.html) another later set climate documents have been leaked. It seems that after pressure from the US the already poor plan for action is being watered down still further.
2nd Leaked G8 Climate Declaration Draft going Backwards (download here)
Following the leaking of an initial G8 climate position paper (see http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2005/05/311859.html) another later set climate documents have been leaked. It seems that after pressure from the US the already poor plan for action is being watered down still further.
16-06-2005 17:38
There will be additional InfoPoints at Edinburgh University running from 29th June to 7th July - more details and info on timetables for workshops, film screenings and entertainments out soon.
G8 Accommodation in Edinburgh + Glasgow Plus InfoPoint Locations
Short update on accommodation situation in Edinburgh and Glasgow for the G8 Summit mobilisations:There will be additional InfoPoints at Edinburgh University running from 29th June to 7th July - more details and info on timetables for workshops, film screenings and entertainments out soon.
16-06-2005 17:08
The message is for people to come! - see update below.
G8 Rural Convergence Campsite Update - It's On!!
After several negotiations with land owners over the last months have fallen through (due to police pressure many believe) a site has now been offered and the rural convergence campsite will go ahead.The message is for people to come! - see update below.
16-06-2005 03:16
Over the weekend of the 11th and 12th of June the Cre8 Summit community initiative has taken back an area of land in Glasgow left derelict by the planners, transforming it into a community space.
For a short film of the first day and good news for the anti-M74 campaign see: https://video.indymedia.org/en/2005/06/97.shtml
Direct download: http://video.indymedia.org/download/%5BIndymedia%5D_(2005-06-15)_g82005_cre8summit_day1.mov
(quicktime 3mins 07 secs)
Cre8 Summit Film - Glasgow - Reclaiming Community (Day 1)
Over the weekend of the 11th and 12th of June the Cre8 Summit community initiative has taken back an area of land in Glasgow left derelict by the planners, transforming it into a community space. For a short film of the first day and good news for the anti-M74 campaign see:
https://video.indymedia.org/en/2005/06/97.shtml Direct download:
http://video.indymedia.org/download/%5BIndymedia%5D_(2005-06-15)_g82005_cre8summit_day1.mov (quicktime 3mins 07 secs)
16-06-2005 00:25
On the night of June 12th in Edinburgh there was a
benefit gig for Jeff Free Luers that ended with a
confrontation in front of the American consulate.
Free Jeff Luers Solidarity Action in Edinburgh
On the night of June 12th in Edinburgh there was a benefit gig for Jeff Free Luers that ended with a
confrontation in front of the American consulate.
15-06-2005 03:04
Bono's plea - "Go To Gleneagles, not Edinburgh"
"While Bob Geldof had called for the marchers to drop everything and head for Edinburgh, Bono appeared to encourage them to descend on Gleneagles Hotel itself...."
14-06-2005 03:14
Nano-Justice and Food Sovereignty
From July 6-8 2005 the G8 (the 'Group of 8') will be meeting in Gleneagles, Scotland. ACT for the Earth / The ACTivist Magazine representatives will be participating in the G8 Alternatives protests to calll for a moratorium on nanotechnology.
07-06-2005 04:52
G8 2005: Why Are People Protesting?
Tony Blair recently said "it would be very odd if people came to protest against this G8... I don’t quite know what they’ll be protesting against" - a comment that underlies the way that the UK Government has been working to paint the G8 as a progressive force for good when it comes to tackling Climate Change, Poverty and Debt.
06-06-2005 14:12
Author Simon Tormey
Website: http://www.word-power.co.uk
http://www.word-power.co.uk/platform/The-G8-Why-Be-Angry
The G8 - Why Be Angry?
The G8 - Why Be Angry?Author Simon Tormey
Website:
http://www.word-power.co.uk http://www.word-power.co.uk/platform/The-G8-Why-Be-Angry
05-06-2005 16:30
Very quick update on recent protest news re 1st day of the G8 Summit.
Amidst the frenzy around Ure and Geldof the other protests are lacking media coverage, not least the calls by groups to blockade the G8 Summit itself.
Developing G8 Protests - G8Alternatives + Live8 - First Day of G8 Summit
It's all happening!Very quick update on recent protest news re 1st day of the G8 Summit.
Amidst the frenzy around Ure and Geldof the other protests are lacking media coverage, not least the calls by groups to blockade the G8 Summit itself.
25-05-2005 17:45
This is the audio from a short film called "Why Close The G8?" made in advance of the G8 Summit protests in Scotland this july. It makes a great audio soundscape intro to some of the issues and lists some of the major protests planned.
(MP3 - 14 mins 14secs - 48kbps mono - 4.9MB)
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/whycloseg8_final.mp3
WHY CLOSE THE G8? (audio from the film)
This is the audio from a short film called "Why Close The G8?" made in advance of the G8 Summit protests in Scotland this july. It makes a great audio soundscape intro to some of the issues and lists some of the major protests planned. (MP3 - 14 mins 14secs - 48kbps mono - 4.9MB)
http://radio.indymedia.org/uploads/whycloseg8_final.mp3
09-05-2005 17:44
200 t of highly deadly plutonium have leaked out of a pipeline.
The level for plutonium to be deadly is said to be in the area of milligrams.
Tis news come at a time when the British government is planing to expand the nuclear programm.
Accident in Sellafield
According to Radio Z, quoting The Guardian and The Times a part of the Sellafield nuclear plant had to be shut down after a acident.200 t of highly deadly plutonium have leaked out of a pipeline.
The level for plutonium to be deadly is said to be in the area of milligrams.
Tis news come at a time when the British government is planing to expand the nuclear programm.
08-05-2005 20:54
The pipeline will run from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, via near Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and across eastern Turkey to the port of Ceyhan, on Turkey's Mediterranean coast.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is being built by a consortium of companies led by energy giant BP.
Baku-Ceyhan Pipeline about to be opened
Within the next few weeks, oil from the Caspian will start flowing into a 1,762 kilometres long pipeline.The pipeline will run from Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, via near Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and across eastern Turkey to the port of Ceyhan, on Turkey's Mediterranean coast.
The Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) pipeline is being built by a consortium of companies led by energy giant BP.
