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London World Nakede Bike Ride 2009

15-06-2009 11:51 | Climate Chaos | Culture | Energy Crisis | World

Around 1200 cyclists, mainly naked, rode through the centre of London on Saturday in a protest against oil dependency, celebrating bicycles and the human body and expressing the vulnerability of cyclists. Photographs Copyright (C) 2009 Peter Marshall. All rights reserved.

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Radioactive Tritium with your Tea? Yes, More Please say Sellafield Ltd

12-06-2009 18:34 | Energy Crisis | Health | Other Press | World

In the same week that Ontario, Canada's most populated province has recommended reducing radioactive tritium exposures to the public, Sellafield Ltd has revealed that they are applying to actually increase these discharges in Cumbria.

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Shell in Ireland a perpetual struggle

02-06-2009 19:51 | Energy Crisis | Globalisation | Ocean Defence | World

Monday the 1st of June saw the arrival of a multitude of assorted vessels to Broadhaven bay. The boats, which are subcontracted by The Royal Dutch Shell company (Shell), are attempting to prepare for works on the controversial Corrib gas project.

Mormon Investment in Animal Agony, Global Heating, Disease

It is ironic that Mormons are encouraged to store food,
since the cattle concentration camps of the LDS
and other animal flesh investments of the Church are a cause of famine, drought and world hunger.

The 300-350 Show: An economic collapse for climate safety?

25-05-2009 14:16 | COP15 Climate Summit 2009 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | World

We take a look at some of the links between the credit crunch and the climate crunch with Tim Helweg-Larsen, director of the Public Interest Research Centre and co-author of the “Zero Carbon Britain” & “Climate Safety” reports. There's also an appearance by Kevin Anderson (Research Director at the Tyndall Centre) and a live performance of the "Global Meltdown Derby" by Irish poet Grazzy Noel.

The 300-350 Show - An Emissions Budget for Climate Safety

16-05-2009 17:20 | COP15 Climate Summit 2009 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | World

Two papers published in a recent issue of Nautre tell us how much CO2 we can afford to pump into the atmosphere to make it likely for us to stay within 2C average global warming. The findings have dramatic implications for national and international climate policy. We speak to one of the paper’s lead authors, Myles Allen of the Climate Dynamics team, University of Oxford.

Abseil blockade of nuclear waste train in Germany

29-04-2009 12:13 | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Health | World

An abseiling 27-year-old female activist from France held up a train carrying over 1000 tonnes of 'depleted' uranium through a densely populated region of Germany for two hours on Monday 27 April, the day after the 23rd anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster - the world's worst ever civil nuclear accident.

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Nuclear-Free Future Walk from Geneva to Brussels is underway

28-04-2009 16:47 | Anti-militarism | Ecology | Energy Crisis | World

The Footprints for Peace International Walk towards a Nuclear-Free Future from Geneva to Brussels set off on Sunday, 26 April 2009, on the 23rd anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster: the world's worst ever civil nuclear accident.

In 2007, the group walked for 12 weeks from Dublin to London via Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and England, and last year walked for 12 weeks from London to Geneva through France.

En route to their destination they will pass through five countries: Switzerland, France, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. Individuals are invited to join them along the way, for as long as they like.

More details here:

http://www.footprintsforpeace.net

Britain's Secretive Police Force: Politicising the Policing of Public Expression

What's the relationship between the recent 'authoritarian' crack-down on "protesters" in Britain, the current economic crisis, the debate on growth, the economy, climate change and resource depletion? Perhaps not that obvious?... A new report from the Free Range Network ties these issues together to try and find a deeper motivation behind the recent authoritarian shift against protest and dissent in Britain -- yes, the threads are there if you look for them!

Obama's April 5 speech at Prague Castle's Hradčanské náměstí

14-04-2009 16:19 | Analysis | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | World

A Prague resident's personal view -

" ...his main argument was aimed at Czech citizens in an effort to explain and justify the construction of a United States radar station in Czech Republic."

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Shock and Awe tactics along with Bribery used by Nuclear Industry in Cumbria

03-04-2009 13:59 | Analysis | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | World

The nuclear industry appear to be using the same tactics as George Bush’s
‘shock and awe.'
Three possible sites have been put forward for nuclear new build in
Cumbria. One is Sellafield, which is described by the industry as ‘least
preferred’ because of the decommissioning work. The other two sites of
Kirksanton and Braystones are greenfield and include areas of European
wildlife importance.

small agroecological farms are our only natural resource economic base

this is a letter I wrote to US president + others out in the world, regarding present economic foolishness + our ecological sustainability, which our best medicine comes when we have balanced ecosystems that are linked.

G20 Map - Squaring Up to the Square Mile - Easily printable versions

Get your maps here! Get your maps here! - Map of the Square Mile

Technological gremlins and exhaustion have been banished and more easily printable versions of the maps of the Square Mile and the ExCeL Centre have now been sorted. A3 is the best size for the Square Mile map, so for those without A3 printers, there are two A4 versions you can print out and stick together with old-fashioned sticky tape. The map is downloadable as a JPEG or PDF in A4, A3 and split A3 versions, in black and white or colour.

Here's the full map: Version for printing to A3 - JPG | Version for printing to A3 - PDF | Version for printing to A4 - JPG | Version for printing to A4 - PDF

However, it's best to print an A3 map on two A4 sheets and tape them together:

Here's the two parts in colour: Part One Colour PDF | Part One Colour JPG | Part Two Colour PDF | Part Two Colour JPG

And here they are in greyscale: Part One Greyscale PDF | Part One Greyscale JPG | Part Two Greyscale PDF| Part Two Greyscale JPG

And here's the map of the ExCeL centre: Excel Map PDF | Excel Map JPG

Finally, here's a Button/Banner to embed and link to the map.

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Nuclear power producers scared of wind power

26-03-2009 21:34 | Energy Crisis | Technology | World

The French government-owned power monopoly EdF and the German power giant E.ON have warned the British government they may be forced to drop plans to build a new generation of nuclear power plants in that country unless the government scales back its targets for wind power.

Thousands of activists shutting down coal plant in Washington, D.C.

04-03-2009 16:42 | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Technology | World

A shout out to the 12,000 green activists who are defying the coal industry and the politicians in Washington D.C. by blocking the entrance to the coal plant today! Check it out -- it's streaming live on the commondreams.com website! They/we are the real hope/change, not Obama!

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Environmental silver lining in economic crisis as energy demand plummets

03-03-2009 23:32 | Analysis | Energy Crisis | Globalisation | World

Global energy consumption dropped last year for the first time since 1983. It would be nice to think that was down to conservation efforts in attempt to mitigate against climate change but really our thanks should go to those who have bought the worlds economy to a stand still. It's interesting that the recession is currently doing more to curb green house gas emissions than any international climate change treaty has yet to manage.

Anti-Coal Protesters Blockade Washington Power Station

03-03-2009 16:50 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Social Struggles | World

Thousands of demonstrators braved icy winds and snow to march on the US capitol's coal-fired power plant on Monday to demand a more sane approach to energy policy. Organized by Capitol Climate Action thousand blockade the five main gates to the Capitol Power Plant in southeast Washington, not far from Capitol Hill.

Demand for energy falling as recession deepens

03-03-2009 12:24 | Analysis | Energy Crisis | Globalisation | World

Falling demand for energy and tighter margins has started to bite into the record gains made by energy companies over the last couple of years. The papers are today reporting that the Drax group shares are trading near a record low on the announcement of a small drop in profits between 2007 and 2008 while demand for electricity in the UK apparently fell 4.3% in the last quarter of 2008 and looks set to continue to fall as the recession deepens.

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Indigenous Leaders Call For End To Uranium Mining

01-03-2009 00:02 | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Health | World

One thing nuclear power advocates (and opponents and fence-sitters) always seem to ignore is the devastating impact of uranium mining on indigenous communities worldwide, such as in Australia, North America and Niger, as well as its equally devastating ecological impacts. Now these communities are joining forces to oppose the criminal uranium mining corporations, such as 90% French-state owned crooks AREVA.

Nuclear Waste Not Good Enough For Yucca-Nevada: Good Enough For Who? Ontario…

27-02-2009 22:33 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Globalisation | World

NUCLEAR WASTE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR Yucca-NEVADA:GOOD ENOUGH FOR WHO? ONTARIO...
The Ontario Liberal McGuinty government, the Toronto Star newspaper, and Ontario Power Generation say nuclear power is CLEAN, GREEN AND SAFE. OPG says they are great at and very proud of their nuclear waste management. We say President Obama bring it on. We’ll take all of your lethal nuclear waste, and will split it with the Alberta Tar Sands.

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World Energy Crisis Newswire Archive

London World Nakede Bike Ride 2009

Radioactive Tritium with your Tea? Yes, More Please say Sellafield Ltd

Shell in Ireland a perpetual struggle

Mormon Investment in Animal Agony, Global Heating, Disease

The 300-350 Show: An economic collapse for climate safety?

The 300-350 Show - An Emissions Budget for Climate Safety

Abseil blockade of nuclear waste train in Germany

Nuclear-Free Future Walk from Geneva to Brussels is underway

Britain's Secretive Police Force: Politicising the Policing of Public Expression

Obama's April 5 speech at Prague Castle's Hradčanské náměstí

Shock and Awe tactics along with Bribery used by Nuclear Industry in Cumbria

small agroecological farms are our only natural resource economic base

G20 Map - Squaring Up to the Square Mile - Easily printable versions

Nuclear power producers scared of wind power

Thousands of activists shutting down coal plant in Washington, D.C.

Environmental silver lining in economic crisis as energy demand plummets

Anti-Coal Protesters Blockade Washington Power Station

Demand for energy falling as recession deepens

Indigenous Leaders Call For End To Uranium Mining

Nuclear Waste Not Good Enough For Yucca-Nevada: Good Enough For Who? Ontario…

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