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UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

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Email alert: Stop more deforestation biofuels and peat burning as 'green energy'

04-01-2007 11:23

On 10th January, the European Commission is expected to make a final decision on the European Biomass Plan. There are serious concerns that they will promote ever more biofuels from palm oil, soya and sugar cane linked to rainforest destruction, peat drainage, biodiversity losses and, in some cases, human rights abuses. There is even pressure on them to class and supoort peat as a source of 'renewable biomass'. Please write to the European Commission today to express concerns.

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Want to get involved in the Camp for Climate Action 2007? Meet up 9th January

03-01-2007 23:19

Prior to the National Camp for Climate Action meeting in Leeds on 13th - 14th January, come and join in an open discussion about Climate Camp 2007 and how people feel about organising a brum neighbourhood at this years camp. Everyone is welcome to come along, whether you have been involved with the Climate Camp before or not.

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01-01-07: Save Iceland banner drop, London, UK

02-01-2007 18:18

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Supporters from saveiceland.org arrived on the Millennium Bridge at some time after 10am and attempted to drop banners from the Tate Modern Gallery, from the roof of St. Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge.

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Support Lindhurst Wind Farm

02-01-2007 16:23

Supporters of Lindhurst Wind Farm will be getting more signatures of support in Nottingham on the 13th of January 2007,letting the planners of Mansfield and Newark & Sherwood understand the full support from the people of Nottinghamshire.

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NEW YEAR LONDON STUNT ACTION By SAVING ICELAND

01-01-2007 16:42

cathedral
ON new years day 2007 a group of activists climbed ST PAULS cathedral and the Tate Modern simultaniously to hang banners, as well as on the millenium bridge to kick start a year of decent against heavy industry in Iceland and Trinidad

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More troops to Iraq = more genocide

30-12-2006 12:35

The new year is set to see more imperial genocide in Iraq as the US increases troop numbers. 61% of the population of Iraq support attacks on the troops of the imperial occupation - things are simply going to get worse, much worse. The number killed by the imperial occupation already dawarfs those killed, with western support, by Saddam. Downing Street and the White House are occupied by genocidal, psycopath, war criminals.

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Climate Change: Rising Seas creates 70,000 Climate Refugees

27-12-2006 12:12

NASA satellite photo of Ganges River Delta, Dec 2000
Rising seas attributed to human induced global warming have submerged Lohachara island, once the home to 10,000 people. Unhinhabited Suparibhanga has also vanished, while the inhabited island of Ghoramara has lost two thirds of its area to the rising seas in the Bay of Bengal.

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Plane Stupid Newsletter #6

24-12-2006 16:41

“This is a deeply traumatized community which has been lied to for years and years by the aviation industry and one political party after another. There is a litany of broken promises. I wonder just how you might feel if you had endured all this for years! I am so angry I am almost incandescent with rage at the immorality of it all.”
- A resident of Harmondsworth, near Heathrow

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“Gorleben suitable, but seeking other sites”

24-12-2006 03:24

The German environment minister says the salt deposit in Gorleben is geologically suitable for a final nuclear waste depository but other locations will be considered.
“The findings so far about a dense rock cover and hence the barrier function of the salt were positively confirmed,” wrote the minister, Sigmar Gabriel, in response to an open letter from opponents of nuclear installations in the north German village.

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Aberdeen Campaign against Climate Change demonstrate against airport expansion

22-12-2006 17:54

Demonstrators outside Aberdeen Town House
On December 13th 2006 Aberdeen Campaign Against Climate Change held a demonstration outside the Town House in Aberdeen where councillors were considering the planning application for an extension to the runway of Aberdeen Airport. Twenty people took part in the protest. Disappointingly, the application was approved by a large majority.

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Airport Chaos

21-12-2006 16:34

Dense fog is causing chaos across the UK's airports, with BA cancelling all domestic flights from Heathrow. Cancellations are also happening across the country, including Gatwick, Manchester and Scottish airports.

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CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 64, December 2006

19-12-2006 17:59

Pausing only to wish you a merry winter solstice, herewith the final News
Sheet of 2006, compiled and sent out by Rising Tide UK:
 info@risingtide.org.uk
To receive this News Sheet monthly, email  news-subscribe@risingtide.org.uk
with the subject line 'subscribe' (without the quotes).

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Anti Lydd Airport statement from LAAG.

18-12-2006 16:35

Lydd Airport bossses have today lodged a planning application to Shepway District Council for expansion.
Both group in the area are gearing up to respond to this and fight it all the way during next year. SDC are likely to put the plans out for wide consultation during first half of 2007.

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Demand that Tesco Cut their Ties with Greenergy Biofuels!

18-12-2006 14:34

Biofuelwatch today start a new campaign to demand that Tesco cut their ties with Greenergy. Greenergy are an oil company which invests heavily in biofuels. Increasing amounts of their biofuels are from palm oil, soy and sugar cane - all crops linked to massive deforestation, greenhouse gas emissions and human rights abuses. Please support out action alert today! www.biofuelwatch.org.uk

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Santas Against Excessive Consumption hit London, 16.12.06

17-12-2006 19:34

Santas Against Excessive Consumption (SAEC) went out to play for the second year running on Saturday December 16th 2006, dropping in on the Shell-sponsored Natural History Museum (NHM) on the way to the consumer hell that is Oxford Street.

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Eating Meat Threatens The Planet

12-12-2006 19:09

Travel all you want without guilt - as long as you are vegan.

"The livestock sector accounts for 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions – more than transport, which emits 13.5%." - New Scientist

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Green Seniors : Launch Of A New Concept

07-12-2006 18:41

Green Seniors launched on Friday 1st December. Here is a little about what we hope will mobilise a completely different type of environmental campaigner.

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The Problem With...Christmas

07-12-2006 18:33

Christmas - a time for peace, happiness and family; a time to sell vast quantities of seasonal goods, toys and cheap electrical items. What is it that people love about Christmas, and is that being taken away from us for the sake of a retail dream?

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MY FOOTBALL FOOTPRINT

07-12-2006 08:15

In response to George Monbiots article criticizing sport and its impact on climate change.  http://environment.guardian.co.uk/climatechange/story/0,,1931174,00.html

We don't have support Premiership football - check out your grassroots football local team.

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Please ask your MEPs not to trash rainforests for biofuels

06-12-2006 12:58

A crucial vote in the European Parliament could decide the future of many millions of hectares of rainforests. Biofuelwatch support demands made by many NGOs across Europe and also in the South that rainforests, local communities and other countries' environments must not be sacrificed to grow fuel for our cars. Please help by writing to your MEP this week.
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