UK Climate Chaos Newswire Archive
BAA to back down on Third Runway
11-10-2009 13:13
Activists had reason to cheer as the Third Runway at Heathrow was kicked into touch this weekend. The news comes hot on the heels of the announcement that E.on has delayed plans for a new Coal Powered Power station at Kingsnorth. Direct Action is bringing Direct Results.517 years of resistance: Global mobilisation for Mother Earth, Monday 12 October
11-10-2009 06:45
12th October is an international day of protest in solidarity with indigenous
people and against global warming - a "Global mobilisation for Mother Earth"
Come and join us to support the "Minga" of indigenous resistance. We support the struggle of Latin American native peoples and protest against the Free Trade Agreement
with the European Union and agro-fuels.
Sabotage and digger-diving – work stopped twice in two days at Mainshill Wood
10-10-2009 23:06
distribute - reclaim the earth centre
10-10-2009 00:09
amended literature for reclaim the earth centre please spreadWill to Win- Vestas Update - Caroline Lucas meets workers. winds of change!
09-10-2009 18:34
Defenders of the Earth Centre!
09-10-2009 16:38
thereismore2lifefolks@yahoo.co.uk We need to get the message out to as many people as possible please help!
Getting ready for the Swoop in Oxford
08-10-2009 21:20
Join us for an action skill share on Sunday 11 October. All welcome
http://tvca.ox4.org/swoop.php
The Great Climate Swoop - 10 days to go!
08-10-2009 19:25
Not the Climate for Just Climate Justice Mobilisations in Colombia
08-10-2009 19:08
A blog post from Colombia where I work with The Network for Solidarity with Colombia. (www.redcolombia.org)I am between taking part in an event about Climate Justice and accompanying the Minga for Social and Community Resistance, which provoked some personal reflections on what organising against climate change means in Colombia, and what we can take from this in our climate change activism here in the UK.
more analysis on the Eon Kingsnorth annoucement
08-10-2009 15:13
EON confirmed to us that they are shelving any investment in Kingsnorth for 2-3 years, reasoning that a reduction in electricity demand in the UK due to global recession meant that new coal isn’t necessary right now, and that the marginal economics of coal now when compared to alternatives like gas mean they cannot justify an investment case. They are keen to stress this is suspension rather than a cancellation, that they remain committed to coal and CCS, and that they intend to remain part of the Government’s plans. What is significant is that we have turned the process of building plants like Kingsnorth in to such a drawn-out, expensive and unpopular mission that it is no longer worth the effort. Kingsnorth was originally expected to gain approval 2 years ago, with construction starting about now. Instead, there is still no decision on Kingsnorth, the Government still doesn’t have a coherent coal policy and the lifeline for new coal of money for CCS still hasn’t materialized. Worse for them, it is now not possible to build completely unabated coal plants at all in the UK, which means they have to take a risk on trialing an untried, untested additional technology. So it’s a very hard place to do business if you want to build coal.Kingsnorth coal-fired power station shelved
08-10-2009 11:44
Kingsnorth coal-fired power station will not go ahead for at least three years, recession cited as reason.Analysis of the EON Kingsnorth decision
08-10-2009 10:38
Blogs, twitter and the MSM are buzzing with last nights news that Eon has shelved plans to replace it's aging Kingsnorth power plant with another coal burning dinosaur but are these reports telling the whole story?Workers' Climate Action conference, 10 and 11 October
08-10-2009 10:16
The Workers' Climate Action network's second conference takes place on 10 and 11 October at University College London.Campaign success: EON shelves plans for dirty coal at Kingsnorth
08-10-2009 08:55
Following 2 years of campaigning work by the World Development Movement, and many other anti-poverty and environmental groups, power company EON have announced tonight that they have shelved plans to build a new dirty coal fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent.WDM supporters at this year's Mili-band protest
Kingsnorth power station plans axed - Local Campaigners Respond
08-10-2009 08:49
The timing couldn’t be better, Kingsnorth Climate Action Medway (KCAM) and WDM hosted a debate tonight to discuss the future of coal in Medway. The meeting culminated in the announcement that E.on have essentially pulled out of building a new coal fired power station at Kingsnorth.Climate Camp celebrates victory as E.ON backs down
08-10-2009 08:47
E.ON shelves plan to build Kingsnorth power plant as activists plan to take control of second power stationWednesday, 7 October 2009: Climate activists celebrated victory against carbon intensive coal power last night, as energy company E.ON announced they were indefinitely delaying building a new power station in Kent. The Camp for Climate Action targeted the Kingsnorth site in August 2008 1 as coal is one of the most environmentally destructive ways of generating electricity.2
Surpise announcement - EON fucked off!
08-10-2009 00:07
Tonight the German energy giant Eon issued a statement which effectively takes them out of the picture for the governments gift of one billion pounds of public money to build a new coal-fired power station with the controversial carbon capture and storage technology, and means that (for now at least) the aging Kingsnorth power station will not be replaced.Full article | 2 additions | 1 comment
Climate Change, Energy and the Politics of the Future - Dr Alison Cooke
07-10-2009 23:15
Kingsnorth decision delayed by up to 3 years!
07-10-2009 19:38
Eon say they will postpone their decision as to whether to build a new coal power station at Kingsnorth by up to 3 years:A Sustainable London SDC Conference
07-10-2009 15:31
A Sustainable London SDC ConferenceLondon's Living Room
City Hall, The Queen's Walk
London, SE1 2AA
