UK Indymedia

'Mystery Demo' against a fat cat corporate funder of climate disinformation

15-08-2011 10:43

London
Wednesday 7th September

Early morning action around 8.00 am

There will also be a follow up action in the evening around 4.45 to 7.00 pm

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Anarchist Guidebook to Post-Civilization

09-08-2011 18:40

A guidebook to post-civilized culture, including what it might entail and how we will survive. The book will contain a large amount of practical knowledge for survival including how we can build sustainable housing and grow food in a regenerative way.

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EF! Summer Gathering Site Number

07-08-2011 17:24

The Gathering set up has begun, if you can come down and help before Wednesday that would be grand.

Site phone number 1 is 07551689365 or try number 2 on 07866797016.

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EDF gets green light to trash 400 acres of greenfield land in Somerset

07-08-2011 07:04

EDF Energy (the UK subsidiary of Electricite de France) has been granted permission by West Somerset District Council to trash over 400 of acres of beautiful greenfield coastal land at Hinkley Point, which sits within the Bridgwater Bay National Nature Reserve, overlooking the Severn Estuary RAMSAR site.

EDF plans to uproot all the trees and vegetation, which provide important habitats for birds, bats, mammals and other precious flora and fauna. It also plans to dig up more soil and rock than was done for the preparation of the London 2012 Olympic site. And all of this before EDF has even submitted an application to the Infrastructure Planning Commission for its planned new nu-killer power station. But worry ye not, because EDF says that if it doesn't get permission to build its new nu-killer reactor (or if it changes its mind for economic or other reasons), then it will restore the land to its former glory.

More photos of the beautiful land EDF wants to trash here:

http://tinyurl.com/44e8vow

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Frack Off! 500 ft high Banner Drop Off Blackpool Tower

06-08-2011 10:43

Early Saturday morning anti-fracking [1] campaigners climbed 500 feet to hang two banners [2] from the iconic Blackpool Tower raising awareness about the dangers of hydraulic fracturing for shale gas spreading to the UK. The two climbers was were later arrested by police when they descended, but not before having their lives risked by Blackpool Tower workers who attacked them with a pressure washer while they dangled hundreds of feet above the ground.

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Campaigners welcome MOX nuclear fuel plant closure, call for end to reprocessing

04-08-2011 10:34

Campaigners welcome MOX plant closure, call for end to reprocessing

Kick Nuclear - 4 August 2011

Kick Nuclear welcomes yesterday's announcement that the mixed oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication plant at Sellafield, Cumbria is to close, but demands an end to reprocessing and to highly radioactive spent nuclear fuel transports through London and across the country.

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Politically motivated (presumably) supsension of Alaskan scientist

29-07-2011 14:08

A scientist working for the US government who identified the link between polar bear deaths by drowning and climate change, has been suspended after a complaint from an unidentified source. This is thought to be a politically motivated suspension as oil companies are currently lobbying to drill in the Arctic next year.

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Mayo - Shell’s construction stopped for fifth consecutive day

28-07-2011 19:23

-- Campaigners blockading heavy vehicles prevent construction of Shell’s onshore pipeline -- Press release from earlier today - more details from today plus photos to follow as soon as the folk involved catch their breath!

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Fracking Hell? What will shale gas mean for the UK?

22-07-2011 11:23

On Tuesday 19th July the Conway Hall was host to a public meeting on shale gas. With such a great list of speakers (Caroline Lucas, Kevin Anderson, Michael Meacher...) we decided it would be a shame not to record the meeting, so we did. The link is below - note that it is available to download as an MP3.

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Court Judgement: Mark Kennedy acted as an agent provocateur

20-07-2011 13:32

No doubt the defendants will be posting on their site

http://ratcliffeontrial.org/ about the court of appeal decision and also Tweeting about it,

https://twitter.com/ratcliffetrial but in the meantime following are extracts from a Guardian article.

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Breaking news: Police less than honest

19-07-2011 20:53

Monday saw the Crown Prosecution Service announce that charges would be dropped against 109 activists who occupied Fortnum & Mason on 26 March 2011. On Tuesday, 20 environmental activists had their convictions for attempting to shut down the Ratcliffe-on-Soar power station overturned. As well as involving several activists from Oxford, these two cases had something else in common – blatant dishonesty from the police (or maybe the CPS – who can tell the difference?).

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Transition in Cities and the #SpanishRevolution

19-07-2011 19:45

Attached are three recordings from the UK Transition Network Conference 2011, which was held in Liverpool from 8th to 11th July.

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Portrayal of an alternative way of living: Erraid documented

19-07-2011 09:18

The isle of Erraid is a small island nested into the side of the Hebridean island from the isle of Mull, Scotland. Which the Findhorn Foundation has held a community on the isle of Erraid for over 25 years.

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Breaking: Greenpeace Polar Bears occupy Cairn Energy HQ

18-07-2011 08:27

This morning about 50 polar bears have occupied the Edinburgh HQ of Cairn Energy. They are believed to be trying to find Cairn's elusive Arctic oil spill response plan.

Cairn is one of the companies spearheading attempts to extract fossil fuels from the arctic, region, despite the fact the ice caps are already melting as a result of fossil fuel use. Arctic extraction also involves drilling deep which has risks and the whole operation is likely to be catastrophic for wildlife and the environment.

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Court papers served on Huntington Lane protest site - eviction imminent

15-07-2011 13:37

Today a county court posession order was served on the anti-coal mining site in Shropshire at Huntington Lane. We are sending an URGENT CALL OUT for as many people as possible to come down and support us in whatever way they can!

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‘Guerilla Ballet’ disrupts BP-sponsored opera event in Trafalgar Square

13-07-2011 23:21

Three ballet dancers interrupted BP’s third and final Summer Screen in Trafalgar Square[1], 30 minutes before the scheduled broadcast of the opera Cinderella began. The disturbance took the form of a short piece of dance based on Swan Lake [2], with the classic tale used as analogy for BP’s controversial investment in the Canadian tar sands [3],[4]. The performance featured the White Swan being smeared by an oily substance and suffocated with a cloth. The crowd of opera-lovers were very receptive, greeting the grand finale with applause and cheers.

Charlie Byers, who played the prince, explained: “The tar sands are one of the biggest threats to the future of our climate [5]; they are also destroying local communities and wildlife, trampling indigenous rights, and running Canada out of water and natural gas. It is a key time to pressure BP to withdraw, as the corporation has already substantially invested in the tar sands but will not start profiting for years to come.”

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Court papers served – Eviction Imminent!

13-07-2011 10:04

The Defend Huntington Lane protest camp in Telford has been served with court papers - eviction is imminent.

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Activists temporarily halt work at Huntington Lane

11-07-2011 16:48

Two protesters dead locked themselves on to heavy plant machinery halting work at the Huntington Lane opencast mine

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UG#558 - Into Eternity (Understanding The Ongoing Nuclear Wars)

09-07-2011 09:06

Did you know that the nuclear fallout in Fallujah is worse than in Hiroshima or Nagasaki? Brian Haw did. We start with a few words from the recently departed one man political protest. Then Chris Busby speaks on the dangers of radiation that authorities and the media conspire to cover up, and we hear from Jeff Donn about the real risks and radiation releases in US nuclear power stations. Our title feature, in hour 2, is a radio adaptation of the sombre and philosophical film, Into Eternity, about the Finnish efforts to build the world's first long term nuclear storage facility.

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Oil & Coal - How Much Is Left?

08-07-2011 23:54

Geoscientist David Hughes, from Association for the Study of Peak Oil, Fellow Post Carbon Institute. Speech to Transition Toronto 110203. Expert analysis for North America and the world. Radio Ecoshock 110720