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Climate-Change« Previous EntriesVIDEO: Climate Camp 2008Friday, August 29th, 2008Undercurrents in association with VisionOnTV reported the people who are making a differenece by working together collectively. When large numbers of determined and well-organised people get together they can turn things around, making a historic difference.The climate camp aimed to do just that. Whether it's participating in the collective organisation of the camp, taking part in workshops or taking direct action to tackle dangerous developments like new coal-fired power ... tagged Climate-ChangeIdentity Politics in Climate Change HellSunday, August 24th, 2008By George Monbiot | If you want a glimpse of how the movement against climate change could crumble faster than a summer snowflake, read Ewa Jasiewicz’s article, published yesterday on the Guardian’s Comment is Free site(1). It is a fine example of the identity politics that plagued direct action movements during the 1990s, and from which the new generation of activists has so far been mercifully free. Ewa rightly celebrates the leaderless, ... tagged Climate-ChangeBritain: Policing of climate camp a major attack on democratic rightsSaturday, August 16th, 2008By Paul Bond | A week-long climate protest camp in north Kent has ended, amidst widespread claims of disproportionate and aggressive policing. Around 100 people were arrested over the course of the protest, 46 of whom have been charged, mostly with obstruction offences. The multimillion-pound policing of the camp marked a significant attack on democratic rights and civil liberties. The camp was held to protest the building of a new ... tagged Climate-Change and UK-NewsClimate activists vow to stay at campMonday, August 11th, 2008guardian.co.uk | Climate change campaigners pledged today to set up a permanent protest camp at Kingsnorth, near Rochester in Kent, if the government allows a large new coal-fired power station to be built there. Their defiant statement came as the police said they had arrested 100 protesters and charged 46 of them during the week-long protest that culminated on Saturday at the existing power station on the site, ... tagged Climate-ChangeClimate protesters arrested after gluing themselves to bankFriday, August 8th, 2008guardian.co.uk | Two environmental activists who glued themselves to the front doors of a bank in London today have been arrested for a breach of the peace, police said. A group of four protesters calling themselves Rising Tide held a banner outside the Royal Bank of Scotland reading: "RBS - cashing in on coal" and handed out leaflets. The protest was part of the week-long camp for climate action, ... tagged Climate-ChangePolice Extend Stop & Search Powers at Climate CampThursday, August 7th, 2008Police powers to stop and search people at Climate Camp have been extended. Officers can now stop and search anyone without needing to have reasonable grounds to do so. Police powers to stop and search people at Climate Camp have been extended. Officers can now stop and search anyone without needing to have reasonable grounds to do so. The command team say they took the decision after stopping people with items that could ... tagged Climate-ChangePolice bullying at Camp KingsnorthThursday, August 7th, 2008By Lenin's Tomb | I've just returned from a 2-3 day sojourn at the Climate Camp at Kingsnorth -- site of a proposed new coal-fired power station – which is now gearing up towards its climax. As usual the headlines focus upon policing and the inevitable 'discovery' of a weapons cache, more on which below. But once you make the effort – a word ... tagged Climate-ChangeClimate change protesters deny they are armedTuesday, August 5th, 2008guardian.co.uk | Climate change protesters today accused police of conducting a smear campaign after officers said they had recovered knives and makeshift weapons during searches of the protest camp at Kingsnorth power station in Kent. Police said the confiscated items "strongly indicated" that a hardcore group of protesters intended to break the law. Gary Beautridge, the assistant chief constable of Kent police, said that while most of the ... tagged Climate-Change and UK-NewsUnion slams EPA chief for ignoring staff on global warmingTuesday, August 5th, 2008By Renee Schoof, McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON — Environmental Protection Agency chief Stephen Johnson stunned his staff last month when he publicly opposed their proposals for regulating greenhouse gas emissions, four union officials representing EPA staff working on global warming policies said in a letter provided to McClatchy Monday. The letter alleges that Johnson subverted the work of EPA staff and damaged the agency's reputation for "sound science and policy." The EPA needs ... tagged Climate-Change and World-NewsClimate camp raided for a second timeMonday, August 4th, 2008Six people have been arrested at Medway's climate camp. The first arrest was at 12.30am today, when a 40-year-old man was quizzed on suspicion of possession of a prohibited weapon The other five were arrested between 5.50am and 6.30am, one of these a 27-year-old man arrested on suspicion of obstructing an officer. The remaining four, all male aged between 31 and 45, have been arrested for public order offences. Police say they were told ... tagged Climate-ChangeCaroline Lucas at Climate CampSaturday, August 2nd, 2008South East MEP and Green activist Dr Caroline Lucas will be joining protesters at Climate Camp 2008 this weekend at Kingsnorth in Kent to rally against the Government’s continued commitment to unsustainable fossil fuels and its failure to adapt to tough environmental and economic conditions. Speaking ahead of the Camp, which was held last year at Heathrow and attracted in excess of 1500 people, Dr Lucas said: “I am delighted to be ... tagged Climate-ChangeClimate Camp Is Back!Monday, July 28th, 2008By Joss Garman | It provoked an absolute storm. CNN’s ticker screamed that Britain was ‘under siege’ from environmental activists. Sky News dubbed it ‘the world’s most organised protest’ and the New Statesman ‘the most important protest of our time’ A band of pioneering environmental activists landed outside Heathrow airport last summer and injected energy and urgency into the climate change debate. The Climate Camp showed there are people sufficiently fed ... tagged Climate-ChangeTrading away the Planet for ProfitsMonday, July 28th, 2008By Joseph Zacune | During the climate talks in Bali last December, NASA scientist James Hansen presented new data showing that serious climate change impacts are already happening more rapidly and at lower global ttemperature rises than previously projected, indicating that the atmosphere is more “sensitive” to greenhouse gases than previously assumed. (1) Based on this more rapid pace of change, eight million squares kilometres of ice sheet ... tagged Climate-ChangeWorld’s top scientists say G8 must lead way on carbon captureTuesday, June 10th, 2008 G8 governments must lead the way in developing technology to catch carbon emissions from coal-fired power stations as part of immediate action on climate change, scientists urged today. The national science academies in the G8 countries - along with those of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa - called on their leaders to take measures to cut emissions and ...
tagged Climate-Change and G8NZ becomes first country for Earth Hour lights outSaturday, March 29th, 2008WELLINGTON (Xinhua) -- New Zealand and Fiji on Saturday became the first countries to take part in Earth Hour, an event aimed at reducing emissions that contribute to climate change. A total of 24 cities around the world are officially involved, although people from 370 different towns and cities have registered to be a part of the event. New Zealand's third largest city of Christchurch and Fiji's capital of Suva kicked off ... tagged Climate-Change and World-News« Previous Entries |
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