[risingtide] CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 65, February 2007
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CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 65, February 2007
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CONTENTS
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Current & upcoming campaigns, actions and events:
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1) DIRECT ACTION VS. NATIONAL GRID'S MONSTER PIPELINE IN WALES
2) CAMP FOR CLIMATE ACTION 2007 IS GO!
3) LOW-IMPACT LIVING INITIATIVE COURSES, Feb - Apr 2007
4) BLACK OUT LONDON, 4.2.2007
5) NATIONAL DAY OF SUPPORT AT ROSSPORT, 16.2.2007
6) ART NOT OIL AT THE POGO CAFÉ, HACKNEY, UNTIL 4.3.07
Recent happenings:
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1) OIL SPILL ACTION AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, 3.2.07
2) (S)HELL EDUCATION IN BARNSLEY & LONDON, DEC/JAN 2006
3) SOUTHEND 'MAYOR' CANCELS F5 ROAD WIDENING
4) NAVAJO ESTABLISH BLOCKADE NEAR PROPOSED POWER PLANT
Other stuff:
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1) PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN
2) THE SHEILA McKECHNIE AWARDS
3) MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
4) 'A WAKE FOR THE WORLD' SEEKS SINGERS, MUSICIANS & MAKERS
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Upcoming campaigns, events and meetings:
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1) DIRECT ACTION VS. NATIONAL GRID'S MONSTER PIPELINE, WALES
A coalition of local people and climate action groups, including Safehaven
and Cardiff Rising Tide, are taking daily direct action on the route of
National Grid's monster gas pipeline.
Details: http://risingtide.org.uk/node/171
2) CAMP FOR CLIMATE ACTION 2007 IS GO!
Climate Camp 2007 will take place from August 14th -21st, nearby an oil,
coal or aviation-related heavy emitter. There's loads to do, and
everyone's invited to get involved - no experience necessary! The next
national planning meetings will be held in Leeds at the Common Place, on
the 17th and 18th February, and then in Bristol on the 17th and 18th
March.
The energy descent is going to take a hell of a lot of energy dissent!
www.climatecamp.org.uk
3) LOW-IMPACT LIVING INITIATIVE COURSES
The Low Impact Living Initiative group is running a number of interesting
courses at its Buckinghamshire site.
"heating with wood", February 2nd - 4th;
"low impact small holding", February 16th - 18th;
"bio-diesel production", March 16th - 18th;
"self-build solar hot water", March 23rd - 25th;
"veg oil engine conversion", 30th March - 1st April;
All courses will include food and accommodation. The courses cost around
£150 with various concessions available. Specific details can be found on
their website.
(01296) 714184; http://www.lowimpact.org/
4) BLACK-OUT LONDON, FEB 4TH
Do your bit and join thousands of people across London by turning off all
energy-sucking devices from sunset at 4.00-7.30pm on 4th February.
Further info can be found at the following sites -
http://www.blackoutlondon.net &
http://www.carboncoach.com/comeoffit/index.html
5) NATIONAL DAY OF SUPPORT AT ROSSPORT, 16.2.2007
A day of support is being held on the 16th February at Rossport
(Bellanaboy). 'The aim of the day is for people from around the Ireland to
show their support and solidarity with the community of Erris in their
struggle against Shell. It is hoped that on the 16th supporters around the
country will join in peacefully demonstrating our opposition to Shell and
the state's attempt to push this dangerous project on a small rural
community.'
Details: rossportsolidaritycamp at gmail.com
6) ART NOT OIL AT THE POGO CAFÉ, HACKNEY, UNTIL 4.3.07
Art Not Oil, which stands 'for creativity, climate justice & an end to oil
industry sponsorship of the arts, has its 2006-7 exhibition running at
the Pogo Cafe, 76 Clarence Road, Hackney, London E5 8HB until March 4th.
Phone: 0208 533 1214; map: http://www.pogocafe.co.uk/map/
Exhibition (and café) open Wednesday to Sunday, 12.30-9pm
www.artnotoil.org.uk
Recent happenings:
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1) OIL SPILL ACTION AT THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, 3.2.07
Climate activists splatter oil across photo exhibition in outrage at
Shell's greenwash tactics in sponsoring the Wildlife Photographer of the
Year exhibition.
http://risingtide.org.uk/node/180
2) DIRECT ACTION VS. SHELL IN BARNSLEY & LONDON, DEC/JAN 2006
On Saturday 16th December potential customers at a Shell petrol station in
Barnsley were given information about the activities of Shell in Mayo and
encouraged to boycott the company courtesy of "Rhythms of Resistance
North":
www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/manchester/2006/12/358438.html
Shell stations were righteously blockaded by Rhythms of Resistance and
London Rising Tide on 24.1.07: http://www.londonrisingtide.org.uk/node/68
And the Irish Embassy in London was banner-dropped on 31.1.07:
http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2007/01/361143.html
3) SOUTHEND 'MAYOR' CANCELS F5 ROAD WIDENING: The campaign against the
controversial A127/A1159 Priory Crescent 'F5' road widening scheme took
yet another dramatic new turn tonight, when dozens of local residents
'stormed' a celebration at the town's Cluniac Priory to mark Southend
Borough Council receiving the coveted British Archaeological Awards 2006
'Current Archaeology Developer-Funder Archaeology Award,'1 for the
discovery of the 'King of Bling,' in Prittlewell in late 2003. Camp
Bling website: www.savepriorypark.org
4) NAVAJO ESTABLISH BLOCKADE NEAR PROPOSED POWER PLANT:
Navajo residents have confronted Diné Power Authority/Sithe Global after
learning of water drilling that had been occurring without the knowledge
and notification of local residents. Sithe Global & DPA are proposing to
build the Desert Rock power plant, a 1,500 MW Coal Fired in an area
already polluted by 2 other major coal power plants. The protesters are
hoping to raise concern for this worldwide. Their original release
doesn't contain any direct references to a specific website, however you
may find reference to it on http://www.desert-rock-blog.com/ as well as
dinecare.org. They would appreciate it if non US citizens e-mailed the
political and industrial figures concerned. More info:
http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2006/12/22/14110/323
Other stuff:
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1) PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT BULLETIN
The monthly newsletter of Pacific Environment, concerning the Pacific
Rim's wild places and wildlife, worth a look if you are interested in that
area of the world.
http://www.pacificenvironment.org/
2) THE SHEILA McKECHNIE AWARDS
This provides campaign development packages to grassroots campaigners. Up
for grabs is a 'Transport Award'
anyone wanting to apply should see:
www.sheilamckechnie.org.uk
3) MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
Road Block has merged with Transport 2000, Road Block will continue as a
network of local groups, and the e-bulletins will continue to come out
monthly - next one due out in Feb.
www.transport2000.org.uk
4) 'A WAKE FOR THE WORLD' SEEKS SINGERS, MUSICIANS & MAKERS
This street-based musical climatical project will be a righteous,
ramshackle, joyous-in-the-face-of-despair musical/visual extravaganza.
It's other working title is 'Songs of Ecstatic Mourning', and it's a
London Rising Tide project.
If you're intrigued, please write to ecstaticmourning at riseup.net
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