[risingtide] CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 59, May 2006
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CLIMATE ACTION NEWS SHEET 59, May 2006
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1.) SPOIL BP'S LAUNCH PARTY, LONDON, 26.5.06
2.) ART NOT OIL 2006 OPENS IN LONDON, 10.6.06
3.) CAMP FOR CLIMATE ACTION UPDATE
4.) SHELL TO SEA EVENTS
5.) CAMPAIGN AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE, LONDON, 3.6.06
6.) THE WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE 2006
7.) EUROPEAN DAY OF ACTION ON AVIATION, 10.6.06
8.) SAVE PRIORY PARK UPDATE
9.) OILWATCH NETWORK BULLETIN ON BIOFUELS, APRIL 2006
10.) INTL DAY OF DIRECT ACTION VS. G8 & FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE, 15.7.06
11.) NO PUBLIC FINANCING FOR DEAD WHALES AND OIL SPILLS
12.) ANNOUNCING THE 2006 COIN SPEAKER SERIES
13.) LOW-IMPACT LIVING COURSE, JUNE
14.) RENEWABLE ENERGY & SOLAR ELECTRICITY COURSES
15.) NEW POST-AVIATION SITE: www.noflying.info
16.) I PASSED THROUGH THE TOXIC PORTALS OF THE SHELL AGM AND LIVED TO
TELL THE TALE, 16.5.06
17.) RAINFOREST VICTORY
18.) POWERSWITCH NEWS
19.) 2ND SOUTHEND CRITICAL MASS ENDS WITH 3 ARRESTS
20.) HALLIBURTON SOLVES GLOBAL WARMING
21.) OIL EXECUTIVES MARCH ON D.C.
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1.) SPOIL BP'S LAUNCH PARTY, LONDON, 26.5.06
BPs oil pipeline through Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey is due to come
onstream this May 27. Construction of the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan project has
already severely disrupted the environment and the lives of local people
for the last 3 years. Meanwhile, BTC will accelerate climate chaos,
pumping 1m barrels of crude oil EVERY day for the next 40 years. Local
communities fear that when the oil starts flowing, well forget about
them. Prove them wrong!
Friday 26 May 2006, 5-6pm HOURS before the pipeline comes onstream!
BP HQ, 1 St James Square, London, SW1Y 4PD (Piccadilly tube)
Called by the Baku Ceyhan Campaign and London Rising Tide:
www.baku.org.uk, www.londonrisingtide.org.uk
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2.) ART NOT OIL 2006 OPENS IN LONDON, 10.6.06
June 10th/11th sees the opening of Art Not Oil 2006, with a launch event
from 8pm to midnight on Saturday 10th at the 491 Gallery, (491 Grove Green
Road, E11 4AA, next to Leytonstone tube), with an oil-free cabaret and the
righteous samba of Rhythms of Resistance (tbc), climate-conscious rap from
San Francisco's Lynx and tunes from the likes of Sarah Bear, The Rub &
Society of Imaginary Friends.
Exhibition runs June 11-24, 12-7pm at the 491 Gallery, accompanied by a
week of films and workshops, as well as interactions with the BP Portrait
Award at the National Portrait Gallery.
June 29-July 1: The Foundry, 84-86 Great Eastern St, London EC2A 3JL.
Keep the art flowing in: info at artnotoil.org.uk 07708 794665
www.artnotoil.org.uk, www.nationalpetroleumgallery.org.uk/shell
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3.) CAMP FOR CLIMATE ACTION UPDATE
The Camp runs from August 26th-September 4th
a) Next monthly planning meeting (inc. location decision), June 10/11 at
St Matts, Bullivant Street, London E14 0ER (All Saints DLR station) 11-6
Sat, 10-5 Sun.
Please email facilitation at climatecamp.org.uk if youre coming, or with any
queries.
b) Posters & leaflets available from info at climatecamp.org.uk
c) Mass action called for Thursday 31st August.
d) Loans needed: one of the ways we can raise money for the camp is to
borrow against later income from donations on the gate. So please lend us
your
savings. The form for registering loans is available from
finance at climatecamp.org.uk - then just print it out, fill it in and send
it to the main camp address with the cheque, and we'll return a
certificate detailing the loan. Loans will be paid back at the end of Oct
2006. love and hugs, Finance Group or or send a donation, by cheque or
money order payable to Camp for Climate Action, to:
CCA c/o Box 10, Room 1, EOCC, 44b Princes Street, Oxford, OX4 1HU.
www.climatecamp.org.uk; info at climatecamp.org.uk
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4.) SHELL TO SEA EVENTS...
News and events from the campaign against Shells proposed development in
Mayo, north west Ireland:
02 June 2006 - Rossport - Solidarity Camp Weekend
20 June 2006 - Mayo - Afri Famine Walk for Mayo & Nigeria with Christy Moore
www.corribsos.com
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5.) CAMPAIGN AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE, LONDON, 3.6.06
The Final Programme is now available: http://www.campaigncc.org/3rd.pdf
With over 40 speakers; activists to academic, unionists to faith leaders its
not to be missed
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6.) THE WORLD NAKED BIKE RIDE 2006
will take place simultaneously in London, Brighton and Manchester, as
well as
locations around the globe on June 10th.
www.worldnakedbikeride.org
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7.) EUROPEAN DAY OF ACTION ON AVIATION, 10.6.06
On 10th June (hows that for a busy day?) campaign groups from across
Europe will be taking part in a Day of Action. Throughout Europe from
Aberdeen in the north to Athens in the South activities are being planed
(sic).
http://www.airportwatch.org.uk/
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8.) SAVE PRIORY PARK UPDATE
Parklife is a single issue residents campaign group formed in June 2001,
to protect Priory Park, Southend on Sea, Essex. We oppose any current or
future road schemes, which would have a detrimental impact upon the park
and its immediate surroundings. And don't forget the annual picnic in
Priory Park coming up soon on Friday 14th July.
07739 189165; answerphone: 01702 340099
e-mail: priory_parklife at yahoo.co.uk
www.savepriorypark.org
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9.) OILWATCH NETWORK BULLETIN 60, April 2006
Dear friends and colleagues: This issue of RESISTANCE BULLETIN will be
devoted to analyse the problem of biofuels.
www.oilwatch.org
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10.) INTL DAY OF DIRECT ACTION VS. G8 & FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE, 15.7.06
Rise Up Against G8 Policies - Target Fossil Fuel Industries in Your Town
or Bioregion
A call to action from Earth First! Climate Caucus and Rising Tide North
America
http://reclaimthecommons.net
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11.) ACT NOW: NO PUBLIC FINANCING FOR DEAD WHALES AND OIL SPILLS
pacificenvironment at mail.democracyinaction.org
http://www.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/pacificenvironment/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=1520
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12.) ANNOUNCING THE 2006 COIN SPEAKER SERIES
We hear all the time about climate change, but how much do we really know
about what it means for our lives and ourselves? After the success of last
year's series, the Climate Outreach and Information Network has organised
a second series of monthly speaker events, to bring together more of the
best informed perspectives on the problems and challenges of climate
change. (May 2006 Jan 2007)
01865 727 911 george at COINet.org.uk www.COINet.org.uk
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13.) LOW-IMPACT LIVING COURSE, JUNE
We are running the following course in the month of June:
Residential Weekend Course: herbal medicine
Location: Low-impact Living Initiative, Redfield Community, Buckinghamshire
Date: June 23-25 2006
LILI, Redfield Community, Buckingham Road, Winslow, Bucks, MK18 3LZ
(01296) 714184 web: www.lowimpact.org lili at lowimpact.org
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14.) RENEWABLE ENERGY & SOLAR ELECTRICITY COURSES
Three-day long Introduction to Renewable Energy Weekend Courses at the
Centre of Continuing Education, University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
30 June - 2 July; 7-9 July; 14-16 July
http://www.greendragonenergy.co.uk/courses.htm
To register for this course contact: Beth Freeman: bff at aber.ac.uk
Tel: 01970 622 777; http://www.aber.ac.uk/addysg/geninfo/enrol/index.html
Email: info at greendragonenergy.co.uk
Website: www.greendragonenergy.co.uk
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15.) NEW POST-AVIATION SITE: www.noflying.info
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16.) I PASSED THROUGH THE TOXIC PORTALS OF THE SHELL AGM AND LIVED TO
TELL THE TALE, 16.5.06
Here's a report from a London Rising Tider with a single Shell share, who
went into its Annual General Meeting, while others quietly infiltrated the
hotel or stayed outside to leaflet and chat to shareholders and
passers-by.
More at http://www.londonrisingtide.org.uk/?q=node/52
See also http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1776282,00.html &
http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20060516&ID=5673089
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17.) RAINFOREST VICTORY: Oil Roads Kept Out of Ecuador's Yasuni National
Park: http://www.rainforestportal.org/ -- Rainforest Portal
http://forests.org/ -- Forest Conservation Portal
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18.) POWERSWITCH NEWS
Powerswitch.org.uk is dedicated to raising awareness & discussion of the
impending & permanent decline of cheap oil & gas supply, the consequences
of which will affect every corner of our lives.
info at powerswitch.org.uk; 020 8123 2500
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19.) 2ND SOUTHEND CRITICAL MASS ENDS WITH 3 ARRESTS
http://earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports/?q=node/1329
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20.) HALLIBURTON SOLVES GLOBAL WARMING
SurvivaBalls save managers from abrupt climate change. The SurvivaBall
is designed to protect the corporate manager no matter what Mother Nature
throws his or her way".
Contact: EPDU at halliburtoncontracts.com
http://www.halliburtoncontracts.com/EPDU/
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21.) OIL EXECUTIVES MARCH ON D.C.
'We Just Want Our Voices Heard'
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/48458
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See also the Camp for Climate Action site: www.climatecamp.org.uk
as well as Climate Indymedia: www.climateimc.org
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