Action: Confronting the fossil fuel economy

Activists shut down construction of LNG gas terminal in Milford Haven.

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 02/16/2007 - 11:09

Traffic Backed UpProtesters against the continued and unrestrained promotion of fossil fuel projects by the UK government have blockaded the main vehicle access route into the new LNG pipeline terminal near Milford Haven, South Wales. Their aim is to highlight the serious environmental and safety issues surrounding this project, and to call for a more sober approach to the impending energy crisis.

Press Release from the day

Global Days of Action vs. G8+5 climate carve-up, Oct 3-4 2006

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 09/20/2006 - 10:54

G8 putting on the squeeze

Callout from Rising Tide North America for action on October 3-4
against G8 climate negotiations and for climate justice.

October 3-4, 2006, Mexico City
Oppose fraudulent G8 climate negotiations!
Stop carbon trading, stand up for climate justice!
A zero emissions world is possible! Make it real!
Please forward widely
Visit http://rtc.revolt.org/node/337 for article below with links

BUILDING ON WHAT WE ACHIEVED AT THE CLIMATE CAMP

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 09/09/2006 - 22:44

’No to dirty coal’ at mass day of action, 31.8.06

Read on for info re.
1. POST-CAMP FOLLOW-UP MEETING (OCT 13/14) DETAILS
2. AN A-Z OF WHY THE CAMP FOR CLIMATE ACTION WAS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT
3. WE'RE WITNESSING THE BIRTH OF A NEW PROTEST MOVEMENT TO FORCE ACTION ON GLOBAL WARMING, Johann Hari, Independent, 5.9.06
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1. The Camp for Climate Action seems to have catalysed commitment to build a real movement to combat climate chaos, a movement that feels more motivated by direct action than lobbying deadbeat governments.

Camp for Climate Action location revealed!

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 08/16/2006 - 15:12

'We are now able to announce the location of the Camp for Climate Action.

It will take place on Barlow Common, about 3 miles south east of Selby,
and about 2 miles north west of the Drax perimeter fence. Directions and
further details of the location can be found on our website at
http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/location.htm

‘I passed through the toxic portals of the Shell AGM and lived to tell the tale’, 16.5.06

Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 05/17/2006 - 15:00

Skull(photo by George Osodi)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. The main meeting took place in The Hague, with a video feed to London, or the Novotel Hammersmith, to be precise. Keep an eye on Indymedia for reports of how others got on outside...

BP refuses gift of song outside Annual General Meeting, 20.4.06

Submitted by Anonymous on Sat, 04/22/2006 - 14:02

Members of the provisionally musical theatre wing of climate justice
action group London Rising Tide (LRT) set out on April 20th 2006 to communicate their
warm feelings about BP in song to shareholders heading for the oil giant's
Annual General Meeting (AGM) at the ExCel Centre in Docklands.