Environment

Finnish Nuclear Power Plant Blockaded

September 6, 2010
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Finnish Nuclear Power Plant Blockaded

International protestors blockade Finland’s Olkiluoto NPP for 10 hours Blockade of the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant, August 28, 2010 http://www.olkiluotoblockade.info/ OLKILUOTO, Finland – The main road leading to Finland’s Olkiluoto Nuclear power plant was blocked off for nearly 10 hours by anti-nuclear demonstrators from all over Europe – including from Russia and Belarus –...
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Bidder 70 – trial delayed – call to action!

July 4, 2010
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Dear Friends, A few months back, you likely heard about a vitally important court case involving the prosecution of a principled young environmental activist named Tim DeChristopher. After several delays, that trial is back on and we are asking for your support on its openings days: September 13-15. Why is this trial so important...
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Polar bears falling out of the sky….

November 25, 2009
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Short campaign video from Plane Stupid. I’m posting this out of interest in diversity in campaigning , but acknowledging  the old rule that if you can’t say something good don’t say anything at all….my lips are sealed…. http://www.planestupid.com/
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Tim deChristopher, Bidder 70

October 10, 2009
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Tim deChristopher, Bidder 70

“Making that decision — that keeping the oil in the ground was worth going to prison — that was the decision I made,” said Tim DeChristopher. SALT LAKE CITY — Tim DeChristopher became convinced last year that global warming’s potential effects were so urgent and dire that direct action was needed. The niceties of...
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Kingsnorth on hold.

October 8, 2009
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Kingsnorth on hold.

After several years of sustained protest and direct action the new coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth has been put on hold. Kingsnorth activists: ‘The pressure being applied was a factor’ The decision to abandon plans for the controversial coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth was last night heralded as a victory by environmental activists who...
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Tripod goes up at Vestas

September 10, 2009
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Tripod goes up at Vestas

CLIMATE activists are today – Thursday 10th September 2009, blockading the Vestas factory in an attempt to prevent blades being removed.   There has been a lot of activity by the Marine Gate in the last 24 hours, with police and security stepping up their interventions. But the workers and campaigners at the Vestas factory in...
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