Climate Change Action Google Group

[Climate Change Action] Copenhagen update from climate campers.

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:27:25 UT

Climate campers in Copenhagen just sent over a few interesting links.

Here is their photopool. Here is a video from the spait of mass
arrests. Here is a video by visiononTV from a demo called 'system
change not climate change'.

There is also this blog post about the emotions involved in just

[Climate Change Action] Copenhagen: Context and Controversy

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:57:37 UT

The latest round of UN climate talks are under way in Copenhagen.
Pressure for an agreement is growing as those living with climate
impacts become ever more vocal and the risks of 'business as usual'
greenhouse gas emissions become better understood. Seventeen years of
negotiations with rising global emissions is enough to convince some

[Climate Change Action] Climate Talks the New 'Business as Usual' ?

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:37:04 UT

During the first couple of thousand days of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change there may have been a few
dreamers. But now, in 2009, 6000 days after the Rio Earth Summit where
this whole process began, the UNFCCC has become positively hostile to
hope. You see, dreamers like to imagine a better world and a world of

[Climate Change Action] Coal Mine Sabotage in Scotland

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:00:52 UT

The Camp for Climate Action Scotland has been tipped off that anonymous
activists have successfully sabotaged the Glentaggart opencast coal
mine in South Lanarkshire. The unknown individuals have disabled the
conveyor belt that moves coal from the mine to Ravenstruther rail
terminal where the coal is then sent to Drax power station in Yorkshire.

[Climate Change Action] Climate Camp Scotland is Underway!

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 13:21:49 UT

Yes, the Camp for Climate Action in Scotland is up and running, and
needs you to come as soon as you can!
We said that the camp would be somewhere in the Firth of Forth, but the
recent occupation of a soon-to-be open cast coal site by the Mainshill
Solidarity Camp has provided us with a beautiful site that is in need

Climate Justice Hunger Strike/ La Huelga De Hambre/ Internationalen Hungerstreik/ Mogok Makan Internasional

paulrobertcon...@gmail.com (paul connor) — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 04:46:10 UT

Dear Friends,
I am writing to you to report on the progress of Climate Justice Fast!- an
internationally-networked hunger strike for climate justice, in the lead-up
to COP15 in Copenhagen this December.
The last few months have been an incredible time for CJF. Independent
activists across five continents have committed themselves to joining the

[Climate Change Action] Electricity Grid Videos

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:14:20 UT

How can we develop a"renewable rich" electricity grid?
- EESI Smart Grid Briefing on Capitol Hill
- Energy Efficient Electronics
- The Great Green Grid
- Grid 2.0
- EESI Transmission Technology and Regulation Briefing
- Wired for Progress
- Microgrids: providing power locally.

[Climate Change Action] Coal Resistance Continues at Mainshill Solidarity Camp

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:28:14 UT

It's another interesting week of resistance to coal power. While
Greenpeace occupy a boat bringing coal into Kingsnorth, a group of
anti-coal activists have setup an ocupation at a site where Scottish
Coal are planning to start a new mine.
Here is a update from the site.
After a whole night of digging in and strengthening defences, the

[Climate Change Action] Greenpeace blocks delivery of coal to Kingsnorth

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:39:08 UT

Greenpeace board a coal freight ship on it's way to make it's delivery
at Kingsnorth. EON's coal plant at Kingsnorth is the focus of campaigns
by numerous organisations due to the govornments indication that a new
coal plant could be built there as a replacement--the first new uk coal
plant in 30 years. Govornment policy has shifted somewhat, no new and

[Climate Change Action] BAM offices invaded in protest over kingsnorth.

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:11:03 UT

The headquaters of BAM have been targeted by a group of protestors
complaining of it's plans to help build a new coal plant at Kingsnorth
while marketing itself a "sustainable construction company".
The protestors are part of the Climate Camp movement and in perticular
the E.ON F.OFF campaign.
“BAM Nuttall say they need this work because of the recession, but this

[Climate Change Action] Remember , Remember the 5th of December

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:45:27 UT

[Climate Change Action] June 1st Climate Rush: No New Coal, Trains not Planes

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 09:32:10 UT

Several hundred climate change activists took part in a Pedal Power
Bike Rush organised by the 'Climate Rush' around London yesterday
evening (Monday 1 June 2009) demanding the UK government take effective
action to counter climate change.
Related:
- Evening Standard
- IndymediaMore on climate rush:

[Climate Change Action] Lush Supporting Climate Rush in Liverpool St Station

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sun, 31 May 2009 23:46:50 UT

Video: Lush support Climate Rush

[Climate Change Action] Kingsnorth Six

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sun, 31 May 2009 09:53:45 UT

[[link]]
When six activists, protesting against climate pollution, scaled a
tower at a coal-fired power station in 2007 the resulting court case
drew support from the world's leading scientists. Their subsequent
acquittal proved historic and changed government policy. Here,

[Climate Change Action] On The Green Front

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:28:35 UT

[[link]]
If you are interested in climate change and environmental news then you
might like to check out this new radio show.
- The Green Front
Other good shows include Living of Earth by Public Radio International
and Living Planet on Deutche Welle Radio. Both of these are available

[Climate Change Action] Truecostofchevron.com

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Tue, 26 May 2009 12:18:17 UT

[[link]]
The True Cost of Chevron Campaign today launched a new website as a hub
of information on Chevron’s global toxic operations. The website
highlights Chevron’s human and environmental consequences around the
world while illustrating the unprecedented coalition against Chevron.

[Climate Change Action] UK Climate Policy?

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Tue, 26 May 2009 11:16:15 UT

Things are getting tough for Ed Miliband. It looks like fudging the
issues isn't the same as providing leadership.
- Do you want nuclear power--asks industry? Pay for it, they say!
- Are you serious about climate change--ask climate campaigners? Dont
give us a 70% polluting coal plant they demand!
- But that was easy, are you going to deal with transport emissions?

[Climate Change Action] Climate Camp Ecuador!

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sat, 23 May 2009 14:07:29 UT

At the moment as Marea Creciente (RT-Ecuador) is just begining with
very few members (full time workers & students!), we're joining forces
with other groups, which includes the national Indigenous movement.
First, to resist the big fossil fuel national battle against Mining on
a Large Scale, which is an agressive project that the ecuadorian

[Climate Change Action] The Climate Lobby’s Nonstop Growth

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:21:16 UT

[[link]]
The number of companies paying lobbyists to engage with the US
govornment has spiralled in recent years. The question is, what effect
is this having on policy making. Are the solutions which benefit
business the best solutions for society as a whole?

[Climate Change Action] Help plan an eco village in SW London! Sat 24th May.

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Tue, 19 May 2009 12:52:08 UT

You may be aware of the eco-village occupation which is being planned
for Saturday June 6th. The idea is to occupy a disused urban site in SW
London near Hammersmith and to start an eco-village community based on
sustainable methods of living such as vegetable growing, compost
toilets the works. If we combine everyone's skills and talents we can

[Climate Change Action] Build your own wind turbine workshop. Cambridge 5-7 J...

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Tue, 19 May 2009 08:53:32 UT

The idea is to build a wind turbine that can be used for Climate camp,
EF! and other gatherings and local events, and for participants to
acquire the knowledge to build their own turbines.
The cost for the weekend will be a sliding scale between £120-£200,
food and
accomadation(camping) included.
V3 are an excellent group who are higly experienced in this field.

[Climate Change Action] Christian Ecology Link Update: AGM, Dirty Coal, Clima...

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:16:02 UT

1. Event: Operation Noah AGM this Saturday 16th May, 11am - 3-30pm, St
Mary's,
Putney Bridge, London SW15 1SN. Guest speaker: Tasmin Omond. RSVP:
campaigns[at]operationnoah.org
[link]
2. News: The Stop Climate Chaos Coalition has handed in 85,450 messages
to

[Climate Change Action] Richard Briers supports Airplot

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:11:01 UT

Via Greenpeace
We've been busy building an allotment on the Airplot, and today Richard
Briers came to help us open it and declare the third runway
plans "lunacy".

[Climate Change Action] Legal action to protect the future from climate change.

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sat, 09 May 2009 10:17:29 UT

The University of Iowa's Centre for Human Rights and the University of
Vermont's Environmental Law Centre have jointly started an initiative
to seek legal protection for future generations.
The Climate Legacy Initiative (CLI) is devoted to bringing the law of
government in line with the laws of nature. Its goal is nothing less

[Climate Change Action] UK Coal Policy + CCS

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sat, 09 May 2009 00:17:32 UT

[Climate Change Action] CCS: Can we beat the offer?

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Mon, 04 May 2009 23:43:26 UT

We need to reduce the carbon output of of electrcity sector
dramatically. Govornment and industry have been convinced that we the
people arent going to back down on this point. So the question is: what
are the solutions being offered? Nuclear power is on the table and as
soon as it becomes economically feasible I'm sure british power

[Climate Change Action] Paul Rogers engages in some dangerous talk.

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sun, 03 May 2009 10:44:35 UT

Paul Rogers on OpenDemocracy
The British government has in 2008-09 reacted with notable vigour to a
series of non-violent public actions and peaceful demonstrations over
climate change. The character of the policing of these events suggests
a high degree of national coordination stemming from a deep concern

[Climate Change Action] Climate Scientists Tell Coal Companies to Take Respon...

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sat, 02 May 2009 08:56:45 UT

Via ABC
LEIGH SALES: Six of the nation's leading climate change scientists have
written to the coal industry, telling them to shut down power stations
and take responsibility for the damage coal burning does to the
environment.
The scientists say the industry has the power to make a difference
because it's the largest contributor to the nation's greenhouse gases.

[Climate Change Action] EUROFLASHMOB : 6 Airports Across Europe!

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:20:07 UT

The day of the Eurovision song contest: 12 noon, Saturday 16th May 2009
12 noon - on the dot! - flash your red t-shirt in the departures
section of Heathrow Terminal 1
Flash Heathrow! Flash Paris! Flash Frankfurt! Flash Amsterdam! Flash
Brussels! Flash Dublin!
Each airport will sing Eurovision classics from the past (song-sheets

[Climate Change Action] 100% Renewables? You will need a smart grid.

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:21:25 UT

CCS is more expensive than normal coal. In the UK we have wind power
which is likely cheaper than wind and a hell of a lot easier to plan
for. Can we develop a 100% renewable power generation sector? If so, we
are going to deal with intermitancy. There are many ways to do this but
a basic preo-requisite is a far more intelligent grid technology. What

[Climate Change Action] Climate Camp In the City (2009 G20) Policing Report

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 22:28:05 UT

[[link]]
The Climate Camp Legal Team (who are awesome!) have just released a
report and associated video covering the latest climate camp--which
took place in the city of london during the G20.
Full Report (PDF)
The associated video is already clocking up views thanks to it's

[Climate Change Action] Policing of the Kingsnorth Climate Camp: Preventing D...

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:51:24 UT

[[link]]
H/T to BRITCIT
This was released a little while back, so sorry for the delay!
Lib Dem MP David Howarth held a meeting in Westminster to present a
highly disturbing and potentially explosive report on the way police in
the UK are criminalising legitimate protest. The report, produced by

[Climate Change Action] Guardian Hypocrisy

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:40:35 UT

The Guardian has generally been very sympathetic to the Climate Camp.
The Guardian has always had a strong editorial line on climate change
and many readers sypathise with our activities. One of our main
activities has been an ongoing campaign against eon. As eon are
planning the first new coal plant in 30 years at Kingsnorth in Kent I

[Climate Change Action] Rampart Collective, "Life After the G20"

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:23:22 UT

[[link]]
On the Thursday following the G20 protests, two squatted social centres
in East London were raided by riot police, apparently looking for
instigators of the attacks on the Royal Bank of Scotland. RampART
Social Centre, which has existed for more than four years, and a newly

[Climate Change Action] Quite cool really...climate camp interviewed about th...

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 23:38:59 UT

Tonight members of the camp for climate action where on...
- C4 news
- BBC news at 10
- NewsnightTalking about the issues surrounding eon and its plans for
new coal power - not the alleged action in nottingham.

[Climate Change Action] EON's Dirty Coal Plans Continue to Focus Attention of...

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:31:54 UT

EON's plans top build the first new coal plant in over 30 years
continue to focus the minds of climate change activists throughout the
country.
The latest from Indymedia on a protest (with a suspected direct action
element)
"114 activists were arrested in a 2am raid on a community centre in
Sneinton Dale, Nottingham early on Easter Monday, 13th April 2009. It

[Climate Change Action] Response to Policing of Climate Camp

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 10:02:29 UT

A few interesting pieces of writing about the the way the police dealt
with the climate camp:
1. A letter to The Times
Sir, Last week a parliamentary report recognised that police tactics
against dissent have become “heavy-handed in recent years”. This week
the police provide another example of an approach towards protest that

[Climate Change Action] States create the violence used to justify there exis...

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:16:37 UT

[[link]]
It seems that that old Anarchist saying still holds true.
Quote from David Howarth MP (LD) who attended Climate Camp in the City:
"How did the police end up in a situation where they used the same
degree of force on the most peaceful demonstration as they did for a

[Climate Change Action] Climate Camp in The City

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 21:50:54 UT

Climate Camp in the City was a huge success despite police violence
against peaceful protestors bringing the event to a premature end.
There are many beautiful photos, and interesting videos on the events
of April 1st.
My first contribution to the currently available collection is a video
of Danny Chivers telling an ass kicking poem about fighting for a

[Climate Change Action] Climate Camp in The City: Final Update

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 10:02:18 UT

Final update on The Swoop, for the April 1st Climate Camp in the City
[link]
Hi campers, not long to go before we join each to set up camp in the
city
on April 1st! This is the final update, please read it carefully and
forward it to all your friends who are coming…
WHAT TO BRING:

[Climate Change Action] The g20 police scare, issues and the reality so far.

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 23:27:45 UT

The world is suffering from a bad case of neo-liberalism. People are up
in arms at the failure of this ideology. Not surprisingly the police
are being used by the state to marginalise the protesters and confuse
the issues. Just as unsurprisingly the media are eating up the
propaganda despite a coalition of formidable diversity; religious,

[Climate Change Action] Parliamentary scrutiny of political policing (via ind...

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:20:00 UT

[[link]]
(H/T Indymedia)
Mike Schwartz, a partner at London law firm Bindmans, said: "The police
have adopted mission creep. One of the symptoms is their misuse of the
power of stop and search under the Terrorism Act. It is being misused
because the police have the power to impose a blanket area, where any

[Climate Change Action] Hethrow Expansion Update

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 01:00:00 UT

Two important developments with regards the planned expansion of
Heathrow have occoured today.
Firstly, the govornments plan to spin and spin and get the expansion
done, has been leaked:
Must read: govornment spin plan over heathrow leaked RT@greenpeaceuk
[link]
Also, guardian has "Heathrow Runway Dealt Massive Blow":

[Climate Change Action] G20 in London: protest and propaganda

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:41:56 UT

You may have heard in the news that the G20 are meeting in London in
the coming week.The main notable aspect of the runup to the meeting is
the sheer quantity of negative and frankly terrifying propaganda coming
out of all the 'independent' press we have here in the UK. On the basis
of what the police tell them the media are out of control frothing at

Ecopolitics This Week: March 16 - March 20

jklainb...@nylcv.org (Josh Klainberg) — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:47:32 UT

Forward this newsletter to a friend
<[link]
UzNDE0OTk3OCZlbWFpbD1jbGltYXRl Y2hhbmdlYWN0aW9uQGdvb2dsZWdyb3 Vwcy5jb20=>

Logo <[link]>
March 16 - March 20
* About <[link]>
* Your Region <[link]>

[Climate Change Action] Climate Camp by Twitter or By TXT!

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:26:30 UT

The climate camp(main/g20) has now got two active twitter accounts one
national and one for the london
group.[link],
and this is the cool part...since twitter has stopped sending txt's in
the UK we have a special climate camp txt messaging service so that you

[Climate Change Action] Ed Miliband very uncomfortable at Age of Stupid Premiere

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:07:05 UT

[tinyurl.com/ageofstupid]
Really awesome video bellow. Pete Postlethwaite, star of the Age of
Stupid, pledges to return his OBE if Kingsnorth is built. Look out for
Ed Milliband looking ver uncomfortable and a great deal of positive
vibes in the audianceThe age of stupid is really starting to get press

Less meat could cut climate costs by $20 trillion (!) until 2050

kurt.schmidin...@gmail.com (Mymagic) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:44:23 UT

These are dramatic figures: If we do not reduce our meat consumption,
it will cost us US$ 20 000 000 000 000 by the year 2050!!
That's the conclusion of a study by Elke Stehfest and colleagues of
the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, see
[link]

[Climate Change Action] Susan George: Building a fairer global economy.

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:31:11 UT

Because Susan George is always interesting to listen to...

[Climate Change Action] Climate Rush RBS (Video)

calvin.jo...@gmail.com (Calvin Jones) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 08:13:02 UT

(via The Herald)A protest outside the Royal Bank of Scotland offices in
London yesterday was "a shot across the bows", its organisers said.A
spokeswoman for Climate Rush, the group that led the demonstration in
Bishopsgate in London, said it was to protest against government
bailouts of the banking industry.She said: "We demand that our money is