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Film Showing in Bradford Monday 22nd December - Rubber Jungle

Bewildered | 15-12-2008 18:33 | Ecology | Repression | Workers' Movements | Sheffield

Rubber Jungle (70 mins 8.00 start) - the story of Chico Mendes and the rubber tappers of Brazil - When a big budget Warner Brother's movie project about slain Brazilian activist Chico Mendes goes bust, Bill Day, Terry Schwartz and Caito Martins head deep into the Amazon to find out who Chico Mendes really was and why Hollywood couldn't make a big budget film about him.

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mobile phone mast in Netherthorpe

pit | 30-11-2008 15:22 | Ecology | Health | Sheffield

Sheffield Homes to ask tenants whether they agree

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Top of the Food Chain

Richard Heinberg | 26-11-2008 23:13 | Analysis | Ecology | Ocean Defence | Sheffield | World

A coastal food web in Alaska based on primary production by phytoplankton
Today comes the startling news of a British government report showing a drop in oceanic zooplankton of 73 percent since 1960.

 http://www.earthportal.org/news/?p=1385

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Transition Towns movement: Premature Triumphalism?

Chris | 20-11-2008 14:57 | Analysis | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Sheffield

Following is an article by John Michael Greer, (reposted from  http://thearchdruidreport.blogspot.com/2008/11/premature-triumphalism.html ) about the Transition Initiative ( http://transitiontowns.org/ ), which has been responded to by Rob Hopkins in his blog post, Responding to Greer’s Thoughts on ‘Premature Triumphalism’ (  http://transitionculture.org/2008/11/20/responding-to-greers-thoughts-on-premature-triumphalism/ ).

The conference presentation that John Michael Greer make reference to doesn't appears to be available online in audio or video format but there is a PDF of the slides (  http://www.communitysolution.org/pdfs/Brownlee-Transition.pdf ) and a Word file of notes (  http://www.communitysolution.org/docs/Brownlee-TransitionNotes.doc ) available on the conference web site (  http://www.communitysolution.org/08conf.html ).

Previous article on the Transition Initiative on UK Indymedia include Keith Parkins on Transition Towns (  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/10/410292.html ) and Rob Hopkins on “The Rocky Road to a Real Transition”: A Review (  http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/05/398866.html ).

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Candlelit vigil against Rolls Royce planning for nuclear reactor in derby

peter ambler | 30-10-2008 21:45 | Anti-militarism | Ecology | Energy Crisis | Health | Terror War | Sheffield

stop reactors in derby save lives
Monday 3/11/08 at Derby City Council House, Derby . See attachments and ring zena on 0116 253 1649

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Picnic in the Park - Photos Shipley Open Cast Site, Derbyshire

tog | 27-10-2008 00:30 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

Photos from the Picnic in the Park at Shipley Open Cast Site, Derbyshire

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What would GM crops mean for Britain? Percy Schmeiser UK tour.

Organica | 24-10-2008 08:34 | Bio-technology | Ecology | Social Struggles | Sheffield

Percy Schmeiser, farmer's victory over Monsanto.
International GM campaigner, Percy Schmeiser, a Canadian arable farmer, will talk about his experiences and the implications for UK farmers after his major fight in the courts with food and biotech giant Monsanto.

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Picnic In The Park - The Sequel

Pat | 20-10-2008 20:08 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles | Sheffield

A new open cast coal mine site is about to get underway in beautiful Derbyshire unless we stop it now.

To combat open cast mining "Leave it in the Ground" supported by Earth First! invites you to a second Picnic in the Park for a mass trespass to see it before the destruction starts, meet the locals and have fun. So come and Discover Derbyshire!

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Workers' Climate Action national gathering - 15/16 November, London

Workers' Climate Action | 15-10-2008 08:19 | Ecology | Social Struggles | Workers' Movements | London | Sheffield

The Workers' Climate Action network - a relatively new campaign which exists to build links between the workers' and environmental movements, and fight climate change on the basis of class struggle - is holding its first national gathering at the London School of Economics on 15 and 16 November.

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Roberto Perez: Cuba - from collapse towards sustainability

Chris | 12-10-2008 22:41 | Ecology | Sheffield

Audio Cuba - from collapse towards sustainability
Urban permaculturist, Roberto Perez, spoke in Sheffield on 25th September 2008 at a meeting organised by Sheffield Cuba Solidarity Campaign and Grow Sheffield,  http://www.growsheffield.com/ . Following are some photos form the talk and a audio recording of it, the recording includes the soundtrack from a short version of The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil,  http://www.powerofcommunity.org/cm/index.php

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Bodge House (Shipley) coal tunnellers evicted after week underground

Ratty | 14-08-2008 16:55 | Climate Camp 2008 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Free Spaces | Sheffield

Two people have been evicted from the tunnels at Shipley opencast coal site. Press release text.

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RIP Tinsley Cooling Towers

. | 12-08-2008 16:57 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Other Press | Sheffield

E.ON UK Press Releases
12 August 2008 10:06
August demolition date set for Tinsley cooling towers
E.ON has today announced it will bring down the redundant Tinsley cooling towers this August Bank Holiday weekend.

The 250ft towers will be demolished in a controlled explosion in the early hours of Sunday 24th August.

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Eviction Of Coal Mine Protest Site (Bodge House) - pictures

notts indymedia | 07-08-2008 20:42 | Climate Camp 2008 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

Here are some pictures of the eviction of the Bodge House squat, on the proposed site of an open cast coal mine in Shipley, Derbyshire.

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Climate Camp Location & Route (from Nottm or Anywhere)

Pat | 31-07-2008 07:42 | Climate Camp 2008 | Animal Liberation | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

Spread the word

Directions from Nottingham to the Camp for Climate Action are now shown on Veggies diary listing for the Camp at
 http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=1257

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Shell's security company revealed

shell out | 29-07-2008 21:49 | Climate Camp 2008 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles | Birmingham | Sheffield

The illegal destruction of Glengad beach in Ireland is being overseen by I-RMS, a private security company with a background in military training. Last week 13 residents were arrested when they tried to question the legality of the work. There have been numerous complaints against unidentified security videoing families using the beach for swimming.

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Police try and enter Bodge House

No UK Coal | 25-07-2008 20:28 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Social Struggles | Sheffield

Earlier today (25 July) several police turned up to look at a hole in the field, in actual fact it is a tunnel, but hey!

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Eviction gets go ahead - Bodge House

Bodge House Crew | 19-07-2008 14:07 | Climate Camp 2008 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Free Spaces | Sheffield

Activists fortify Bodge House against UK Coal open cast mine and the eviction squad

The group of direct activists occupying Lodge House opencast site since 18th June have declared that they are ready to resist eviction.

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Help Save Wensley Hillside Peak District National Park

Save Wensley Hillside Group | 11-07-2008 16:05 | Ecology | Sheffield

From this
Glebe Mines, owned by INEOS (the multi-billion pound company that owns Runcorn chemical works) have put in an application to the Peak District National Park Authority (PDNPA) to build an open pit quarry on Wensley Hillside. The site, which is 6 miles from Bakewell, is within the Peak Park and is 2 miles away from the scene of the well-known Stanton Moor quarrying disputes.

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Sheffield Coach to the Climate Camp

Camper | 07-07-2008 12:24 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

Get to the Climate Camp by coach: As well as making traveling easy, its also nice for people who are going alone to meet people on the way. We are sharing the coach with Leeds folk. Our bus to the camp is on Sunday 3rd, departing Sheffield at 11.30.

Our bus home again is on Sunday 10th, departs 3pm from the camp and we hope to have it arrive at around 8.30opm traffic permitting.

We are selling tickets for £15 single waged and £10 single unwaged. Please book your ticket as soon as possible, as we need to know numbers. Email  climatecamp2008@yahoo.co.uk and let us know if you want to come.

If the importance of Climate Camp hasn't struck home yet, read on! Please forward this to any groups or individuals who might be interested.

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James Hansen's Appeal to the G8 on Climate Change

Chris | 04-07-2008 00:08 | G8 Japan 2008 | Analysis | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield | World

Later today James Hansen will address the the United Nations University, slides attached, and he has also written a letter to Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda of Japan, also attached, which contains the following dire warning, which, of course won't be heeded -- "business as usual at any cost" appears to be the motto the worlds "leaders" and this is what they intend to follow even if it leads to planetary death.

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