UK Indymedia - Sheffield Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

Activism against Tar Sands, for a stable climate

Radio Ecoshock | 15-09-2011 23:20 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

Interview w. Tzeporah Berman, of Forest Ethics, now co-director of the Climate & Energy Campaign for Greenpeace. Plus clip from launch of her new book "This Crazy Time". From Earthbeat radio reporter Daphne Wysham, Naomi Klein outside the White House - at Keystone XL Pipeline protest. Klein exposes conspiracy to export Tar Sands oil to Europe, using cloak of American patriotism. Indigenous Environment Network Director Tom Goldtooth & Tar Sands victims in Canada & U.S

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Growing Through The Storm

How can we prepare for challenging times? 3 interviews: "Peak Oil Shrink" Kathy McMahon from Vermont on unexpected lessons from Hurricane Irene. Urban homesteader Jules Dervaes - food self-sufficiency on a city lot. Richard Heinberg on coping with the End of Growth

Politically motivated (presumably) supsension of Alaskan scientist

A scientist working for the US government who identified the link between polar bear deaths by drowning and climate change, has been suspended after a complaint from an unidentified source. This is thought to be a politically motivated suspension as oil companies are currently lobbying to drill in the Arctic next year.

Court Judgement: Mark Kennedy acted as an agent provocateur

No doubt the defendants will be posting on their site

http://ratcliffeontrial.org/ about the court of appeal decision and also Tweeting about it,

https://twitter.com/ratcliffetrial but in the meantime following are extracts from a Guardian article.

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Cairn obtains legal interdict: ‘Twitter ban’ and 'gagging order' for Greenpeace

In its latest move to cover up the truth about its Arctic drilling, Cairn Energy has obtained an extraordinary, wide-ranging legal interdict (injunction) against us, gagging us from posting Tweets and Facebook updates containing photos of yesterday's occupation of their Edinburgh headquarters.

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Transition in Cities and the #SpanishRevolution

Attached are three recordings from the UK Transition Network Conference 2011, which was held in Liverpool from 8th to 11th July.

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Machinery of Climate Denial - Ecoshock

Alex Smith | 09-07-2011 00:34 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

Who are the climate deniers & who funds them? Thorough investigation by Dr. John Mashey of California. Former Chief Scientist for super-computer maker Silicon Graphics. He met climate scientists being harassed and threatened, went on a years-long quest to know who and why. Fake "institutes" funded by big oil and coal use plagiarism and lies to stall public awareness of climate change danger.

Is Biochar A Scam? - Ecoshock

Alex Smith | 08-07-2011 17:32 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

Why is big oil pushing biochar to "offset" Tar Sands emissions? Earthbeat reporter Daphne Wysham interviews Rachel Smolker. Then Daphne with Anne Petermann of globaljusticeecology.org on Stop GE Trees campaign. Ends with Dr. Helen Caldicott on nuclear disaster.

Kill the Car

This program lets you hear a fine speech on the true cost of car culture. Yves Engler launched his book June 27th in Vancouver. The title: "Stop Signs: Cars and Capitalism on the Road to Economic, Social and Ecological Decay". The African co-author is Bianca Mugyenyi. The two tried a road trip by public transit through the wild suburbs of America. It was savage territory - but Yves will tell you all about that, and about your own life, in this recording for Radio Ecoshock.

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How the makers of Just Do It fought the law

In the following article Emily James, the director of Just Do It

http://just-do-it.org.uk/ explains how she made the film while avoiding endangering activists. See also the chat with her,

http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2011/06/480536.html and the Q&A session following the films premier,

http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2011/06/480620.html

De-Growth - the Alternative to Collapse

As oil and other commodities run out; climate and species crash - politicians keep promising more growth. It's an insane mantra of old economics. Two experts explain the new economy of "de-growth" at a conference June 3rd, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. Conrad Schmidt, founder of the "Work Less Party", and Dr. Bill Rees, co-inventor of the ecological footprint.

3 Nuclear Scares in the U.S. and Fukushima Bankruptcy

Coverage of flooding of Fort Calhoun and Coopers Point Reactors in Nebraska, plus fire approaches Los Alamos nuke weapons lab. Nuke tech no longer safe as climate shifts. Then why U.S. downplays radiation from Japan: is it because they fear Japan will sell off $700 billion in Treasuries to pay cleanup costs? Reality of radioactive Tokyo and 290,000 people living nuclear experiment in Fukushima City.

Scientists Expect Mass Extinction in Oceans

A new report from the International Programme on the State of the Ocean, or IPSO, written by 27 top experts on the oceans. They warn the oceans are in a state of dying from multiple causes, all of them human. Climate change is not coming. It is here. Carbon is not only flooding the atmosphere but the deep sea. Two clips, interview with paleoclimatologist Dr. Peter Ward, and new climate song.

Carbon Capture and Storage - An act of Faith?

New article on Carbon Capture and Storage on the Coal Action Network Website

‘Is Clean Coal an Act of Faith?’ by Anne Harris is a write up of a talk given to The Sheffield Humanist Society 3rd March 2010. A recording the presentation from the opposition, Terry Fox (TUC Clean Coal Task Force), this talk and contributions from the floor are available from

http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/40349 and

http://sheffield.indymedia.org.uk/2010/03/446931.html

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Rising To The Challenge

Alex Smith | 16-06-2011 00:07 | Climate Chaos | Ecology | Sheffield

Why are so many bad things happening at once? Handling the converging crisis with author Ellen Laconte. Then, the next threat to both climate and oceans: Cairn Energy drills deep for oil off Greenland in "Iceberg Alley". Greenpeace climate campaigner Vicky Wyatt call them out. Then we interview scientists on heat tolerance in small species. Will some be pushed into extinction by global warming?

World Premier Just Do It audio Q-A

The world premier of the direct action doc "Just Do It" A Tale of Modern Day Outlaws, played to a packed cinema at the Sheffield Doc Fest last night 9th June. I blagged a seat and recorded the the Q&A with Jeremy Hardy, Emily James, Lauren Simpson and James Leadbitter.

Getting Off-Grid 2 - Nick Rosen

Journalist and documentary film maker Nick Rosen has toured Europe and N. America to find off-grid living. His site off-grid.com is a centre for those moving toward a fossil-fuel free life. Why do they do it? We talk motivation and tech in the interview from Radio Ecoshock 110608 29 min.

Just Do It, chat with Emily James and James Leadbitter

zkt | 08-06-2011 19:40 | Climate Chaos | Sheffield

The Direct action doc "Just Do It" A Tale of Modern Day Outlaws has it's World Premier in Sheffield tomorrow.

Here's a chat I had with the "renowned" director Emily James and the activist and editor of the film James Leadbitter.

3 New Mark Kennedy Articles: The State Suppressed Key Evidence

The Guardian has today published 3 articles about Mark Kennedy:

Police knew about plans for Ratcliffe-on-Soar break-in before most activists

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/07/mark-kennedy-ratcliffe-on-soar

Police spying: secret tapes that put CPS on the spot

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jun/07/mark-kennedy-police-spy-secret-tapes

Mark Kennedy case: CPS accused of suppressing key evidence

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/jun/07/mark-kennedy-surveillance-tapes-cps

They have even, *finally*, acknowledged that this story was first broken on Indymedia, in October 2010!

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front will be screened twice during the Sheffield Documentary Film Festival:

Thursday 9th Jun at 15:30 - 17:29 Sheffield Central Library Theatre

Saturday 11th Jun at 13:35 - 15:49 Showroom 3, screening with UK Uncut + Extended Q&A (129mins)

There will also a discussion of the film on Saturday 11 June 2011 at 11:45 in The Crucible Studio.

Sheffield Climate Chaos Newswire Archive

Activism against Tar Sands, for a stable climate

Growing Through The Storm

Politically motivated (presumably) supsension of Alaskan scientist

Court Judgement: Mark Kennedy acted as an agent provocateur

Cairn obtains legal interdict: ‘Twitter ban’ and 'gagging order' for Greenpeace

Transition in Cities and the #SpanishRevolution

Machinery of Climate Denial - Ecoshock

Is Biochar A Scam? - Ecoshock

Kill the Car

How the makers of Just Do It fought the law

De-Growth - the Alternative to Collapse

3 Nuclear Scares in the U.S. and Fukushima Bankruptcy

Scientists Expect Mass Extinction in Oceans

Carbon Capture and Storage - An act of Faith?

Rising To The Challenge

World Premier Just Do It audio Q-A

Getting Off-Grid 2 - Nick Rosen

Just Do It, chat with Emily James and James Leadbitter

3 New Mark Kennedy Articles: The State Suppressed Key Evidence

If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front

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