UK Indymedia - Sheffield Energy Crisis Newswire Archive

The Next Crisis: How business-as-usual will kill us all

2008 was the year of crisis convergence. Escalating oil price spikes coincided with similar spikes in the prices of staple foods, both driven by a combination of production-supply constraints, rocketing demand, and the ensuing bonanza of commodity trading on futures markets. Then the banks collapsed, prompting massive government bailouts designed to shore-up a crumbling financial system.

Former BP Geologist Confirms 2005 Global Oil Peak

We have just published a new report at the Institute for Policy Research & Development (IPRD) which finds that world oil production peaked between 2005 and 2008, and is currently in inexorable decline. Authored by the renowned 40-year veteran petroleum geologist Dr. Colin J. Campbell, who has worked and consulted for leading oil companies such as British Petroleum (BP), Shell and Exxon, the report warns that the "first half of the Oil Age" is over, and the "second half" - characterized by a gradual but increasing decline in production, has now arrived.

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cyclamax incinerator at chesterfield turned down at planning

matlock planning turns incinerator request down for chesterfield

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Toxic waste plan is turned down

Celebrations for protestors after five hour meeting

The Minorca Opencast Mine: A Blot on the Landscape

PR 83 'The Minorca Opencast Mine experience is likely to be a longer term' blot on the landscape' says MOPG' accompanies the publication of our 5th set of objections to the Minorca Surface Mine Application on the effect this application would have on the local landscape and gives some of the detail contained in the submission as well as suggesting why the effect may be longer lasting.

It also announces the postponement of the Determination Date

Sheffield Free School: How can we bring about radical change in our society?

Attached is a recording of a discussion at the Sheffield Free School, recorded on 9th October 2010, discussing how can we bring about radical change in our society? It was advertised as a session to "Discover the approaches of different groups operating in Sheffield with a broadly common aim of creating more communal, fulfilling and sustainable ways of living, and discuss how we can help support each other by focusing on our shared objectives."

Another Set of Objections ignored by UK Coal

This press release explains MOPG's 4th set of Objections which criticises UK Coal's assessment of the alleged economic and social benefits associated with the proposed Minorca Surface Mines and makes the claim that our campaign has extracted an extra £1m of proposed local 'benefits'. This represents the price UK is willing to pay rather than answer our objections.

Coal Dust will be a problem if Minorca goes ahead say Protestors

This Press Release describes why the Minorca Opencast Protest Group (MOPG) believe that visible black coal dust will affect the daily life of local people as MOPG publish its 3rd objection.

UK Coal fails to respond to two more Minorca Opencast Objections

This press release outlines why MOPG are still mounting objections to the Minorca Application on economic grounds.

Minorca Application lacks a through Traffic Assessment

As the Minorca Opencast Protest Group prepares to put it's case to Leicestershire County Council on why UK Coal's Minorca Surface Mine Application should be rejected it has begun to publish it's detailed objections. This Press Release out lines the first of these.

New Opencast Applications likely to be less successful ?

This press release highlights the publication of our new Briefing Note which explains why the Minorca Opencast Protest Group believe that a change in Government Energy Policy makes a successful Minorca Surface Mine less likely.

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The End of the World As We Know it? ... and the rise of the Post-Carbon era ...

Only 500 generations ago, hunter-gatherers began cultivating crops and forming their tiny communities into social hierarchies. Around 15 to 20 generations ago, industrial capitalism erupted on a global scale.

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The Minorca Application - will NWLDC recommend rejection?

Our latest Press Release PR 76 "Protesters again face an uphill challenge to convince Councillors to reject the Minorca Application for a second time" has now been published. This press release outlines the content of a three minute speech Steve Leary will make on behalf of MOPG to the Planning Committee of NWLDC on Tuesday 7th September.

Sheffield Green Film Festival

Friends of the Earth Sheffield have organised a month long Green Film Festival starting from October 13. Please feel free to pop down and watch a film and invite your friends along too.

Permaculture events: Yes we can! Create green homes and neighbourhoods

Permaculture Association | 05-09-2010 17:38 | Climate Chaos | Energy Crisis | Sheffield

Building on the success of the 'Eat sustainably' workshops run by Leeds Permaculture Network in 2009, the Cooperative is now working with the Permaculture Association to offer day long sessions that will help you find out about creating a greener household and how you can work with others in your community using Transition Town initiatives and permaculture to develop a more eco-friendly neighbourhood.

Sheffield Free School 8-10/10 Prepare for a future without oil or governments...

The Sheffield Social Centre Collective

http://sheffieldsocialcentre.org.uk/ is organising a Free School, "Prepare for a future without oil or governments..." to be held in Sheffield over the weekend of 8th - 10th October 2010.

Shell drilling stopped for 5 hours – as Beat the Boreholes continues

Yesterday morning 11 people from Rossport Solidarity Camp waded and kayaked out from the camp to again delay Shell’s survey work in Sruwaddacon Estuary. Overall drilling work was stopped for over 5 hours, with one person climbing up one of the legs of the drilling platforms. Several people also attached themselves to the 2 outer drilling poles which are under the platforms.

Protesters say 1m Truck Jounney's across SAC Site puts Site at rsk

A new Breifing nNte from the Minorca Opencast Protest Group explains why they argue that planning permission for a new opencast mine on the Minorca Site should be refused because of the risk to The River Mease Special Area of Conservation

BBC 1 Countryfile Investigates Opencast Mining

This press release contains news that John Craven and a Counrtyfile team visited the area on 3/8/10 to investigate issues around opencast mining after choosing the Minorca application as a case example.

Oil Exec Promises over Notts Oil Find

A notts based, canadian oil company, Newton Energy, has said it wants to rip up some ground and start drilling and testing and various other crap in the nottingham countryside...He has actually published his number and title, so maybe a few phone calls from concerned residents telling him to shove it where it dont shine?

Sheffield Energy Crisis Newswire Archive

The Next Crisis: How business-as-usual will kill us all

Former BP Geologist Confirms 2005 Global Oil Peak

cyclamax incinerator at chesterfield turned down at planning

Toxic waste plan is turned down

The Minorca Opencast Mine: A Blot on the Landscape

Sheffield Free School: How can we bring about radical change in our society?

Another Set of Objections ignored by UK Coal

Coal Dust will be a problem if Minorca goes ahead say Protestors

UK Coal fails to respond to two more Minorca Opencast Objections

Minorca Application lacks a through Traffic Assessment

New Opencast Applications likely to be less successful ?

The End of the World As We Know it? ... and the rise of the Post-Carbon era ...

The Minorca Application - will NWLDC recommend rejection?

Sheffield Green Film Festival

Permaculture events: Yes we can! Create green homes and neighbourhoods

Sheffield Free School 8-10/10 Prepare for a future without oil or governments...

Shell drilling stopped for 5 hours – as Beat the Boreholes continues

Protesters say 1m Truck Jounney's across SAC Site puts Site at rsk

BBC 1 Countryfile Investigates Opencast Mining

Oil Exec Promises over Notts Oil Find

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