UK Indymedia - Sheffield Ecology Newswire Archive

If You Can’t Find A Canvas Use A 4x4

Rene Thomas | 21-09-2005 22:31 | Ecology | Technology | Sheffield

My trip to a 4x4 dealer's to put gas-guzzlers out of action, and leave a statement of solidarity with the planet and against petrol-wastage.

No Widening M1

Sheffield No Widening M1 Group | 20-09-2005 23:16 | Ecology | Health | Sheffield

The M1 carries huge volumes of traffic (some sections up to 160,000 vehicles per day). There is congestion at peak times. The widening is proposed to "reduce congestion and improve both safety and journey time reliability". But the plans are already flawed. When the proposals for the widening were originally agreed, it was noted that the only way to lock in the benefits would be to employ road-use charging. This has not been mentioned in the current documentation. In addition, independent research has shown that you can't build your way out of congestion, road widening and new roads simply encourage more traffic. The government's own studies confirm this. With traffic already predicted to increase by 50% by 2011, there is an urgent need for more long-term sustainable solutions rather than a road building programme that will further accelerate this increase.

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A welcome goodbye to Sheffield airport

DL | 11-09-2005 14:16 | Ecology | Sheffield

My reasons for welcoming the demise of Sheffields airport.

Important information for anyone living near Parkwood landfill

Parkwood Landfill Action Group | 08-09-2005 11:40 | Ecology | Health | Sheffield

Following is an independent assessment of Viridor’s Planning Application to extend active waste tipping at Parkwood in Sheffield.

See also the Local Residents Fight Parkwood Landfill Expansion Proposals feature article from May 2005.

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SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE ON WED 7TH SEPTEMBER

Just Passing on info | 04-09-2005 11:19 | Ecology | Sheffield

Full Council (meeting in Town Hall) will receive presentations by:

George Munson, Regional Climate Change Co-ordinator at the Yorkshire and Humber Govt Office on the implications of Climate Change

Andy Nolan, Head of Environmental Strategy on the Council's strategy for action.

Building Threat to Greenbelt Land near Sheffield

On the 18 May 2005, Rotherham Council agreed to sell land ........which will be used to provide an access road............ This was agreed without consulting users of this open space................A detailed planning application to build 600 houses, by Bryant Homes, is expected shortly. It is felt that the Council will have a conflict of interest when dealing with this application.Why does Rotherham want to enable building on this open countryside when it has a large number of brown field sites?

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Illegal Roadstone Quarry in Peak District National Park Sabotaged

Joe | 14-08-2005 19:58 | Ecology | Sheffield

Earlier this summer an illegal roadstone quarry at Back Dale Quarry, on Longstone Edge Nr Bakewell was targeted by saboteurs.

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Earth First! summer gathering 17-21 August 2005

A national gathering to inspire and train all those opposed to the destruction of our planet

Greenpeace protest at Land Rover dealership in Nottingham

Tash [alan lodge] | 24-06-2005 21:23 | Ecology | Sheffield

Greenpeace active supporters in Nottingham continued the summer of action against gas guzzling 4x4s with activists outside the Merlin Land Rover dealership in Nottingham demanding curbs on the climate-wrecking cars.

nine ladies no real victory

nine ladies anti quarry camp | 18-06-2005 00:27 | Ecology | Sheffield

The real news direct from the nine ladies collective.

11.06.05 Sheffield Dissent Critical Mass

Sheffield cyclists take over the roads in protest to the g8 and pending meetings in the city this coming week.

Earth First! Summer Gathering 2005

Bob | 07-06-2005 17:47 | Ecology | Birmingham | Sheffield

A gathering to inspire and train all those opposed to the destruction of our planet

Dewch ynghyd i rannu a chasglu syniadau fel y gallwyn amddiffyn ein daear rhag dinistr

Wednesday 17th - Sunday 21st August
Peak District
Phone: 0845 355 0111

http://www.earthfirstgathering.org.uk/

Earth First! is not a cohesive group or campaign, but a convenient banner to work under for people who share similar ideas. The general principles behind the name are non-hierarchical organisation and the use of direct action to stop, and eventually reverse, the forces that are responsible for the destruction of the earth and its inhabitants.

Since 1992 many of the people under this banner have come together at gatherings to meet, socialise, discuss and organise direct action. This year's gathering will take place in the Peak District. Here, in our first national park, is some of Britain's most spectacular landscape.

Nottingham Against Incineration and Landfill [NAIL] Protest against expansion

On friday afternoon, the residence of Snienton and surrounding areas of Nottingham, came to protest against an Incinerators expansion plans. The company, Waste Recycling Group Ltd [WRG], are preparing a planning application for expansion. We went along to make our feelings known.

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Parkwood Landfill Site Photos

Helen | 06-05-2005 09:59 | Ecology | Health | Sheffield

Sheffield Council are to decide whether the Parkwood Landfill site should be expanded and include a gas utilisation plant and leacheate treatement plant.

Critcal Mass Bike About in Nottingham :: Pictures

Critcal Mass is a regular event. The meeting point is the Savoy cinema on Derby Road in Lenton on the last Friday of every month now at 5.30pm. We even got a police helicopter, to look over us, for our safety you understand ......

Derby G8 arrestees' bail dropped

The 12 people arrested at the Derby G8 protests last month have had their bail dropped.

Biofuel available in Sheffield

steve | 11-04-2005 18:12 | Ecology | Sheffield

Waste vegetable oil from local eateries is now being reprocessed by a local company to provide an alternative fuel for most diesel powered vehicles.

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Councillors powerless in face of corporations?

Corporate Watch | 21-03-2005 00:05 | Ecology | Health | Sheffield

A re-post from www.corporatewatch.org.uk - about another incinerator being passed.

We're watching the incinerator extension being built, and we know its insidious health effects. We know there are waste and recycling alternatives, that the dioxins produced will be with us forever more, and that once in operation it needs feeding with waste - destroying any genuinely sustainable waste strategy.

Isn't it time we began to think about getting the thing stopped?

G8: Derby M17 Picture Collection

A few snaps from the over policed G8 protests in Derby on March 17th - when marches in the centre of town had been banned by the government and exclusion zones set up in the surrounding villages. 12 cyclists were arrested in the morning - has anyone got any pictures of this or the critical mass protest?

Derby arrested released on bail

10 cyclists arrested on the Critical Mass bike ride yesterday morning were released on bail last night, pending further investigation and consultation with the Crown Prosecution Service.

Sheffield Ecology Newswire Archive

If You Can’t Find A Canvas Use A 4x4

No Widening M1

A welcome goodbye to Sheffield airport

Important information for anyone living near Parkwood landfill

SHEFFIELD CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CLIMATE CHANGE ON WED 7TH SEPTEMBER

Building Threat to Greenbelt Land near Sheffield

Illegal Roadstone Quarry in Peak District National Park Sabotaged

Earth First! summer gathering 17-21 August 2005

Greenpeace protest at Land Rover dealership in Nottingham

nine ladies no real victory

11.06.05 Sheffield Dissent Critical Mass

Earth First! Summer Gathering 2005

Nottingham Against Incineration and Landfill [NAIL] Protest against expansion

Parkwood Landfill Site Photos

Critcal Mass Bike About in Nottingham :: Pictures

Derby G8 arrestees' bail dropped

Biofuel available in Sheffield

Councillors powerless in face of corporations?

G8: Derby M17 Picture Collection

Derby arrested released on bail

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