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Monthly Archives: September 2007
George Bush’s ‘white room’.
Bush held a meeting with the world’s top polluters a few days ago. What came of it? Nothing. Like an empty white room. But this one has a dark black exit. The other nations were angry, very angry. The UK’s … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Economics, EU, Humour, Politics, Protest, UK, US
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Are Freegans ‘freeloaders’?
First; what is a Freegan? The word freegan is compounded from “free” and “vegan”. However the term appears to be more loosely used by some to describe a lifestyle and a belief. It is said they are people who ‘employ … Continue reading
Posted in Community Initiatives, Economics, Education, Energy, Food & Agriculture, Housing, Protest, Recycling, Sustainablity, UK, Urban, US, Waste
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CALDER HALL COOLING TOWERS DEMOLITION.
Image: Using specialist contractors over 1 mile of asbestos cement pipe, 6000 cubic metres of plastic and over 250 tonnes of timber have been removed from inside each tower. See the demolition of Calder Hall. On 17 October 1956 the … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Nuclear, Politics, Protest, UK, War & security, Waste
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Burma – SOS
Right now the Burmese people need to know and hope there’s someone out there thinking of them, to be aware they have worldwide support in their struggle for freedom of mind, body and soul. You can follow events from the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Protest, War & security, Youth
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As natural disasters increase globally world’s poor are left to die.
Image: Heavy rains have totally changed the landscape of southern Chad. Lake Fitri has nearly doubled in size and the Batha River is running high. Now twenty countries across Africa are suffering from the recent flooding, with Togo the latest … Continue reading
La Niña plays havoc with world’s weather.
Experts predict a run of severe weather in the coming months, with devastating floods striking some parts of the world while severe droughts afflict other regions, as the climate phenomenon known as La Niña gathers momentum. Rupa Kumar Kolli, chief … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change, Extreme weather, Oceans, UK
Environment centre of Australian election build-up.
Cartoon: http://www.101usesforajohnhoward.com/ John Howard’s Liberals, part of the Coalition that make up Australia’s government are suddenly announcing various environment measures as speculation increases for a spring election. The latest Gallup poll over the weekend has Labour (the main opposition party) … Continue reading
40,000
This hits milestone is dedicated to the humble & most beautiful of domesticated farm animals … the cow. They’re having a rough time of late, what with foot & mouth and bluetongue. And what do they get for all their … Continue reading
Posted in Disease, Food & Agriculture, General, Photography, Politics, Protest, Rural communities, UK
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Bluetongue rides on climate change.
Bluetongue has hit the UK right when we didn’t need it. Foot & mouth is bad enough but the two combined are potentially devastating. Put this on top of increased feed prices, led by higher wheat and fuel costs and … Continue reading
Posted in Academia, Climate change, Disease, EU, Food & Agriculture, Health, Rural communities
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The FOE 1 minute Green Film awards – vote now!
You are invited to vote for the People’s Choice award in the Friends of the Earth One Minute Green Film competition. Tony Juniper, Executive Director of Friends of the Earth: “One-minute green films are a fantastic way to channel some … Continue reading
