Climate change
Anger as police crack down on climate camp protesters
05 August 2008Hundreds of police officers in riot gear launched an attack on climate protesters in Kingsnorth, Kent, on Monday of this week.
Join the march in Kent to stop the multinational companies polluting our planet
29 July 2008Environmental activists and trade unionists will demonstrate this Sunday 3 August against the proposed building of a new coal-fired power station by private company E.on at Kingsnorth in Kent.
Biofuels to the flames
16 July 2008Biofuels may turn out to be one of the biggest and most dangerous con tricks of the modern age. Holding out the promise of cutting greenhouse gases and dependence on fossil fuels, biofuels have instead driven up food prices, raked in profits for agribusiness and caused serious environmental damage.
Thousands protest against Heathrow expansion plan
03 June 2008Over 3,000 people protested last Saturday against plans to expand Heathrow airport. A proposed third runway will mean 4,000 homes being demolished, including the entire village of Sipson.
Jonathan Neale: ‘We must change the system to stop climate change’
27 May 2008How serious is aviation in terms of climate change? Why is New Labour so committed to expanding it?
Promises to limit Heathrow expansion broken and broken again
27 May 2008Each expansion of the airport has come with a promise of no more. Each time it has been a lie.
Gordon Brown must act on environment evidence
13 May 2008Global levels of carbon dioxide have reached an all-time high and the earth may be losing its capacity to reabsorb carbon emissions, according to new research out this week.
Heathrow Airport expansion plan is big business for Gordon Brown
06 May 2008New Labour’s plans for a third runway and sixth terminal at Heathrow airport in west London are another example of how the government puts business before people and planet.
Stopping airport expansion
06 May 2008‘If a third runway is built at Heathrow, my house will be directly under the flight path. It would mean a massive increase in noise and pollution.
New eco-towns will help wreck planet
19 February 2008The government is set to announce the development of ten new "eco-towns", which it says will help fight the danger of climate chaos.
Climate change conference: fight to save the planet is a trade union issue
12 February 2008A successful Campaign Against Climate Change trade union conference in London last Saturday attracted 300 people.
Climate chaos and the global south
05 February 2008It was announced last year that China had overtaken the US as the world’s biggest emitter of carbon dioxide. The statistics, which the Netherlands Environmental Assessment admitted there was "some uncertainty about", nevertheless reinforced the idea that economic growth in poorer countries is the real driver of climate change.
Bali: a wasted opportunity to save the planet
17 December 2007As delegates gathered in Bali, Indonesia for the latest United Nations (UN) talks on climate change, millions of people hoped they would kick start the urgent action that the world desperately needs.
Our world left to burn
17 December 2007World leaders had ample opportunity to make serious commitments to tackle global warming at last week’s climate change summit in Bali, Indonesia. But they failed to take that chance.
Thousands march against threat of climate change
11 December 2007Some 10,000 people protested in London on Saturday of last week as part of a global day of action against climate change.
Free markets won’t stop climate chaos
04 December 2007Over the last few years there has been a massive shift in attitudes over the question of climate change.
Climate change: a global day of action to save the planet
27 November 2007Millions of people across the globe will take part in a day of action against climate change on 8 December.
The Great Aviation Debate on climate change in Manchester
20 November 2007Around 165 people participated in "The Great Aviation Debate" organised by Manchester Climate Forum on Thursday of last week.
Heathrow climate camp: protesters shift the agenda
21 August 2007Around 1,400 protesters took part in demonstrations and other actions at Heathrow airport on Sunday of last week, as the culmination of the week-long Camp for Climate Action.
Heathrow climate protest defies anti-terrorism laws
14 August 2007New Labour’s anti-terror legislation is being used this week against protesters wanting to take part in the climate camp near Heathrow airport.
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