Posts tagged "climate change"

Drax AGM targeted over biomass conversion plans

On Wednesday 24 April, 50 people took part in a demonstration and rally outside the annual general meeting of Drax Plc, in London, organised by Biofuelwatch and supported by 16 other groups including LMN and …
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Time for World Bank coal investment to end

Top UN climate change official Christiana Figueres said that it is ‘no longer necessary’ for the World Bank to rely on coal in its energy projects, saying that the organization should now focus on bringing …
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RBS sustainability report shows deliberate manipulation of truth by the state-owned bank

One third of RBS energy lending still goes to climate-trashing projects. The report looks solely at project funding, which excludes loans to companies involved in tar sands, or corporations who get coal by blasting the …
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Anglo-American and the finance sector: exporting abuse

We need to be aware of the impact our government’s policies have well beyond our shores. Anglo-American, alongside BHP Billiton and Xstrata, owns Latin America’s biggest coal mine, the Cerrejón mine in Colombia. The mine …
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UK Tar Sands Network visits Cabinet Office

Last week UK Tar Sands Network activists paid a visit to UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s office to hand in a petition with nearly 4,000 signatures, urging the government to support the inclusion of …
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Didcot A Power Station switched off after 43 years

Oxfordshire’s Didcot A Power Station has been turned off after 43 years in service. RWE npower announced the closure of the 2,000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired station in September, after opting out of the EU’s Large …
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One third of government ministers linked to UK companies fuelling climate change

One third of ministers in the UK government, including top cabinet ministers, are linked to the UK finance and energy companies fuelling climate change, a report from LMN member group World Development Movement reveals.

The anti-poverty campaign …
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Canadian High Commissioner’s Visit to Oxford Tarred by Local Protest

Canadian High Commissioner to the UK, Gordon Campbell, was greeted with protests at Oxford University on Friday 8 March. Local community members held a banner which read “Keep Tar Sands out of Europe” at the …
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Coal wars heat up in Poland, EU, China and New York

The Polish government’s plea to obtain even more free carbon emissions permits from the Eropean Union  has failed – at least for the time being.

However, the European Commission is facing stiff opposition from industry …
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Grandparents ‘occupy’ Bristol bank in climate change protest

bank protest

Group targets Barclays because they say the bank is the UK’s largest investor in coal infrastructure around the world.

See http://www.bristol247.com/2013/03/07/grandparents-occupy-bristol-bank-in-climate-change-protest-52985/.

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Financial experts warn fossil fuels are risky investment

Financial experts have sent a clear signal that investors are growing concerned about the longterm viability of tar sands oil and other highly polluting fossil fuel industries.

In a new report by Standard & Poor’s …
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Europe says NO to tar sands

Europe says NO to tar sands

Protesters in Europe want to stop tarsands oil coming from Canada through the KXL pipeline to the Gulf of Mexico. Help by signing the petition – click on image for more.