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Saving Iceland targets international aluminium conference in Aachen (Germany)
Today, September 25, the 11th International Conference on Aluminium Aloys (ICAA) met
with angry protests. Activists from the environmentalist network Saving
Iceland disrupted the proceedings at the University in Aachen by. Early
this morning, during one of Rio Tinto Alcan's lectures, the fire alarms in
the building were put on. Later today fire alarms and high volume rape
alarms were put on - again during Rio Tinto Alcan's lecture - as well as
banners were hung up and information leaflets were distributed. The aim
was to call attention to the industry’s singular involvement in ecological
destruction in Iceland, as well as on a global scale.
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Wake Up, Freak Out, then Get a Grip
Saving Iceland Stop Work at Century Aluminum Construction Site
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HELGUVIK (ICELAND) – Early this morning activists from over 10 countries occupied the construction site where California-based Century Aluminum are constructing a new aluminium smelter, and chained themselves to machinery. The protest by the campaign Saving Iceland is aimed at damage to geothermal areas in southwest Iceland and Century’s environmental and human rights abuses in Jamaica and Africa.
As well as Century, other aluminium corporations ALCOA and Rio Tinto-Alcan want to construct new smelters. This would require exploitation of all the geothermal areas in the country, as well as damming all major glacial rivers (1).
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Swomp4 direct environmental action in Amsterdam
Swomp4 direct action in the Rustenburgerstraat in Amsterdam squats piece of land and starts urban regeneration permaculture project.
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GroenFront! blocks E.ON Benelux HQ
[
Dutch]June 3rd, GroenFront! occupied the Benelux headquarters of E.ON in Rotterdam. The office was closed shut down from 6 AM - 1 PM, when police specialists finally managed to remove some technologically advanced lock-ons. GroenFront! is demanding an immediate halt to the construction of an E.ON coal power plant on the Maasvlakte, part of the port of Rotterdam. The action is part of GroenFront!'s "shrink or drown" campaign, which aims at bringing down the size of the Dutch economy to more manageable proportions. Seven protestors were arrested for refusing police orders or refusing to show an ID. They were released around midnight.
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Coal mine shut down in Wales
On April 1st, 2008, Activists closed down an open cast coal mine in Merthyl Tydfil, Wales as part of an
international day of action.
They intend to continue the occupation for a number of days.
Video:
http://s2.video.blip.tv/0890003017021/Undercurrents-FossilFoolsDay603.mp4
April 1st - Dozens of Climate Protests around the World
EarthFirst! UK Gathering 2008, 27 Aug - 1 Sept
The dates of the EF! Summer Gathering have been changed, to work better with other events happening over the summer such as the Saving Iceland protest camp and the Camp for Climate Action.
The new dates are Wednesday 27th August to Monday 1st September 2008.
This should give us all the space to recover & reflect, and to plot & plan onwards and upwards.
The new contact details for the EF!SG collective is
summergathering[at]earthfirst.org[dot]uk
Watch this space for more info nearer the time.
La Foire Mondialedes Biocarburants bloqueé par des activistes
Depuis 8h30 ce matin, le groupe 'Agrofools' bloque l'entrée de la Foire Mondiale des Biocarburants. Les participants à la Foire ont été accueillis par des activistes et un groupe de percutionnistes de différents pays, munis de banderoles et de tracts intitulés "Biocarburants: une fausse solution pour la dépendance au pétrole". Agrofools a fermé l'accès en bloquant les portes et en s'enchaînant entre celles-ci.
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Activist block World Biofuels Market
Today at 08.30 am, the action group 'Agrofools' blocked the entrance to the World Biofuels Market. Visitors to the World Biofuels Market were met by activists, a group of international drummers, banners, and flyers entitled "Agrofuels – No Solution for Oil Addiction". Agrofools blocked the venue by locking the doors with chains and locking themselves inside.
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