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It's CRITICAL MASS this Friday....how ace is that?

Friday 27th June 6pm
Central Library Manchester

Manchester Critical MassAfterwards we'll have a BBQ and hang out a park, so bring BBQ's, food, music, drinks etc. (vegan BBQs preferred as then it can be accessible to everyone!)

Nigerian pipeline burns after attack19 June 2008
Oil company Royal Dutch Shell says it has temporarily stopped production at its main offshore oilfield in Nigeria, following a militant attack.

EF! crossed tools 1As if putting the boot into the genetics industry, filling empty spaces with joy & creativity, and fooling the fossil-heads wasn't enough, people have been busy washing lumps of coal and covering themselves with paint...we kid you not...all in aid of halting the trashing of the planet!

Parliaments have been climbed, airport terminals flash(mobb)ed, fields & various other sites occupied, building stormed & blockaded, pipelines blockaded & destroyed...

CONTENTS:

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UPCOMING ACTIONS AND EVENTS:
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1) CLIMATE CAMP NATIONAL GATHERING - LONDON, 10-11.5.08
2) SAVING ICELAND IN WALES AND SCOTLAND - 7th & 9th MAY ‘08
3) TURNING UP THE HEAT - LONDON, CARDIFF, MANCHESTER & ONLINE, 8/10/13.5.08
4) BIG BLETHER 6 - GLASGOW, 9-11.5.08

The uk's largest free environmental event, Newcastle community green festival 7/8 june 12pm till 6pm(after parties across the city). Come to beautiful leases park right in the centre of Newcastle and enjoy two days of music, dance and green workshops.

Shell logo burningLAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- Militants said they blew up two more oil pipelines Monday in southern Nigeria and called for former President Jimmy Carter and actor George Clooney to help mediate an end to the crisis. [27th April 2008 updated at bottom]

8pm, The Treehouse, Baker St - Talk & Film
A number of heavy industry corporations including RioTinto and ALCOA are invading vast areas of uninhabited wilderness in Iceland for new smelters, refineries and power plants. Come and visit some of the most stunning places of beauty on earth, and help protect them with direct action.
Despite of its green image, Iceland is planning a large number of heavy industry projects, including a number of aluminium smelters and an oil refinery. If they continue, every glacial river in the country will be dammed, vast areas will be destroyed by flooding and large scale geothermal drilling. The subarctic tundra harbours some of the most valuable wetlands and bird breeding areas in Europe, unique ecosystems with geological phenomena and landscapes that can not be seen anywhere in the world.

NIGERIAN YOUTH LEAGUE PROTEST AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION OF THE NIGER DELTA!!! SHELLS MOST PROFITABLE VENTURE!!!!!

We are the Nigerian Youth League and have been given a mandate by different youth groups in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria to carry out a protestes against Royal Dutch Shells activities in the region. These are the allegations below:

1. Environmental degradation

I Bike MCR is a grassroots festival organised voluntarily by a group of cyclists in Manchester, UK that want to promote cycling and bike related activities no matter how crazy they seem, such as Bicycle Polo.

Pictures, more info on all these actions and updates at http://www.fossilfoolsday.org
Start planning your next action on the upcoming days of action on False Solutions (1st May), and Food (3rd June).
More details are below these brief reports:
Bacton FFD 1Activists Blockade Major Gas Terminal, Norfolk UK
Earth First! UK activists today blockaded the UK’s largest off shore gas terminal at Bacton in Norfolk. 40% of the UK’s domestic gas comes ashore here, is processed and distributed by pipeline. Activists blockaded the main road outside the site at 6.30 am this morning, preventing construction workers and shift workers from arriving. There were 19 Arrests.

Jester with spannerWe've all been fossil fooled and now...the Climate Circus is coming to Manchester....
Join the Fossil Fools Parade on April 1st
and take part in fun and games with some of our best known local Fossil Fools!

That's right this event is all about congratulating our sponsors