October 2013

Meet the Not For Shale legal blockers

Posted by LiamBB — 22 October 2013 at 2:18pm - Comments
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Have you declared your home Not For Shale?

Since last week, nearly 17,000 of us have come together to throw a major spanner in the works of those who want to see Britain fracked. Together, thousands of us living in areas earmarked for potential shale gas extraction have launched a serious legal challenge against underhouse fracking. Now meet a few of the people who have joined the Not For Shale legal block.

Article tagged as: #NotForShale, cuadrilla, energy, fracking, gas, Lancashire, wrongmove.org

A letter of thanks from David Haussmann, detained in Russia for a peaceful protest

Posted by jamie — 17 October 2013 at 5:48pm - Comments
David Haussmann in court in Murmansk
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David 'Haussy' Haussmann is one of the 'Arctic 30' detained in Russia and charged with piracy for a peaceful protest against Arctic oil drilling.

Below is a letter from David to everyone who's supported him over the past 28 days.

Article tagged as: arctic 30, claimte change, david haussmann, russia, Save the Arctic

"Thank you very much for your kind words, love and care" - Marco's letter to you

Posted by Fran G — 14 October 2013 at 2:22pm - Comments
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Swiss activist Marco Weber, who is currently being held in a Russian prison along with 29 others following the storming of the Arctic Sunrise by Russian agents on 19 September, has written a letter of thanks to all the people supporting the Arctic 30. In it he explains why he believes that people power is necessary to protect the Arctic and how the support of the public is keeping him going.  

Article tagged as: arctic, Arctic30, big oil, gazprom, oil, russia, SaveTheArctic, shell

Letter home: "I'm preparing myself for a lengthy sentence"

Posted by petespeller — 14 October 2013 at 11:27am - Comments
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Freelance videographer Kieron Bryan who was arrested when Russian special forces stormed the Arctic Sunrise on September 19th has written a letter home in which he talks about his fears for a lengthy sentence, life in a Russian prison and Spur's latest result.

Article tagged as: arctic, arctic 30, arctic sunrise, gazprom, kieron bryan, murmansk, russia

Don’t want your home fracked? Just say no!

Posted by LiamBB — 14 October 2013 at 8:33am - Comments
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Andrew Pemberton of Lytham, Lancashire is not for shale

Years from now, today may be remembered as the day that the UK stood up and declared, "We are not for shale!"

I’ve spent a lot of time in and around actions here at Greenpeace and elsewhere, but rarely have I felt as excited as I do right now about the potential for a major victory, with the launch of wrongmove.org and the Not For Shale legal block.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, fracking, gas, Lancashire, not for shale, wrongmove.org