Rising Tide Worldwide

Knock, Knock, Knock … T4 on its Head!

Anniky — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:40:58 +0000

You can make a difference to the campaign against the 4th Coal Terminal by spending just a few hours door-knocking on the morning of Sunday 3rd June.

Over the past weeks the proposed 4th Coal Terminal in Newcastle has copped a lot of heat. Almost 500 submissions from concerned individuals and community groups were received by the Department of Planning, the overwhelming majority of which were objecting to the proposal. Health experts have come out to decry the potential health impacts of the proposal and even industry reps have questioned the logic of spending so much money on infrastructure that may never be fully utilised (click here for the article).

Take the Flour Back! Mass action against GM wheat

Rising Tide UK - Taking Action on the Root Causes of Climate Change — Wed, 16 May 2012 19:40:04 +0000

Sunday 27th May 2012
Public day of action against the Rothamsted genetically modified wheat trial.

We need local, community-based solutions to the climate crisis. Despite being much trumpeted for some years now as an answer to climate change, no GM drought tolerant or ‘climate ready’ crops have made it to the table anywhere in the world. Nor do we think, even if ever possible, these would be a solution.

Marea Creciente Mexico 2012-04-26 03:35:53

Cristian — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 03:35:53 +0000

Organizaciones, colectivos y grupos en México hacen el llamado y la convocatoria para DOS DÍAS de Movilización Global de los 99% de los indignados del mundo en contra del G20, el G8: el 1%, los días 18 y 19 de junio- paralelo a la cumbre de jefes de estados ...

BP under fire at 2012 AGM

Rising Tide UK - Taking Action on the Root Causes of Climate Change — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:07:06 +0000

London Rising Tide recently helped out their friends from the UK Tar Sands Network at the BP AGM...

Gulf Coast residents cut short by Chair, and environmental questions brushed aside before meeting disrupted by “die-in” protest. BP’s Annual General Meeting was once again an uncomfortable experience for the Board. They were confronted by questions on oil spills, tar sands, Olympic sponsorship and interplanetary escape pods, before nine people “died” in protest at the company’s contribution to climate change and human rights abuses, and were removed bodily from the room by security guards.

London RT help out their friends at the 2012 BP AGM

Rising Tide UK - Taking Action on the Root Causes of Climate Change — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 11:07:06 +0000

A grim protest at shell-sponsored southbank festival

Rising Tide UK - Taking Action on the Root Causes of Climate Change — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:28:51 +0000

activists from london rising tide (helped by 'rhythms of resistance' samba players), staged a noisy and theatrical protest at the royal festival hall yesterday evening, highlighting the greenwashing of shell's image through cultural sponsorship in their 'shell classic international' festival at the southbank centre.

Action Report by Rikki - Contact email: rikkiindymedia(At)gmail[dot]com
The action in 12 PHOTOS

Make a submission against T4

Anniky — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 06:20:08 +0000

Port Waratah Coal Service's proposed fourth coal terminal (T4), would be a massive new coal terminal in Newcastle, NSW. If approved, T4 would allow an additional 120 million tonnes of coal to be shipped out of Newcastle per annum. When burned, this coal would generate 288 million tonnes of greenhouse gases, contributing to global climate change.

T4 would significantly increase the rate of coal mining in the Hunter region.The associated negative impacts of this project would be immense and would be experienced both locally and globally.

T4's Environmental Assessment is currently on public exhibition until the 23rd of April. It is very important that the public strongly engage in this process and flood the Planning Department with submissions outlining the negative impacts of this project.

A submission guide as well as a submission writing template are attached. A very brief summary of the negative impacts of T4 is also detailed below.

Get the Shell Out!

Rising Tide UK - Taking Action on the Root Causes of Climate Change — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:25:12 +0000

Friday 18th May 2012, Toynbee Hall, 7.30pm
UK Tar Sands Network, Indigenous Environmental Network, Rising Tide UK, Platform, FairPensions, Greenpeace and Art Not Oil present:

Get the Shell out!

You are warmly invited to a public meeting in advance of Shell's AGM, that will bring together a diverse coalition of individuals and organisations calling Shell to account for the social and environmental impacts of its activities around the world. Millions are being affected by Shell's past, present and future operations. The world's largest oil company has been violating indigenous rights for 55 years in the Alberta tar sands, committing grave human rights abuses in Nigeria, pumping dangerous levels of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, destroying communities in Ireland, lobbying against effective climate action in Europe and is now set to exploit the Arctic – which could devastate the world's most fragile ecosystem.

NO NUCLEAR POWER DEMO AT SIZEWELL – 21st April 2012

Rising Tide UK - Taking Action on the Root Causes of Climate Change — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 10:20:22 +0000

Building on the thousand strong success of the Hinkley Point demo/blockade last month, the biggest anti-nuclear UK event since 1979 ! ...

Saturday 21ST April - Coach from London TO NUCLEAR POWER DEMO AT SIZEWELL, SUFFOLK Coach leaves at 8.15am prompt from the Embankment (opposite side to the river to the left of the riverside entrance from Embankment tube) and will also pick up at 9am prompt from outside Redbridge tube station (Central

SCREENING OF MULTI-AWARD WINNING SHELL RESISTANCE FILM "The Pipe" – London – 26.04.12

Rising Tide UK - Taking Action on the Root Causes of Climate Change — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 09:31:20 +0000

Thursday 26 April 2012, 7.00 PM

Join us, London Rising Tide, for an evening of film and discussion about climate activism and the oil industry. Click here to see the london screening flier.

WHAT: Shining a spotlight on the ongoing battle between Shell Oil and the Irish coastal town of Rossport. This is a truely inspirational tale, telling the story of the Rossport community and their struggle against Shell's devastating pipeline construction. Despite the seriousness of the events surrounding them, their resilience and humanity never wains, and their wit and humour has an uncanny ability to counter the despair. Acolades include; Winner Best Documentary film 2011 - Irish Film & Television awards, Winner Best Documentary 2011 - Celtic Media Festival, Winner Best Documentary 2011 - Arizona International Film Festival, and official selection for the BFI London Film Festival 2010.