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George Monbiot, darling of the grass roots climate movement, has this week ruffled some feathers amongst the activists he professes to admire. He made a scathing attack on the leftist organisers of the Kingsnorth climate camp, that in his own words was amongst “the most inspiring events I’ve ever witnessed. I am awed by [...]

“Beneath a broad, grey sky, upon a broad, dusty plain, without trails, without grass, without a thistle or a nettle, I met several men who walked bent over.
Each one of them carried upon his back an enormous Chimera, as heavy as a sack of flour or coal, or the gear of a Roman foot-soldier.
But the [...]

This weeks rash of protests in Newcastle, Australia, have served to draw the public eye towards the shocking contribution of the coal industry to climate change. From July 10-15, thousands of citizens, activists and environmental organisations have been holding a series of educational forums, practical workshops and direct actions to highlight the urgent need [...]

NEWCASTLE, Australia. New South Wales police have mustered a force of 160 officers to manage protestors at this weeks Climate Camp in Newcastle. Riot Squad, water police, mounted police and police dogs will be at the ready, preempting conflict that organisers have been carefully planning to avoid.
Hundreds of concerned citizens, students and activist organisations [...]

In September 2005 mild mannered peace activist Scott Parkin was detained for 5 days by Australian Federal Police and then deported under John Howards anti-terrorist laws. Parkin was not told what he did to make him a ’security risk’ to Australia.
After an inquiry and two years later, ASIO was forced to admit that Parkin [...]