http://www.beyondtalk.net Moving beyond talk towards climate justice Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:46:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Group calls on Xcel to Keep Comanche 3 Closed and Produce 100% Renewable Electricity by 2020 February 26, 2010 Contacts: Brian Bernhardt; ‘Power Past Coal’ Organizer; 703-439-0725; brian.bernhardt@colorado.edu Amy Guinan, ‘Power Past Coal’ Organizer; 303-999-6374; amyguinan@yahoo.com Tom Weis, President of Wind Power Solutions; 303-499-9648; tom@windpowersolutions.com Denver, CO – At 11:45am on Friday, February 26th, local citizens ... http://www.beyondtalk.net/2010/02/local-citizens-%e2%80%98die-in%e2%80%99-at-xcel-hq-in-coal-protest/ A coalition of environmental activists led by GatewaySucks.org is calling on climate change activists to join the convergence at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver. When the 2010 Winter Olympics start a couple of weeks from now in Vancouver, BC the athletes and spectators will be joined by organizations ... http://www.beyondtalk.net/2010/02/climate-change-activists-join-the-vancouver-convergence/ Friday, January 29th, 2010 UPDATE - legal support needed! click here FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: 304-854-7372, news@climategroundzero.org Note: For more info, see : www.climategroundzero.org, www.mountainjustice.org PETTUS, WVa—After blocking Massey Energy’s operations on the Bee Tree Permit for nine days, Amber Nitchman, 19, and Eric Blevins, 28 descended from their respective trees. They had occupied the two oak ... http://www.beyondtalk.net/2010/01/nine-day-tree-sit-ends-sitters-vow-not-over-until-blasting-stops/ Global UN Climate negotiations (COP15) are proceeding in Copenhagen with over 100 heads of state expected to attend in the next week. With 2009 the 5th hottest year on record, Scientists are saying a Climate Treaty is more urgent with Global carbon emissions still increasing and acidification threatening marine biodiversity. There ... http://www.beyondtalk.net/2009/12/100000-take-the-streets-of-copenhagen-for-system-change-in-response-to-climate-change/ To: Hans Gammeltoft-Hansen (Ombudsman), Per Larsen (Detective Commander of the Danish National Police) and Ritt Bjerregaard (Lord Mayor of Copenhagen) Over the past two weeks, citizens of countries all over the world have come to Copenhagen for the UN COP-15 climate negotiations. Many have engaged in peaceful, nonviolent protest, trying to ... http://www.beyondtalk.net/2009/12/petition-stop-danish-police-abuses-against-peaceful-climate-protesters/ Today, on November 30, one week before the UN climate negotiations in Copenhagen open, and on the 10th anniversary of the World Trade Organization (WTO) protest in Seattle in 1999, major demonstrations, teach-ins and civil disobedience are taking actions place in cities around the U.S Reports are now starting to ... http://www.beyondtalk.net/2009/12/n30-day-of-climate-justice-action/ Today on the Global Day of Climate Justice Action, a rowdy march in San Francisco made it’s way to Bank of America’s skyscraper (the tallest building in San Francisco), where dozens of activists blockaded the doors all around the building. Over 200 marched and rallied with at least 22 ... http://www.beyondtalk.net/2009/11/san-francisco-climate-justice-action-at-bank-of-america-200-rally-with-at-least-22-arrested/ PEOPLE FOR CLIMATE JUSTICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: For More Information Contact: Crystal Metham 416-435-3516 Katelyn Blacisk 647 929 2400 POLICE ISSUE ULTIMATUM TO PROTESTERS ORDERING THEM TO LEAVE BY END OF DAY OR BE FORCIBLY REMOVED November 30, 2009 (Whitby, Ontario) — Police have issued an ultimatum to the seven climate activists inside Finance Minister Jim ... http://www.beyondtalk.net/2009/11/ontario-sit-in-and-office-occupation-at-minister-of-finances-office/ *More details and photos coming soon!* Chicago climate activists returned to the streets today – this time in the financial district in downtown  Chicago – in a colorful demonstration against cap and trade, carbon offsets and other “false solutions” to climate change.  Building on the long-term campaign to shut down the ... http://www.beyondtalk.net/2009/11/chicago-climate-activists-target-carbon-trading-chicago-climate-exchange/ Group calls on the Air Quality Control Commission to deny the Cherokee coal plant’s ‘permit to pollute’ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 30, 2009 Contacts: Brian Bernhardt; CU Graduate Student; 703-439-0725; brian.bernhardt@colorado.edu Amy Guinan, CU-INVST; 303-999-6374; amyguinan@yahoo.com Denver, CO – This morning, approximately fifteen local citizens, representing a diverse coalition of groups, demonstrated at the Colorado Department of ... http://www.beyondtalk.net/2009/11/citizens-die-in-at-department-of-public-health-and-environment-in-coal-protest/