Excellent news about the campaign! We have been told by B&NES Council that Conrad Energy has decided to put the gas-fuelled power station on hold until Spring whilst they look into greener and cleaner alternatives. The 1800 signatures on the petition undoubtedly had an effect. Sign the petition here: https://you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/a-big-no-to-use-of-fossil-fuels Stephanie Laslett of Extinction Rebellion said, …
Bath rebels alerted customers to the news that these banks are the number 1 and 2 funders of fossil fuels in Europe – and the number 2 and 3 funders of biodiversity! Stickers were stuck on ATMs in Bath and Cardiff. Clean up your acts! See this recent twitter thread 🙁https://twitter.com/money_rebellion/status/1327537330840870913) from XR Money Rebellion, …
Photo: Josh Nicoll joshnicoll.com The NoGasPS in Midsomer Norton campaign At the end of September a Bath XR rebel group formed to protest against the planned construction of a gas-fuelled power station at Midsomer Norton. Working closely with local residents, we launched the NO GAS POWER STATION IN MIDSOMER NORTON campaign on Clean Air Day, …
On Saturday 17th October, MP Jacob Rees-Mogg was met by members of Keynsham and Bath Extinction Rebellion holding a coffin enclosing a model of the Earth and tolling a drum as they held a silent vigil as a wake for the dying planet, outside his constituency surgery in Saltford.The action was the top story in …
A group of Bath rebels are supporting the protest against this development of 37 houses on a geologically rare tufa field and ecosystem where protected slow worms were recently killed. See this website for more information: https://tufafield.ddns.net/
A group of Bath rebels protested outside Bath’s Guildhall in solidarity with actions taking place worldwide organised by the school strike movement, Fridays for Future. Dressed in black and holding placards, they held a silent vigil outside the Guildhall as a sombre reminder that whilst we live in the midst of a pandemic, the climate …
Photo: Josh Nicoll joshnicoll.com Save the Min garden! On Saturday 19th September, Extinction Rebellion Bath held a socially distanced protest in the City Centre, regarding the planning application for the redevelopment of the historic Royal Mineral Water Hospital. The current proposals include the construction of a very large, four storey extension in the open space …
XR Scientists recently published a free book Emergency on Planet Earth (EPE) online. It gives comprehensive coverage of the science behind the climate and ecological emergency, and has been thoroughly reviewed by a team of scientific experts, from both within the XR Scientists community, and also independent of it. Lead author of EPE is Dr Emily …
Photo: Mark Ramsay In this interview on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme, Justin Webb conflated opinion about the appropriate measures to take in dealing with the climate and ecological emergency (CEE), with the overwhelming scientific evidence that a CEE exists. As a reminder, the UK Parliament declared a climate and environment emergency in 2019. THAT …
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On Saturday 5th September, Extinction Rebellion blocked the print works of News Corp, resulting in a number of newspapers being unavailable to buy that day. Shops across the UK were affected, including in and around Bath. For a comprehensive explanation of the reasons behind this action, please see this article by Extinction Rebellion UK: We …