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Victory at La ZAD ! – inspirational resistance through community
The people of Notres Dame des Landes have won! The people of La ZAD have won! The airport that the French state have tried to build for 50 years has been defeated! On 17th January President Macron decreed that the Nantes International airport, similar in size to Heathrow, would not go ahead after half a…
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Avebury and the infrastructure of community
Over the Winter Break I walked at Avebury in Wiltshire with Nick Robins, a long term Platformer, who’s worked on several projects and was a Trustee. We had the chance to reflect on time and community. The soft whale back curve of the Ridgeway rose to the left, its skyline punctuated by barrows ringed with…
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Transitions Just and Unjust – the question of power
We’re descending from the peak of A’ Chailleach (The wise old Woman). Trudging down the steep slope of Sron na Goibhre (Under the Nose/promontary of the Goats) on the northern edge of the Fannich mountain range. My knees are exhausted as they absorb the shock of each step on this sodden mass of grasses and…
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Campaigners condemn BP’s ‘under-the-radar’ merger in Argentina
For immediate release 19 December 2017 Campaigners condemn BP’s “under-the-radar” merger in Argentina BP has announced that the merger of its Argentinian arm Pan-American Energy and the Argentinian-Chinese downstream company Axion Energy is now complete.[1] Platform campaigner Anna Markova commented, BP’s announcement is perfectly timed to attract the least attention possible, both in the UK…
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‘How you would have loved these times’ – A conversation with Doreen Massey
The days tip towards the darkness of Winter. The world of the North comes into our lives. The year stops and takes a breath. It pushes me to reflect on the months past. It makes me think of you Doreen and how you would have loved these times. You’d have been everywhere. In your element, plugged…
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BP, el dueño oculto de fracking: Pan-American Energy y el mega-proyecto Vaca Muerta
[ingles] [bajar informe en .pdf] Pan American Energy es considerada la mayor empresa petrolera privada de Argentina. Actualmente gestiona el mayor yacimiento de petróleo del país (Cerro Dragón) y es responsable de una cuarta parte de la extracción no convencional de gas en la Provincia de Neuquén. En realidad, PAE pertenece a la multinacional petrolera británica…
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New research: BP’s Argentina arm to frack 37 wells in 2017, including in a town that has banned fracking
Contact: [email protected] / @PlatformLondon Full report for download: https://platformlondon.org/app/uploads/2017/12/bps-fracking-secrets-ENG-2017-12-06-1.pdf Research by Platform with Observatorio Petrolero Sur to be released Thursday reveals BP plans to have fracked 37 wells in Patagonia in 2017. Observatorio Petrolero Sur offices in Argentina ransacked 3 days ahead of report release, with campaigners denouncing “escalating repression” in Argentina. New research by Platform with…
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BP’s Fracking Secrets: Pan-American Energy and Argentina’s shale mega-project
BP plays a leading role in advancing one of the world’s biggest carbon bombs, the Vaca Muerta shale mega-project in Patagonia. BP does not carry out fracking in the UK because the practice would “attract the wrong kind of attention”. This report by Platform with Observatorio Petrolero Sur reveals BP’s role in pushing forward fracking in…
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13 Nov 2017 adminNo TAP. No TANAP. Not here. Not anywhere.
Earlier this morning, a group of us demonstrated outside the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to demand that the bank rescinds its Oct 18th commitment to finance $500 for TANAP – the middle and largest pipeline of the Southern Gas Corridor, and does not fund the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) or any part…
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Today, remembering the Ogoni Bill of Rights
10th November 2017 marks the 22nd anniversary since the executions of nine Ogoni men from the Niger Delta who had been protesting against the exploitation of oil in their homelands. These Nigerian activists – outspoken author and playwright Ken Saro-Wiwa, Saturday Dobee, Nordu Eawo, Daniel Gbooko, Paul Levera, Felix Nuate, Baribor Bera, Barinem Kiobel, and John…
