Solar cookers coming to South London

25 July, 2007 - 01:00
Brixton-based Philip King and Douglas Whitton aim to raise awareness of an ecological way of heating food when their business is launched later this year, by offering workshops around south London. They will sell the cookers and train people to use and make them.
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South Downs National Park latest

21 July, 2007 - 01:00
The South Downs Inquiry Inspector has recommended that the South Downs becomes a national park and has recommended that around 25 square km of land be added to the park. However the Inspector is recommending that a sizeable chunk of the western Weald in West Sussex and in East Hampshire is left out. Sign the online petition: http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/western-weald/
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Bloggers intimidated as wave of environmental protests hits Bulgaria

18 July, 2007 - 01:00
The Bulgarian police has called in bloggers and pressured them to stop writing about the environmental protests. Michel Bozgounov from Bluelink, the APC member in Bulgaria, was one of several online activists who were summoned, interrogated, and advised to refrain from blogging on environmental protests. See also Michel's blog page on the protest (in Bulgarian).
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Opposition blogger released after four days

18 July, 2007 - 01:00
Blogger Nathaniel Tan, a member of the opposition Justice Party of Malaysia (PKR), was freed last Tuesday 17th of July after being held for four days.
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European Patent Office says "no" to software patents debate

13 July, 2007 - 01:00
After an event attended by European Parliament members, representatives from industry and enterprise, NGOs and IP specialists, the EPO has published a statement that ‘All speakers welcomed unequivocally the opportunity to discuss the issue at a high level and made clear that a new CII (computer-implemented inventions) debate followed by legal modifications was neither necessary nor desirable.’
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Cut the Carbon march gets underway

13 July, 2007 - 01:00
Christian Aid and I count are joining together for the tour.
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European Patent Office says 'no' to software patents debate

13 July, 2007 - 01:00
After an event attended by European Parliament members, representatives from industry and enterprise, NGOs and IP specialists, the EPO has published a statement that 'All speakers welcomed unequivocally the opportunity to discuss the issue at a high level and made clear that a new CII (computer-implemented inventions) debate followed by legal modifications was neither necessary nor desirable.'
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Badger culling not effective against cattle TB

13 July, 2007 - 01:00
Rather old news, but at least it's official. Whatever the solution to bovine TB, disturbing sets causes more problems than it solves.
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Vanunu sentenced to six months for giving interviews

4 July, 2007 - 01:00
Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli nuclear whistle-blower previously imprisoned from 1986-2004, has been sentenced to 6 months' imprisonment plus six months' suspended for talking to foreigners. He has until September to appeal. Vanunu can receive messages of support at PO Box 20102, Herodotus Post Office, East Jerusalem 91384, and an Early Day Motion 1813 has been tabled calling for lifting of restrictions.
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Text Messages Giving Voice to Chinese

1 July, 2007 - 01:00
Opponents of a planned chemical plant in Xiamen found a way around the censors using text messages. There were hundreds of thousands of messages sent, leading to an increase in public anger about the plant and forcing a postponement in construction until further environmental impact studies are carried out.
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