The Extreme Energy Gathering

Extreme Energy Gathering, 27/28th April 2013
At MERCi, Manchester, UK

The Extreme Energy Gathering will bring together diverse campaigns and communities that are resisting extreme energy extraction methods for a weekend of networking, strategising and sharing of skills and knowledge.

What is Extreme Energy?

South West Extreme Energy Gathering

South West Extreme Energy Gathering, 30th March 2013, 10 – 4pm

A gathering is taking place at Hamilton House, Stokes Croft in Bristol to bring together people interested in or active around resisting extreme energy developments in the South West.

The day will be an opportunity to:

*Find out about different campaigns in the South West
*Understand the concept of Extreme Energy & connect local campaigns to the bigger picture
*Build relationships & solidarity between groups
*Share strategies and skills

The event takes place a month before the national Extreme Energy Gathering that is taking place in Manchester 26-28th April.

What is Extreme Energy?

EDF suing climate activists for £5 million

  • Evidence of police/corporate collusion as police serve legal papers on activists on behalf of EDF, and hand over personal data.
  • Key CCTV footage at police station may have been deleted.
  • Counter-Terrorism Command visited activist at home.
  • Home Secretary Theresa May questioned in Parliament.

For more information, photos, film footage and interviews email press@nodashforgas.org.uk or phone 0744 7027 112.

Frack the World Inc. visit Keynsham

On Sat 9th February, suspicious people in hi-viz vests, representatives of some big corporation, were spotted in Keynsham by members of Frome Anti Fracking, Transition Keynsham and Bristol Rising Tide. They started to set up a drilling rig, right in the centre of town. "Shale Gas at any cost" seemed to be their motto.

Community action training workshop, Bristol

Sat 16 Feb, 1.30 - 5pm: Community Action Training
Kebele, 14 Robertson Road, Bristol, BS5 6JY.

Civil disobedience has been an important part of resisting extreme energy developments around the world. Learn a variety of techniques for blockades and lock-ons, and how to work together to stay safe on an action. Please email bristol@risingtide.org.uk if you are going so that we have an idea of numbers.

Part of the Frack Free Feburary month of action.

UK Methane announce plans for fracking in Somerset

The Big Rig Revolt in Bath

The Big Rig Revolt – Getting ‘Fracktious’ in Bath

Saturday 1st of December and all over the country ordinary people joined together to show their resistance to the threat of extreme energy.

Frack Free Somerset and Bristol Rising Tide hit the streets of Bath, dressed once more as ‘Frack the World Inc.’. 20 people met at Kingsmead Square, built a mini-fracking rig and performed street theatre, made some noise and talked to people to raise awareness of the this mad dash for gas.

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A blast from the past...

Here is a randomly selected article from our website; a blast from the past in the ongoing fight for climate justice ...

  • Shell's Pipeline to Disaster

    Rising Tide disrupt Shell in Bristol
    Fossil Fools Day 2010
    1 April 2010

    Activists from Bristol and Bath Rising Tide visited the Shell garage in Muller Road, Eastville at 8.30am this morning to highlight the repression experienced by communities in County Mayo, Ireland who are trying to stop Shell building an onshore high pressure pipeline and gas refinery.

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