Post Tagged with: "Climate Rush"

  • Promoting World Car Free Day in Islington

    Clean air campaigners joined forces in Islington on Saturday in order to promote World Car Free Day to reduce air pollution in the borough. The group, including Climate Rush and Green Party activists as well as a very pollution conscious dog, handed out leaflets and chalked slogans in car parking spaces […]

     

  • Time to clean up London’s air

    Yesterday clean air campaigners came together to demand action over air pollution. The protest organised by activists from Climate Rush comes at a time of growing concern over the health effects of air pollution. Campaigners assembled just as the driving rain cleared away which was either lucky (as it allowed […]

     

  • Spring Clean: Thursday 19th April

    Thursday 19th April 2012, 6pm Outside DEFRA, 17 Smith Square, London, SW1P 3JR  Walk & Cycle March, Rally and Direct Action Join the event on Facebook SPEAKERS CONFIRMED: Jenny Jones, Green Party London Mayoral Candidate and London Assembly member. Alan Andrews, lawyer for Air Quality issues at Client Earth Join us for […]

     

  • Is pollution suppressor large scale fraud?

    The Mayor’s policy of gluing pollution to the roads has, it is fair to say, met with a touch of ridicule from environmental campaigners. It has long been suspected that this policy has more to do with meeting air quality targets (and therefore avoiding being fined) as it has to […]

     

  • Interview: Alice Haworth-Booth of Climate Rush

    Last week we spoke to Alice Haworth-Booth of Climate Rush about their organisation, direct action and things coming up. You may notice that the interview has a heavy cold, but I managed  to stay on my feet until the interview was over. Ever the professional you see.

     

  • Climate activists occupy Waitrose

    Tonight, Tuesday, eco-activists Climate Rush staged a sit-in demonstration at Waitrose, Russell Square, in protest against its new partnership with oil company Shell. Activists spoke to Waitrose shoppers, read out an ‘intervention’ letter to the shop’s manager and linked arms chanting ‘don’t break us up, break up with Shell’. The […]

     

  • Taking the cycling message direct to parliament with Climate Rush

    Natalie Bennett takes the battle direct to the politicians.   A tunnel leading away from Westminster Tube station. 8am. February. Not possibly the place you’d choose to be – but the cause was good, and so it felt was the effects. Green Party London mayoral candidate, Jenny Jones; Susanna Rustin, […]