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Tag Archives: Extinction Rebellion
Tory MP Philp gets XR blue plaque for his services to sewage
Local protesters have installed “blue plaques” in Purley, including outside the constituency office of Croydon South’s Tory MP Chris Philp, to highlight the shocking state of the nation’s rivers and coastline due to wanton and deliberate pollution by the major … Continue reading
Climate campaigners take protest to MP Reed’s doorstep
Extinction Rebellion took their campaign to save the planet to Steve Reed’s doorstep last night, after a week in which the Blairite MP for Croydon North spoke out on behalf of the oil multi-nationals and called for injunctions and harsh … Continue reading
Climate crisis protest brings Selsdon Road traffic to a halt
Traffic was stopped for an hour this morning on Selsdon Road when a local woman staged a sit-down protest in the street wearing a sign that read, “I’m terrified for those born after 2000 because of the climate crisis”. Identified … Continue reading
Town Hall protest over climate commission’s wasted time
Time is running out to tackle the climate emergency. That was the message of a demonstration on the Town Hall steps this morning by environmental activists Croydon Extinction Rebellion, who were protesting against the inaction of Croydon Council and its … Continue reading
XR protest demands the closure of Beddington incinerator
Extinction Rebellion activists from across south London joined forces in Beddington Park yesterday to highlight the daily destruction and toxic pollution inflicted on the capital by the Viridor incinerator. They issued a set of demands, including that the incinerator plant … Continue reading
After another year of hot air, XR Sutton give council a shoe-ing
Remember when the leaders of councils in south London declared that there was a climate and ecological emergency in their boroughs, when they were taking the political heat from more than just global warming? And what have the councils across … Continue reading
Extinction Rebellion ‘reclaims streets’ with bike lanes in Sutton
While the covid-19 road closures and pavement widenings in Croydon have had a mixed reception so far, over in neighbouring Sutton, with its vast, polluting waste incinerator, the LibDem-run council has used the coronavirus emergency powers to do absolutely nothing … Continue reading
Posted in Cycling, Environment, Extinction Rebellion, Sutton Council, TfL, Transport
Tagged Extinction Rebellion, Sutton, Sutton Extinction Rebellion
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Buzz off: Extinction Rebellion to protest against idling drivers
A swarm of bees will land in Wallington high street on Saturday morning to demand reducing emissions by eliminating unnecessary car journeys and idling. The bees, who are actually friendly rebels from Sutton’s Extinction Rebellion group, have been roused from … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Schools, Sutton Council
Tagged Extinction Rebellion, Sutton Extinction Rebellion, Wallington
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It’s time to vote for someone who ‘gets’ the climate emergency
CROYDON COMMENTARY: Worried about flooding locally, and climate change globally? PETER UNDERWOOD, pictured right, a Green Party candidate, says that these issues should be a central in the London Assembly elections Families and businesses are yet again being left to … Continue reading
Posted in 2021 London elections, Caroline Russell, Croydon Greens, Environment, Extinction Rebellion, London Assembly, London-wide issues, Mayor of London, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Waste incinerator
Tagged Climate emergency, Croydon, Croydon and Sutton (London Assembly constituency), Croydon Council, Extinction Rebellion, Labour, London, London Assembly, Mayor, Peter Underwood, Sadiq Khan, Sian Berry, Tony Newman
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Town Hall protest as XR demand answers over incinerator
Extinction Rebellion will be staging a protest on the Town Hall steps tonight, ahead of the latest meeting of the South London Waste Partnership. The branches of Croydon and Sutton XR will want Stuart Collins, the deputy leader of Croydon … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Croydon Friends of the Earth, Environment, Extinction Rebellion, Refuse collection, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Veolia, Waste incinerator
Tagged Beddington Lane incinerator, Croydon Council, Extinction Rebellion, Labour, London, London Borough of Croydon, Stuart Collins, Tony Newman, Viridor, XR Croydon, XR Sutton
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Extinction Rebellion challenge Newman’s hypocrisy on climate
Our environment correspondent, PAUL LUSHION, reports on the latest effort to reduce the council leader’s dangerously high level of bullshit emissions The hypocrisy and grandstanding of Croydon Council leader Tony Newman on environmental issues – declaring a climate emergency for … Continue reading
Croydon’s links with Gatwick ‘incompatible’ with carbon target
Environmental activists have reacted with disbelief and barely disguised scorn at the announcement that Croydon Council has accepted a £75,000 sponsorship from Gatwick Airport for the borough’s newest youth centre. Extinction Rebellion protests around the capital earlier this year brought … Continue reading
Dombey defeated as Sutton goes for zero carbon by 2030
Sutton Council last night voted for zero emissions in the borough by 2030 – at least 15 years before the £1bn contract with Viridor for the incinerator at Beddington is due to end. BELLE MONT crunches the numbers Extinction Rebellion … Continue reading
Newman ducks questions to show he’s all words, not deeds
TOWN HALL SKETCH: Who are we to believe? The last full council meeting until October descended into accusations from politicians of lying (ahh, the sweet irony), while the public’s petitions were re-written for them by council officials, until debate was … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Alisa Flemming, Alison Butler, Brick by Brick, Business, Chris Clark, Croydon Council, Croydon parks, Environment, Housing, Jason Perry, Jo Negrini, Libraries, Paul Scott, Peter Underwood, Planning, Sarah Jones MP, Stuart Collins, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Waste incinerator, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Alison Butler, Conservative, Croydon, Croydon Council, Extinction Rebellion, Helen Pollard, Jo Negrini, Labour, London Borough of Croydon, Paul Scott, Tim Pollard, Tony Newman, Tory
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Climate emergency comes to Sutton in ‘fast fashion’ protest
Slowly, the message is getting across. Outside Sutton’s St Nicholas Centre on Saturday, one woman was in tears. “We’ve ruined our planet,” she said, speaking to Extinction Rebellion activists. “It’s not fair on our children.” Extinction Rebellion Sutton was established … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Environment, Extinction Rebellion, Sutton Council
Tagged Extinction Rebellion, Sutton, XR Sutton
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Extinction Rebellion wants council to call a climate emergency
As PETER UNDERWOOD reports, CROXR is pressing the Town Hall to make changes to its environmental policies It’s a stereotypically British thing to talk about the weather. So it’s no surprise that the torrential rain has been the main topic … Continue reading
School’s special pupils stage their own climate change protest
St Giles School, where the pupils have special needs and were therefore unable to attend the global protests in central London last month over climate change, therefore staged its own march around the school grounds in South Croydon. “It was … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Schools, St Giles' School
Tagged Extinction Rebellion, South Croydon, St Giles School
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Incinerator on security lockdown as Viridor get twitchy over XR
Viridor had their £210million Beddington Lane incinerator plant on security lockdown yesterday, apparently out of fear of incursions from… local birdwatchers. The controversial and troubled Viridor incinerator is already nine months late in being fully operational to meet the terms … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Croydon Council, Environment, London-wide issues, Nick Mattey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Waste incinerator, Wildlife
Tagged Beddington Farmlands, Beddington Lane incinerator, Extinction Rebellion, Liberal Democrats, London, Nick Mattey, Sutton Council, Tom Brake MP, Viridor
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Blocking a Thames bridge just a start for Extinction Rebellion
As hundreds of protestors took to the streets – literally – to bring south London’s traffic to a standstill at the Elephant and Castle at lunchtime today, Croydon Green activist PETER UNDERWOOD explains what it is all about On Saturday, … Continue reading
Posted in Croydon Greens, Environment, Peter Underwood
Tagged Croydon Greens, Extinction Rebellion, Peter Underwood
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