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Climate activists lock on to Griffin's Bluewaters coal-fired power station near Collie

CLIMATE ACTION: From the newswires - On 26 June 2009, two climate activists locked themselves onto a coal conveyor belt at Griffin Coal's Bluewaters coal-fired power plant near Collie. The action was in protest of Griffin Energy's decision to burn wood from WA native forests for energy production. The two activists were arrested and later removed from the conveyor belt by police, after more than six hours of preventing coal from being fed into the power station. A third activist was also arrested. All three were charged with Trespass. (Source) Spokesperson for the action, Ms Jael Johnson, says on Perth Indymedia: "Griffin Energy is one of WA's worst contributors to climate change. The company has recently opened yet another coal-fired power station and is constructing another three. To add insult to injury, it now proposes to burn wood from our precious native forests as fuel and count this as renewable energy. The WA public has a right to renewable energy. [Media Release] Griffin Energy recently won a tender from the Forest Products Commission to buy between 250,000 and 400,000 tonnes of native forest logs a year. "The people of WA will have to pay for Griffin's reckless corporate behaviour long after its shareholders are done lining their pockets. So we will continue to disrupt the operations of organisations like Griffin for as long as they continue to display such corporate recklessness and short-sightedness..." READ MORE/Comment... || Media Release for the Action... || Youtube Video

UNREST IN IRAN: Please HELP

From the newswire: 14 June 2009: An account of recent events in Iran: Original article - "More than 85% of eligible voters voted, of which about 80% of those voted for Mousavi, that is, against current president Ahmadinejad... Overnight however, a silent coup happens. The votes are never counted! Imaginary numbers are pushed out in the state-run TV... This is the start of a new era in Iran. The videos are being uploaded and circulated widely... Iran is a different place today. And Facebook is the Xnet... Please HELP." READ MORE/Comment...

Yarloop residents legal action against Alcoa

From the newswire: 14th June 2009: Residents living near Alcoa's Wagerup alumina refinery, have begun legal action against the WA aluminium giant. The writ accuses Alcoa of knowingly and negligently poisoning surrounding communities with toxic emissions from its alumina facility. People living near the refinery at Yarloop have complained of respiratory problems, skin irritations, sore throats and eyes, extreme fatigue, mental dysfunction, stomach upset, blood noses, cancers and organ failure for more than a decade. "As a result of their (Alcoa's) negligence and recklessness there are a lot of sick people who, through no fault of their own, are fated to lives full of illness, pain, and suffering. We intend to hold Alcoa accountable." The claim was filed last week in Pennsylvania, home of Alcoa's operational headquarters. Alcoa says the allegations are without merit: "We will defend, in the appropriate forum, our performance and reputation as a company..." Alcoa's aluminium production process involves the destruction of thousands of hectares of jarrah forest to access sub-soil which is then blasted with caustic solution to extract bauxite. During the toxic process more than 260 volatile and semi-volatile chemicals are released into the atmosphere. Since the Wagerup plant's inception in 1984 the local community has complained of emissions, illness and noise problems. Last November a government report linked the smell of chemicals in the area with emissions from the plant. The campaign is being led by American environmental activist Erin Brockovich. READ MORE/Comment... More: Perth Indy: Brockovich legal action against Alcoa WA || Alcoa records eighth refinery spill in 5 months || Search: Alcoa stories on Perth Indy...

CORONERS FINDINGS INTO THE DEATH IN CUSTODY OF MR WARD - 12 JUNE PERTH

From the newswire: The WA State Coroner will be handing down the Inquest findings into the tragic death in custody of Indigenous Elder, Mr Ward at the Central Law Courts (Court 81), 30 St Georges Tce, Perth on Friday 12 June 2009 at 2.15pm. The 46-year-old Warburton elder, died in a prison van operated by Global Solutions Ltd (GSL), whilst being transported from Laverton to Kalgoorlie in January 2008. The journey lasted four hours; outside temperatures were in the mid 40s and the surface temperature of the metal floor in the back peaked at 56.6C. The air-conditioning in the rear of the van was not working; one the guards transporting Mr Ward had previously been stood down for breaching procedure. (ABC Report) Ward Campaign for Justice: The Deaths in Custody Watch Committee (WA) Inc are running a multi-faceted campaign in response to the death of an Aboriginal Elder whilst in custody. The Ward Campaign seeks to redress the silence and apathy of the community towards the cruel and inhumane death of Mr Ward on 27th January 2008. PLEASE SHOW YOUR SUPPORT TO THE FAMILY OF MR. WARD & THE WARBURTON COMMUNITY AT A PUBLIC GATHERING OUTSIDE THE CENTRAL LAW COURTS AT 1.00PM, FRI 12 JUNE - BRING PLACARDS, BANNERS & YOUR VOICES READ MORE/Comment... deathsincustody.org.au || More...

Rebel Clown Army for a Nuclear Free WA

The Inaugural Rebel Clown Army Get Together - 7pm Tuesday 9 June - Freo Come and be part of an informal get together to chat about a Nuclear Free Rebel Clown Army in Western Australia! Watch a video of Rebel Clown Army in Europe and chat about what we would like to do, how to organise etc. Bring your best clown army character along and heaps of creative ideas! 7PM this Tuesday 9 June at 10 Solomon Street, Fremantle. Enjoy a Pot Luck Dinner! Bring a plate. READ MORE/Comment... Whats with those clowns?: "welcome to the unparalleled, the unexpected, the perfectly paradoxical, the grotesquely beautiful, the new-fangled world of the Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army (CIRCA) - an obscene body of deviant soldiers with an inspiring manifesto, the essence of which is launching an absurd war on absurd war - because what else can a person be in a foolish world, other than a clown, and how better to undermine authority than by mocking it? CIRCA emerged in 2003, as a direct action against the invasion of Iraq. Armed with feather dusters and water pistols, they target not only leaders, but preconceptions of radical activists. They also aim to diffuse tense situations with authorities during protests by simply clowning about..." MORE ABOUT CLOWNS: What is Rebel Clowning? || Visit the Clown Logs

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