LIVE from the Sunrise Festival 2010!

Good is Planet Earth will be recording & Broadcasting the live Acts from the main stage at this years Sunrise Festival starting from the 3rd through to 6th of June 2010.

Watch the event live from our website during the event, there will also be some live recordings to watch as well.
More info that very soon...

There are wicked bands playing and it's looking to be great weather as well!
Why not come along and Join in the Fun at the Sunrise Festival from the 3rd until the 6th June 2010 at Bruton, Somerset.

10 Stages including 5 All New Venues and a revised Sunrise Dance Stage.
An All New Circus Area provided by The Invisible Circus - Producers of Carnyville.
NEW The Carnival of Life Field - A whole new arena to explore and enjoy.
NEW The Village Green - Home to all things rootsy, eco and low-impact
NEW Urban Revolve Area for Teens and Young Adults
Kids Area
NEW Universal Mysteries Area

What a great way to spend the half term for the whole family.

Chai Wallahs once more host the main stage with their unique ambience, positive vibes, happy shiny people and a sound system to blow your minds.

Playing Live!

Zion Train
Belleruche
The Egg
The Correspondents
Mark Thomas - Comedian and Social Activist
Rory Mcleod
Macka B and the Roots Ragga Band
Sheelanagig
Banco De Gaia's Perpetual Choir
Nucleus Roots
Gentlemen's Dub Club
Smerins Anti-Social Club
King Porter Stomp
Gabby Young & The Other Animals
Joe Driscoll
Mc Xander
Gadjo
Dizraeli & The Small Gods
Undercover Hippy
Yes Sir Boss
The Mandibles
Perpetual Choir
Mankala
Cocos Lovers
Molotov Jukebox
Sub Motion Orchestra
The Roots Union
Syd Arthur
Baraka
Afla Sackey & Afrik Bawantu
Free Peace
Jono McCleery
The Boxettes
Zen Elephant
Kangaroo Moon
Melodica Melody & Me
Scuba Roots
Tinroots
Demachena
Green Angels
The Shadow Orchestra
Ten Ton Tongue
Yearner Babies
The Avalon Free State Choir
Big Hand
Forcenra
Algy Behrens
Wriggles of Nen
Gente
The Amigos
O'Leander Brown
Vid Warren
Nuala
Backbeat SoundSystem
The Drop
Tim Hall
Brownstar
All The Fires
Badly Housebound Girl
Tensheds
Sunday Driver
Blackberry Wood

& many more

More information about the event itself can be found at their website http://www.sunrisecelebration.com/

keep cornwall clean and green

www.ecopetitions.org
Have your say before its to late

Cancer

Some of the substances emitted from incinerator stacks, including cadmium, PAHs and dioxin (TCDD), have been classified as human carcinogens or likely/possible human carcinogens by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (McGregor et al. 1998, see Elliot et al. 1996). A number of studies have been undertaken on cancer incidence on populations living near to incinerators or other industrial sites. The majority of these studies have found an association between elevated rates of cancers and living close to incinerators or other industrial sites, including childhood cancer. Most research in this field necessitates consideration of exposure to material released from incinerators over a number of years because the time taken for cancer to develop (the latency period) is long for many cancers.

Source of information

www.greenpeace.org.uk

All petitions can be placed free on EcoPetitions, and have the ability to collect comments to add additional weight to the campaign. As of this time we believe that EcoPetitions is the only environmental petition website that allows the visitor to add a supporting comment to their signature.

Currently there is a very popular petition against the proposed St Dennis Incinerator Site, why not check it out and give your support.

Click here to visit EcoPetitions.org

wind turbine waterfront blockade 23/9/2009

Wind turbine waterfront blockade

Protesters' blockade outside the Vestas factory on the Isle of Wight

Former Vestas workers are struggling to find work, a sacked workers said

A group of protesters is staging a blockade outside a closed wind turbine factory on the Isle of Wight to stop its wind turbine blades being removed.

Danish firm Vestas recently shut its Newport and Southampton sites, with the loss of 425 jobs. It sparked a sit-in by 11 workers who were then sacked.

About 20 people waited at the marine gates for the remaining blades to be transferred on to a barge on the river.

Police are monitoring the protest. Vestas was not available for comment.

Island's economy

A sacked Vestas worker, who is among the protesters, said: "We want Vestas to re-instate all the workers including the 11 that were sacked so we can get some redundancy.

"I don't think they realise what impact this will have on the Isle of Wight [economy].

"I have spoken to half a dozen workers who have still not found work. We have got families, too."

Hampshire police have shut off a footpath running alongside the river, which it says, is "part of Vestas property".

They said 13 people suspected of having committed or about to commit aggravated trespass - relating to the footpath - had been given a warning.

About 20 people including a sacked Vestas worker are outside the plant

A spokesman said: "These protesters left the area voluntarily and peacefully [and] no arrests were made.

"A number of items of property were seized and secured at the scene of the protest to prevent loss or damage."

The force described its policing of the demonstration as "proportionate" to "ensure the Vestas workers are able to move the blades unobstructed".

There have been a number of protests since the 11 Vestas workers first staged their 19-day sit-in in July.

That event was followed by an 11-day rooftop demonstration at the Venture Quays building in Cowes, by activists protesting at the closure of the island factory.

Then climate activists erected a huge tripod to stop wind turbine blades being removed from the closed Newport site on 10 September.

Three people were charged with aggravated trespass following a protest at Southampton Docks, where wind turbine blades were being loaded, last Thursday.

Vestas has blamed the closure of its plants on a lack of demand for wind turbines in the UK.

for more info on this and other breaking news please go to (eco news) at top of page

Big Green Gathering Shut Down

“It’s political” Chief Superintendent tells BGG Director

Chief Superintendent Paul Richards admitted to a Big Green Gathering Director that the decision to shut down the Big Green Gathering was political and confirmed to the Chair of the Big Green Gathering that orders had come from the highest level.

During a meeting today between the police and directors of the Big Green Gathering, the superintendent said the decision to shut down the BGG was taken over a week ago, confirming the statement from the BGG lawyer that the ‘injunction was a red herring.’

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