... it impossible to spell, I'm suddenly all over the news. But not in a good way. I keep hearing that Kingsnorth is filthy and destructive and should not, under any circumstances, be allowed to expand. Everywhere I ... drown polar bears has never really sunk in with many people at any level beyond the theoretical. Maybe – just maybe – the Kingsnorth verdict, with the full weight of the law backing it up, ...

... , Kent's first under 18s LGBT night tonight, Palestinian rights campaigners a few doors up from me, and yesterday the Kingsnorth six went on trial at Maidstone Crown Court.The Greenpeace direct action team painted GORDON on the chimney at Kingsnorth power station (the words BIN IT were to follow) last year and they are being prosecuted for ...

From Dr. James HansenGood news from the UK: the Kingsnorth Six were acquitted by a Crown Court jury. They were members of a group of 23 Greenpeace volunteers who had attempted to shut down the Kingsnorth coal-fired power plant, specifically the six were the ones painting the smokestack with "Gordon Bin It" when interrupted by the ...

... accepting their argument – acquitted them by a majority verdict. Five of the protesters had scaled the 200-metre chimney at Kingsnorth power station, Kent, in October last year. What do you think – is climate change a valid defence?"Vote hereFurther Info:Guardian - Kingsnorth Climate Camp* Racheblue - Striving for Sustainability & Ethics in Art, Design & Lifestyle

... Kent CT2 7JDTN9 1XF - www.kentgreenparty.org 01227 456806"Local Party leader helps acquit Kingsnorth protesters"Dr Geoff Meaden, leader of the Canterbury Green Party, was called as an expert witness at the trial of six Greenpeace demonstrators accused of doing £30,000 of damage to the Kingsnorth power station in October last year. The eight day trial was held at Maidstone Crown court and the ...

Brief background: environmentalists aka climate change activists decided to target Kingsnorth because its owner, E.ON UK, part of the German energy group E.ON, wants to build a new coal plant there.  This would be the first new coal-fired power station in the UK for almost 30 years. If Kingsnorth were given a green light, six [...]