Direct Action Scuppers Kingsnorth

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true Too Good To Be True? Eon has claimed the decision was a result in lower electricity demand during the recession with a company statement saying, "We expect to defer an investment decision on the Kingsnorth proposals for up to two to three years". On the surface it sounds a bit like the victory campaigners have been after - no new Kingsnorth, the first of a wave of new coal-fired power station. However their announcement isn't exactly strong and it turns out that Eon are still seeking a billion pounds from the government for the project so clearly they'd still like to go ahead if the sums add up for them. As for the delay, they'd not have been starting construction until after the government coughed up a billion quid to subsidise the project and that wasn't expected until 2011. Nether-the-less there is no denying that this represents some sort of a a victory for climate activism. In addition to the 2008 camp at Kingsnorth, resistance by the Camp For Climate Action to the Kingsnorth plan has been widespread, including an action on E.ON's PR firm Edelman, starting a campaign against construction firms bidding for the Kingsnorth contract, and setting up 'Tipping Point' in nearby Gillingham High Street to bolster local opposition with direct action training. Climate camp activists have also invaded Eon headquarters, dumped coal at E.ON student recruitment events, given out leaflets at FA Cup football matches sponsored by E.ON, and disrupted a climate change conference sponsored by the energy giant itself. To top it all, a lone activist shut down the power station during a 48 hours of action called for by the camp. So the news is still sinking in and people trying to figure out what it actually means. Regardless, Kingsnorth isn't the end of the fight against new coal and runaway climate change. While this particular battle may be over, the war against new coal has yet to be won. The campaign was never simply about stopping a new Kingsnorth. There are other companies eager to return to coal power (including one at Hatfield near Doncaster) and the fight continues. Links: <ul> <li><a href="http://climatecamp.org.uk">Climate Camp</a></li> <li> <a href="http://eonwatch.wordpress.com/">Eon Watch</a></li> <li><a href="http://e-onf-off.org.uk">Eon F Off</a> </li> <li><a href="http://dontbuildkingsnorth.noblogs.org">Don't Build Kingsnorth</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.nonewcoal.org.uk/">No New Coal</a></li> <li> <a href="http://www.thecoalhole.org/">The Coalhole</a></li> <li><a href="http://leaveitintheground.org.uk/">Leave It In The Ground</a></li> <li><a href="http://tippingpoint.co.cc">The Tipping Point</a></li> </ul> NewsWire Articles from UK Indymedia <ul> <li>Actions Escalate Against Eon <a href="http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/09/437651.html">http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/09/437651.html</a></li> <li>Adopt a contractor <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/09/437487.html">http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/09/437487.html</a></li> <li>Eon PR company hit <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/09/437688.html">http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/09/437688.html</a></li> <li>Construction firm hit <a href="https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2009/06/431779.html">https://www1.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/oxford/2009/06/431779.html</a></li> <li>Climate Camp at Kingsnorth 2008 <a href="http://indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2008/climatecamp/">http://indymedia.org.uk/en/actions/2008/climatecamp/</a></li> <li>E-on F-off begins <a href="http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414372.html">http://indymedia.org.uk/en/2008/12/414372.html</a></li> </ul>

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With just a week to go until <a href="http://climatecamp.org.uk/actions/climate-swoop-2009">climate activists converge on EOn's Ratliffe on Soar</a> coal power station, the company has announced that it is scrapping plans to build a new coal fired power station at Kingsnorth. <a href="http://climatecamp.org.uk">Climate Camp</a> promised to return to Kent to stop a new power station being built at Kingsnorth, and this summer launched <a href="http://tippingpoint.co.cc">'Tipping Point'</a> a social centre in Gillingham to bolster the <a href="http://kcam.co.cc">local campaign</a>. The project has been busy making connections and doing direct action training expecting a long drawn out battle, but on Wednesday 7th of October <a href="http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2009/10/439472.html">Eon announced</a> it was dropping any immediate plans to replace the existing power station with another coal-fired power plant.

Direct Action Scuppers Kingsnorth

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