Archive for the ‘Environment’ Category
Neonicotinoid Pesticides Banned
Monday 29 April: Today the European Union banned Neonicotinoid pesticides, which are blamed for the death of bees worldwide. The UK government opposed the ban because chemical company tests said there was no conclusive proof.
On Friday 26 April several hundred protestors gathered outside parliament in a Save The Bees demonstration.
Report Digital video rush: Save The Bees
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Government Gives Fracking Green Light
Today saw the government give the green light to Fracking in the UK following last year’s two earth tremors in Lancashire that were blamed on the initial gas extraction tests. The film Gasland documented how drinking water was contaminated and various damaging health effects, including cancer, were emerging across the US due to Fracking.
During protests in December a Fracking rig was raised outside parliament and chief Fracking advocator, Lord Browne, got an early morning wake up call.
Footage is available from the online library at Reportdigital.co.uk.
Fracking Rig Erected Outside Chelsea Lord’s Home
Fracking Rig Erected Outside Parliament
Envrionmental Protestors March on Parliament
Jess Hurd Fracking Photos
Footage is available from reportdigital.co.uk
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2006 Drax Climate Camp
August 2006 saw the first Climate Camp set up. It targeted the Drax coal-fired power station at Selby in Yorkshire, to highlight the energy industry’s dependency on fossil fuel to create electricity. Two rushes are now on the Reportdigital.co.uk online library.
Angry farmer drives tractor at protestors
Footage is available from reportdigital.co.uk
© Jason N. Parkinson/reportdigital.co.uk
Report Digital Week Ending 15/06/2012
Report Digital Review, Week Ending Friday 15 June 2012 – Library archive uploads and coverage.
06/04/2008 – Beijing Olympic Torch Relay Protests, London, UK
23/01/2010 – EDL Riot, Stoke, UK
07/08/2011 – Tottenham Riots, London, UK
15/06/2011 – General Strike, Athens, Greece
21/03/2012 – Budget Day, London, UK
10/04/2012 – Leyton Marsh Eviction, London, UK
03/05/2012 - Big 6 Energy Bash, London, UK
12/05/2012 – Occupy M12, London, UK
26/05/2012 – UK Uncut Nick Clegg Street Party, London, UK
27/05/2012 – Anti-GM Protest, Harpenden, UK
28/05/2012 – Chemical Factory Fire, London, UK
02/06/2012 – UK Uncut street party disrupted by EDL, Brighton, UK
More footage is available from reportdigital.co.uk
© Jason N. Parkinson/reportdigital.co.uk
Report Digital Week Ending 06/04/2012
This week’s Report Digital weekly covers the last two weeks due to workloads. The online video library is now up and running. Please contact John Harris to gain your username and password.
The 9 December 2010 Student Fees protest have been added to the library. On 26 March 2012 injured student protestor Alfie Meadows faced trial for violent Disorder at Kingston Crown Court. Meadows underwent emergency brain surgery after being struck no the head with police baton during the 2010 protest.
In March London pollution was recorded hitting high levels and a smog cloud was visible across London.
In preparation for the Olympics, on 29 March 2012 the Met police started Operation Trafalgar in the West End, “the shop window of the whole of London”.
A large fire at Star Lane in East London damaged power cables and cut power supplies to nearly 90,000 people on 5 April. Staff at local businesses around the area were evacuated until the fire was brought under control.
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Canary Wharf Lightning Strikes
Footage shot during the electrical storm over East London on Saturday 23 April 2011.
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Gulf BP Oil Spill: Forgotten But Not Gone
A year has passed since the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the largest oil disaster in history.
In August 2010, five months after, I travelled across four states with photographer Jess Hurd, documenting the environmental and social impact, not just of the oil spill, but also the dispersant chemicals used to “clean” up the oil. The footage from that trip became the film report Gulf.
One year on and the effect on the environment and the communities of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida by both oil and dispersant continues, as the BBC report The Monster Under The Water catalogues.
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NUJ LPB: Preview of Gulf
The Reader Photoessay
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Southend Oil Spill
21 September 2010: Oil could still be seen washing ashore following the previous day’s oil spill from what was reported as an aging sea vessel. About 500 litres of oil leaked from the old ship.
Today, at 8am, local council workers began the clean-up operation.
(c) Jason N. Parkinson 2010. All Rights Reserved.
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