Knee deep in stray cats? Blame global warming, RSPCA says
The RSPCA claims climate change is producing a boom in the number of feral felines prowling streets in Melbourne’s leafy east.
The society, based in Burwood East, said warmer seasons encouraged breeding and urged moggy lovers to lock up their cats and stop feeding scraps to strays.
RSPCA animal welfare spokesman Andrew Foran said Melbourne’s stray cat population had eclipsed 500,000 and was on the rise.
“Warmer weather is improving breeding conditions, extending breeding seasons and reducing the natural attrition rate, resulting in thousands more kittens being born into lives of disease, neglect and starvation,” he said.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
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Wind power speed record bid fails
A team that had hoped to break the world land-speed record for a wind-powered vehicle is blaming climate change for its failure.
Eco Graffiti Allowed
Its ok to tresspass and vandalise anyone's property, as long as you are saving the world:
In a ground breaking court case, Greenpeace activists have successfully defended themselves against allegations of criminal damage amounting to £30,000, during a protest at the Kingsnorth power station owned by E.ON, in October last year.
Yesterday afternoon, jurors at Maidstone Crown Court decided that the accused, Huw Williams, 41, Ben Stewart, 34, Will Rose, 29, Kevin Drake, 44, and New Zealand native Emily Hall aged 34, were all found not guilty.
In his summing up the Judge, David Caddick, had urged jurors to consider if the defendants’ actions had any valid legal excuse.
The jury seemed to take the hint and found by a 10 to 2 majority that they did have a legal excuse for their actions.
The costly nine day trial has set off alarm bells at E.ON and many other similar companies, who believe that this ruling now gives cart blanche to any group who wants to invade and occupy any facility that they see as a danger to the environment.
The activists had climbed a tall chimney at the plant with the intention of painting the words ‘GORDON BIN IT’ down its length.
Then in a bizarre twist they were served with an High Court injunction via police helicopter, restraining them from finishing their artwork that had only managed to reach the word GORDON.
Yesterday, through the company’s press officer, E.ON said that they had no objection to legal protests and in fact were equally as concerned about the environment as Greenpeace are.
In a ground breaking court case, Greenpeace activists have successfully defended themselves against allegations of criminal damage amounting to £30,000, during a protest at the Kingsnorth power station owned by E.ON, in October last year.
Yesterday afternoon, jurors at Maidstone Crown Court decided that the accused, Huw Williams, 41, Ben Stewart, 34, Will Rose, 29, Kevin Drake, 44, and New Zealand native Emily Hall aged 34, were all found not guilty.
In his summing up the Judge, David Caddick, had urged jurors to consider if the defendants’ actions had any valid legal excuse.
The jury seemed to take the hint and found by a 10 to 2 majority that they did have a legal excuse for their actions.
The costly nine day trial has set off alarm bells at E.ON and many other similar companies, who believe that this ruling now gives cart blanche to any group who wants to invade and occupy any facility that they see as a danger to the environment.
The activists had climbed a tall chimney at the plant with the intention of painting the words ‘GORDON BIN IT’ down its length.
Then in a bizarre twist they were served with an High Court injunction via police helicopter, restraining them from finishing their artwork that had only managed to reach the word GORDON.
Yesterday, through the company’s press officer, E.ON said that they had no objection to legal protests and in fact were equally as concerned about the environment as Greenpeace are.
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