[IMC-UK-Features] feature proposal: Convictions For Activists - Climate Criminals Walk Free

[wietse]

Hiya,

Jeff wrote:

> wietse wrote:
>   
>> I'd like to propose to tick UK on this Notts feature:
>>
>> Convictions For Activists - Climate Criminals Walk Free
>> https://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/02/392489.html
>>     
>
> I don't think the content matches/justifies that headline, it doesn't
> even refer to any 'climate criminals', which is a pretty meaningless
> term anyway.
>   

'Climate Criminals' is a widely used term within the climate action 
movement:

http://www.climatecriminals.co.uk/
http://www.networkforclimateaction.org.uk/toolkit/the_climate_criminals.html
http://www.climatecriminals.blogspot.com/
http://www.climateimc.org/en/climate-actions/2007/02/10/two-days-action-target-climate-criminals
http://www.globalwarmingimages.net/index.php?page=category&id=5
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2465/is_8_30/ai_67448382
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/climate-criminals-lurking-at-i

I think the article makes a clear case that people took the the action 
to reduce the emissions at the power plant, which is operated by E.ON. 
The first paragraph reads:

" Their objective was to take direct action to halt operations and thus 
to diminish the CO2 emissions of the E-on plant, the greenhouse gas 
thought to be largely responsible for climate change. "

The fact that the activists were convicted for their actions and the 
company operating the plant haven't, means that 'Climate Criminals Walk 
Free'.

> Also, can't see why it has the Repression topic ticked.
>   

I have unticked repression and now ticked uk.

Wietse