[IMC-UK-Features] feature proposal: e.on withdraw from careers fairs

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Might be worth moving faster than 24 hours ...

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TITLE: E.ON withdraws from careers fairs due to persistent protests.

TEXT ABSTRACT

E.ON has withdrawn from University Careers Fairs run by AIESEC following
a string of protests around the country.  E.ON did not show up at
Birmingham today (12th Nov).  The protesters object to E.ON wanting to
develop new coal fired power stations, such as at Kingsnorth - the
target of this summers Climate Camp.

Students have visited careers fairs to protest about the presence of
parts of the arms and fossil fuel industries.  Climate chaos related
companies targeted include RBS (the oil and gas bank), BP and Shell.
The arms industry representatives include the Army, B.Ae, Qinetiq and
Rolls Royce.  Careers fairs have been targeted in Birmingham, Bristol,
Cambridge, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Loughborough, Manchester,
Nottingham and Oxford.  For more reports see People and Planet.

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<p>
<a href="http://www.e-onf-off.org.uk/">E.ON</a> has withdrawn from
University <a href="http://www.careersfairs.org/">Careers Fairs</a> run
by <a href="http://www.aiesec.co.uk/">AIESEC</a> following a string of
protests around the country.  E.ON did not show up at Birmingham today
(12th Nov).  The protesters object to E.ON wanting to develop new coal
fired power stations, such as at Kingsnorth - the target of this summers
<a href="http://www.climatecamp.org.uk">Climate Camp</a>.
</p><p>
Students have visited careers fairs to protest about the presence of
parts of the arms and fossil fuel industries.  Climate chaos related
companies targeted include <a
href="http://www.oyalbankofscotland.com/">RBS</a> (the oil and gas
bank), BP and Shell.  The arms industry representatives include the
Army, B.Ae, Qinetiq and Rolls Royce.  Careers fairs have been targeted in
<a href="/en/2008/11/412391.html">Birmingham</a> (<a
href="http://peopleandplanet.org/navid6617">2</a>),
<a href="/en/2008/10/411881.html">Bristol</a>,
<a href="/en/regions/cambridge/2008/11/412340.html">Cambridge</a>
(<href="http://peopleandplanet.org/navid6685">2</a>),
Edinburgh,
Leeds,
<a href="http://peopleandplanet.org/navid6578">Liverpool</a>,
Loughborough,
<a href="/en/2008/10/411541.html">Manchester</a> (<a
href=/en/2008/10/411526.html"">2</a> | <a
href="http://peopleandplanet.org/navid6594">3</a>),
<a href="/en/2008/10/411475.html">Nottingham</a> (<a
href=/en/regions/nottinghamshire/2008/10/411386.html
"">2</a> <a href="/en/2008/10/411989.html">3</a>) and
<a href="/en/2008/11/412395.html">Oxford</a> (<a
href="/en/2008/10/410913.html">2</a>).
For more reports see <a
href="http://www.peopleandplanet.org/ditchdirtydevelopment/news">People
and Planet</a>.
</p>