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The Air We Grieve – XR taking action

December 5, 2021
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On  Saturday 4th December, we took action in Dorking and Reigate to highlight the issue of air pollution locally, nationally and globally. We focused on 2 areas of high pollution, at the Dorking Cock roundabout and Reigate High Street, Red Cross junction.    Reason 1 – Health Air pollution is one of the largest environmental risks […]

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Climate Justice Rally at Horse Hill, Saturday 6 November

November 4, 2021
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On Saturday 6 November, half way through the COP26 climate talks, climate campaigners round the world are holding a Global Day of Action to demand Climate Justice and an end to fossil fuels There will be large demonstrations in Glasgow, London and other major cities across the UK and the world. Closer to home, there […]

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XR cyclists set off on 1,000 trip to highlight campaign to halt oil drilling in Surrey

July 3, 2021
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Simon Sinclair from Surrey and Sam Swain from Kent set off today to cycle over 1000 miles from Kingston-upon-Thames to Barcelona, Spain. Their route, which started at Kingston’s Memorial Gardens this morning, will take them one month, cycling an average of 50 miles (80 km) each day. Sponsor Simon and Sam

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2021 Dasgupta report lays out a financial reason to move away from GDP as a measurement of a country’s success

February 8, 2021
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“It is less costly to conserve nature than restore it”, Professor Dasgupta.   Will the government listen to this report it commissioned? If so, this could represent a significant shift in valuing nature over economics.   The new framework presented by the Dasgupta Review – which was commissioned by HM Treasury – sets out the […]

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Friends of the Earth joins in legal challenge to Surrey oil drilling

October 26, 2020
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The environmental organisation Friends of the Earth has been granted permission to take part in a legal challenge over the climate impacts of oil production. Local campaigner Sarah Finch is challenging the legality of Surrey County Council’s decision to grant planning permission for four new oil wells and 20 years of oil production at Horse […]

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November 1st Faith at the Gate – in Remembrance of Lost Species

October 18, 2020
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Faith at the Gate Sunday November 1st falls on All Souls sometimes referred to as the day of the dead and November is the month when the Remembrance Day for Lost Species is marked by various events around the UK. So, our theme for November 1st will be species eradicated by, or in danger of […]

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10/10/20 Breaking: XR activists occupy rig at Horse Hill oil site, Horley

October 10, 2020
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Two fathers in their 50s have occupied the rig at the Horse Hill oil site in Surrey this morning in protest at fossil extraction. See Drip or Drop report here In a statement this morning, one of the activists, management consultant Lindsay Parking, 50, described operations at Horse Hill as “an act of colossal, short […]

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Art to fund a legal challenge

October 5, 2020
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Various fund raising efforts are afoot to support Sarah Finch’s legal challenge to UK Oil and Gas’ permission to drill 4 more oil wells at Horse Hill. Weald Action Group are having an online sale of donated works of art – found at artatwag.artweb.com.     Pat Smith an incredible septuagenarian of Dorking Climate Emergency […]

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Outreach in Reigate – with a good response

September 10, 2020
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  It was good to get out in Reigate today with our message. We were gearing up for running outreach stalls in Reigate and Redhill in March 2020, just a lockdown kicked in. We appreciate that it’s important that people see a link between what they see and hear on the news and media, and […]

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An Aviation Madhatters Tea Party – part of the start of the September Rebellion

August 29, 2020
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In collaboration with Clear Skies, XR Reigate and Redhill, had a tea party in the large roundabout at the South Terminal today – this is part of a national day of XR action against the aviation industry. Huge banners around the edge made it clear that XR were there and with more flags and bright […]

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  • Friends of the Earth joins in legal challenge to Surrey oil drilling

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