The people at Brecon Tree Camp are constantly in need of help in fighting this pipe, as the tree camp is in direct route of the pipeline, it is a good defence to stop the pipeline development. To do this those at the camp are looking for any donations, things that are most desperately needed at the moment are:
* Climbing Rope
* Polyprop or spare rope
* Climbing equipment
* Cargo nets
* Building timber
* Beams
* Nails
* Tarpaulin
* Scrap metal
* Food
* Water Carriers
* Tools
* Batteries AA and AAA
* Torches
* Candles
* Lighters
* Boots and warm clothing
* Air tight containers
* Bedding
* People
All donations will be used to improve the site and therefore will increase the likelihood of the National Park being saved from this destructive pipeline.
Donate via PayPal HERE We desperately need money to get more leaflets printed!
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The Carnival Against The Pipeline fills the quiet Welsh town of Trebanos with the sounds of samba and colourful costumes. Campaigners from all over the world join together with locals to use the carnival as an opportunity to highlight their objections to the 200 mile gas pipeline being built by National Grid from Milford Haven to Gloustershire. The campaigners are very concerned about the safety of the pipeline, the environmental destruction it will cause and the investment of huge sums of money in damaging fossil fuels instead of renewable energy.
Resistance is growing to the 200mile gas pipeline that National Grid is building through Wales. Construction sites have been occupied, roads blockaded and a tree camp established on the route of the pipeline. With eviction at the camp looking imminent, campaigners appeal for people to join them in the fight against the pipe.
Short video report from the protest camp at Trebanos, where the Liquified Natural Gas pipeline is being dug into the Welsh countryside.
Transco - National grid puts lives in danger by using machines with protesters on, which they are attached to by their necks with D-locks.
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HOW TO HELP!
There are many ways that you can help stop this pipeline, from writing letters to camping in the snow. Everyones effort is making a difference, so please get involved. Here are a few ideas of what you could do:
Write letters to relevant people.
Get in contact with people in your area to create a support group.
Send donations to one of the protests.
Visit the Tree camp.
Come and join a protest.
Start your own protest.
Do solidarity actions in your area.
Raise awareness.
Contact us to discuss your ideas.
Research into the National Grid development.
Add information to the website and Indymedia articles.
Print posters, banners, flyers, stickers and distribute them.
Design your own and send them to us.
Start a petition.
Look out for little blue, red or orange markers, these mark out where the pipe is going.
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Video footage of the 36" natural gas pipeline explosion in Edison, New Jersey, USA in March 1994. This was taken while trying to evacuate the Durham Woods apartment complex. The resulting fire destroyed or severely damaged 14 of the apartment buildings. One death occurred from a heart attack suffered by Sandra Snyder, who was unable to summon emergency workers "amid the chaos." Investigation found a gouge in the pipe, probably caused by excavation equipment years earlier; in combination with brittle pipe material and excessive operating pressures likely led to the rupture.
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Please take a look at these other websites and support our brothers and sisters around the world on other protests.
關於我： PLEASE NOTE THE TREE CAMP AT BRECON WAS EVICTED IN JUNE 2007. THE PIPELINE HAS BEEN LAID. THERE IS STILL RESISTANCE BUT THIS PAGE IS NO LONGER REGULARLY UPDATED.
FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT... KEEPING IT REAL... NUFF LOVE XXX
Protesters are trying to prevent the destruction of beautiful ancient woodland to make way for the 200 mile gas pipeline that is running from Milford Haven in west Wales through Pembroke, Camarthen, the Swansea valleys, Brecon Beacons national park, Hay-on-Wye and Ross-on-Wye to Corse/Tirley near Gloucester.
Inspired by the initial squatting of the pipeline in November, camps sprung up at Milford Haven, Trebanos and Cilfrew, with locals and activists regularly disrupting work. January saw a number of actions, including at a new location at Alltwen, Pontardawe - where people chained themselves to machinery in order to stop the work carrying on the other side of the valley from the Trebanos camp. The area around Trebanos is prone to land-slip, and it is so unstable that villagers are not allowed to have mains gas supplied!
The newest camp is on the A40 appox 5 miles west of Brecon. Nearby the Brecon protest site there has been spottings of protected species, badgers, owls and bats. National Grid will recklessly destroy their homes, they have been informed and they seem to care very little about it.
Work in Brecon is to start April 2007, National Grid are contracted to delivered gas in October 2007, with dead lines this close work is likely to be rushed meaning short-cuts in safety and environmental issues will be taken, do you think they are a company to be trusted? Brecon Beacon National Park are against this development as the effects on the environment are going to be intense, even if National Grid take every care they can, the land cannot be restored to it’s original beauty.
There are several major safety concerns regarding this pipeline, National Grid have admitted having no experience of dealing with such a big pipeline. The pipeline measuring at 48inches wide and 200miles long will pump odourless gas through at 94bar. Gas pumped through at this speed is designed to travel in straight lines. This pipeline arches, curves and changes in height, therefore pressure points will be created, weakening the structure of the pipe.
National Grid is seeking to site a gas pressure reduction installation (PRI) on about 6 acres of land with 12 chimneys, each 8.5 metres high near Corse/Tirley as part of its overall plan to deliver gas from Milford Haven to Corse/Tirley. Initially 20% of the whole of the UK's gas supply would pass through the proposed PRI though this would inevitably rise towards 40% or more in the future. National Grid proposes delivering gas through a single 48" pipe at high pressure (94 BAR = approx 1,400 lbs per sq inch) which would have to be reduced to 75 BAR (= approx 1,100 lbs per sq inch) before joining the existing small installation near Corse/Tirley. The operating pressure (94 BAR) combined with the size of the pipes (48") is unprecedented in the UK, Europe or US near residential property. National Grid has no experience of working at this very high pressure near residential property.
The people at the Brecon camp desperately need more donations, they need: climbing rope, polyprop or spare rope, climbing equipment, cargo nets, building timber, beams, nails, tarpaulins, scrap metal, food, water carriers, tools, batteries AA and AAA, torches, candles, lighters, boots and warm clothing, air tight containers and bedding. They would also love for more people to come and join them and for people to pop in to offer moral support! It is easy to spot from the road as there are banners tied to trees for passing cars to see. There is a bus stop near by and places to park so there is no excuse not to go and offer support or take a donation!
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this folk-carol on myspace... Poem 230 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (see my blog for details): CHRISTMAS SUNG SIMPLY
As gospellers have said, Beneath signalling skies, On land dusty to tread, A trough in a stable Was the strawy first-bed Of a divine baby - The forgiving Godhead.
A season for new hope - There then and here now; The yuletide of goodwill - There then and here now.
In respect of this chance, Beneath bright or dark skies, Faith's the star that we glance Attending Christ's churches And trying to enhance, With singing and ritual, Our God-loving stance.
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 162 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): TEES TO TYNE: FIRST IMPRESSIONS - SUMMER 2001
Where traditions are not so rare; Sea, country and works scent the air; A multitude of monuments, Planted tubs and patterned pavements.
The longish pedestrian malls; The remnants of defensive walls; Historic buildings are a gauge Of the respect for heritage.
Wheat, rape and pines in the fields; Estuaries guarded by shields; Long sandy beaches and wide scenes; Romantic-ruin go-betweens.
Rivers in parts licked by trees, Or fringed by boat clubs, wharfs, gantries, And crossed by practical delights - Varied spans, forming pleasing sights.
Fine churches headed at Durham; Football kits ad infinitum; Kept castles - one for study; Masonry behind masonry.
And, with moulding-works out that way, It’s somewhere for a longer stay..?
After you've finished here, you may like to hear this poem sung on myspace...
Poem 2 of 230, WalkaboutsVerse (please see my blog): WALKABOUT WITH MY PEN
Once drove an old sedan, up north, From a place in Sydney to Cairns; Then to Kuranda I went forth, By train, to look without set plans.
I browsed through the trendy market, With fresh fruits of tropical kind; Walked to the creek through lush thicket - Nature’s hand giving peace of mind.
I dined in a scenic cafe; Then, outside, as I wrote for yen, Some passing Kooris called-out: “Hey, You go walkabout with your pen.”
Request or question, I don’t know - Assured voices, elderly men. That’s now several years ago, And I’ve seen the world - with my pen.
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