by curly | Feb 12, 2025 | Press Release
Activists have peacefully occupied the offices of controversial Drax lobbyist following the government announcement to further fund the UK’s biggest carbon emitter. Yesterday the government announced four years more subsidies for Drax, the biggest tree...
by curly | Jan 25, 2025 | Actions, Press Release
The Fabian Society’s New Year Conference hosting Wes Streeting as the keynote speaker¹ was disrupted by an activist calling on the Labour Party to end tree-burning subsidies for Drax Power Station. The Fabian conference brings together key government...
by curly | Dec 2, 2024 | Press Release
This is a re-post of the press release that was put out by Greenpeace UK here, after this collaborative coalition action was taken. Ghosts of Biomass Past return to haunt DESNZ Pictures are available here, video of the protest will be available this...
by curly | Oct 1, 2024 | Actions, Press Release
The Reuters Sustainability Awards, which features amongst others, tobacco companies, mining companies, and the UK’s biggest carbon emitter, Yorkshire power station Drax, is being accused of ‘Greenwashing’ by environmental activists who disrupted the...
by curly | Jun 13, 2024 | Press Release
Karen Wildin, aged 60, was found guilty by a jury for obstructing a train heading to Drax Power Station on 11th November 2021 [1].On the last day of COP26, the meeting of global leaders in Glasgow to address the climate emergency, Karen flagged down and climbed on top...
by curly | Apr 25, 2024 | Press Release
Drax’s AGM took place under a cloud of scandal and public outrage. Shareholders and board members were greeted by disruption and theatrical demonstration, including from TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham, calling for an end to Drax’s destruction of...