London Monday: Extreme Energy and Geoengineering / Poetry Launch & Christmas Party

[Ned Ludd]

1. BTF6: Extreme Energy and Geoengineering / Poetry Launch and Seasonal Party
2. Luddite poetry anthology now available

1. Breaking the Frame 6: Extreme Energy and 
Geoengineering / Poetry Launch and Seasonal Party
megamachinetoplow

The consequences of fracking and other forms of 
extreme energy for local environments and climate 
change seem obviously disastrous, so why do they 
persist? After 200 years of techno-capitalism, it 
is not just greed that has brought us to the 
brink of ecological disaster.  But for 
technocrats, engineers and corporations, the 
solution is more of the same: technology will fix 
the problem, and let us continue business as 
usual. In this case, they think they can engineer 
the planet’s climate through insane experiments 
like blasting sulphur particles into the upper 
atmosphere to reflect sunlight, or trying to 
change the chemistry of the oceans. The results 
of these technofixes may be much worse than 
climate change.  How can we stop these irrational 
schemes and move to a sustainable energy supply?

NB: due to an expected high attendance at this 
meeting, it would be a help to let us know if 
you’re coming to the event, by emailing us: 
<mailto:luddites200 at yahoo.co.uk>luddites200 at yahoo.co.uk 
- please use that address and don't just reply to this email.


When: 7pm December 9th 2013
Where: Fairly Square Bar & Cafe, 51 Red Lion St London WC1R 4PF

Intros from
    * <http://frack-off.org.uk/>Frack-off on 
fracking and other extreme energy technologies
    * Pete Deane 
(<http://www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/>biofuelwatch) on geoengineering
The second half of the event will be a seasonal 
party, including the launch of Luddite's200 
long-awaited poetry anthology, 'Words in Praise 
of Ned Ludd'. <http://www.petethetemp.co.uk/>Pete 
the Temp will perform some of his and others' Luddite poetry.

At 6pm there will be a discussion group at Fairly 
Square on the politics of technology, to which 
all are welcome.  For more info contact 
luddites200 at yahoo.co.uk, or visit 
www.breakingtheframe.org.uk Facebook: Breaking the Frame.

2. Words in Praise of Ned Ludd

Luddites 200's long-awaited poetry anthology 
Words in Praise of Ned Ludd is now at the 
printers, just in time for the present-giving 
season. Heathcote Williams (author of Whale 
Nation) says: 'Never mind basics, this is back to 
the roots: voices voicing what is often unheard, 
far cries from those of metropolitan celebocrats. 
Voices that seethe beneath the soil of Albion, 
break through and invite you to breathe fresh 
air. How welcome they are.’  Copies of the book 
will be available at the December 9th event and 
can be ordered online at the 
<http://luddites200blog.org.uk/luddite-music-cd-and-poetry/>Luddites200 
blog for £7.  (If you ordered last year there is 
no need to do so again, we have your 
details).  We also have a few copies left of the 
very popular 'Mr Lud's song', our compilation of 
Luddite music, traditional and modern.



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