Outside the historic RBS branch at St Andrews Square in Edinburgh, Climate Campers perform “Oily Gaga” in protest over RBS’s dirty investments in Tar Sands projects. A protestor attempts to open a bank account but for some reason the branch is closed.
More film footage at Climate Camp TV.
Also see
Who Are The “Principal Environmental Extremists”?
Climate Camp 2010: Twitter Backfires… or does it?
‘Phantom’ oil slick was a smear against Climate Camp
Climate Camp vs RBS – We’ve arrived
Ribs the Trojan Pig makes a mess at Cairn Energy
The health effects of Tar Sands
Tags: Climate Camp, climate change, climate chaos, dirty oil, global warming, oil, RBS
Keithpp's Blog 
August 28, 2010 at 11:58 am |
I AM TOTALLY AWARE of ALL and and DO ALL POSSIBLE to ‘save’ our
planet, etc. Talking about it, stating facts, discussing all on a so-called
‘intellectual’ or whatever ‘level’ will CHANGE nothing ! The ONLY way,
in my perception/view, to contribute to the WHOLE is ACTION!!!
So easy to sit behind our computers, sending messages into the world
from our ‘cosy/secure/pampered/luxurious ‘fauteuilles’, homes, EXISTENCE….. etc. !!! How DO YOU LIVE ? If interested I shall tell you
how I live !
Quote Gandhi (in French) :
Nous DEVONS ETRE le CHANGEMENT que nous VOULONS VOIR (= VIVRE, experience !) dans le monde, TRUE !!!
Salut Susan
August 28, 2010 at 12:46 pm |
Lovely video (demonstration) to help people BECOME AWARE of…..,
so GOOD, YES !
However…..I wonder (and allow myself to do so) how many, if any, of those
demonstrators….and you ?…..(just a few examples ha-ha)
* wash and do the washing-up in COLD water (I do)
* use their washing-machine when ‘absolutely’ NECCESSARY (I do)
* flush the toilet…..same ! (after pee put paper in bucket, I do)
* cook ‘economiccally’ = do not use oven, cut vegetables in small
pieces…takes less energy (I do)
* shop only for ‘essentials’, don’t support the ‘material world’…..I realise
at the same time that my way of living will put people out of work,
TRUE !
Difficult to ‘harmonise’ and ‘consider’ ALL, make the ‘right’ choices. I do my BEST and cannot do more !
Said enough……Salut Susan
August 28, 2010 at 1:04 pm |
QUESTION
Are you, PERSONALLY, interested in what others have to say, convey ?
If SO, would ‘appreciate’ re-action…..isn’t that what COMMUNICATING
is all about !?
What is (otherwise) the point of your blog/site ???
Look forward to re-action, but do not expect anything……we live in the
‘so-called’ age of communication ha-ha. My EXPERIENCE is that people
in general communicate less and less, i.e. PERSONALLY, from one to
another directly/physically. Versus ‘integrating’ we, collectively, separate
ourselves from one-another, in many ways……no WONDER so many
people feel LONELY in their existence, this ‘deranged’ REALITY !!!
Ciao, be HAPPY, communicate and……Salut Susan
August 28, 2010 at 1:57 pm |
Those at Climate Camp were taking action, but I agree it is only through direct action we ever effect change.