Media in Wales predicted a summer of Climate Change protest actions, as singer Theo joined protestors and locked onto machinary at the Aberthaw coal-fired power station near Cardiff. The blockade of the power station on April 3rd followed a similar action at Ffos-y-Fran opencast coal-mine near Merthyr Tydfil on Fossil Fools Day April 1st. The protests were to highlight the apparent hypocrisy of the UK government, which claims to be taking climate change seriously, while approving new coal-mines and coal-powered power stations.
I love Glastonbury Festival...don`t get me wrong I`m as worried as the next person by the fact that the proportion of tattoos and facial piercing to trainers and cagoules has been steadily declining for the past ten years...since the double fence in fact...but I simply can`t get away from what an incredible event it is.
The band are off to Glastonbury festival for the week - if you can't catch us there, why not check out our new "BURNING BUSH" video, at the following link.
The video of Shannon's song "Flying", from the album "The Tide Is Turning" is being shown online as part of the "Alive Earth - Performers against a climate in chaos" website.
Singer Theo was arrested while blockading the Gate to the Faslane Trident submarine base on Tuesday. He had joined the 2nd "Power Of The Word Blockade" with other performers and writers supporting the Faslane 365 campaign to close the nuclear misslie facility..
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