The separate Climate Camp in the City, an occupation of a major road, was entirely peaceful - but highly disruptive for anyone in the area.

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The first action by Climate Camp for Climate Action was at Drax coal power station in 2006, followed by Heathrow airport in 2007 and Kingsnorth coal power station in 2008.

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The Camp for Climate Action claimed thousands of peaceful protesters were attacked without warning.

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At the weekend, footage released by Camp for Climate Action protesters showed a police officer striking a man, identified as IT worker Alex Cinnane, with a riot shield.

BBC: Police chiefs defend G20 tactics

Yesterday, I wrote about the announcement, little noticed at the time, that G8 leaders had agreed to join the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants during their May Camp David summit.

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The climate in Chad allows the women in Iridimi camp to cook on solar for about 330 days per year.

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The camp illustrates just what a nightmare climate change has become for those who are charged with putting the aviation industry's best public-relations foot forward.

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In a warmer climate, Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea hosts an annual surf camp, where legend Dave Kalama has imparted his big-wave expertise to guests.

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Situated in a lush--for Texas, anyway--valley, with 19 acres of waterfront and a warm year-round climate, the resort sat on the former site of the Sunshine Nudist Camp (in the '70s), the Steiner Ranch Rodeo Camp (later in the '70s) and the Bermuda Inn Reducing Resort (up until the creation of Lake Austin).

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