Climate activists occupy proposed site for coal plant in Britain
source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/jul/31/activists.fossilfuels
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More than 150 protesters descended on the site near the village of Kingsnorth in Kent ahead of next week's Camp for Climate Action, which is expected to attract thousands of environmentalists.
Activist Connor O'Brien said: "The purpose of the climate change camp is to target those businesses and companies who are involved in bringing about destructive climate change. This is the first of six coal-fired power stations being planned in the UK and if they go ahead the impact on the environment will be catastrophic."
The protest started on Sunday when environmentalists gathered at Heathrow airport - the scene of last year's camp - before travelling across London in a "green caravan", stopping off each night to highlight their objections to the proposed power station. The caravan is expected to arrive at Kingsnorth on Sunday along with hundreds of other protesters.
O'Brien said: "We want to make the issue of coal-fired power stations so big and so toxic that they will be widely opposed by the public and it will be impossible for them to go ahead. What we need is properly sustainable solutions."
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Amen. As long as no one gets hurt in these protests, I back them 100%. It is time to fight big coal and its destruction of our environment and humans and other species. If this is the only way to get that noticed, I'm for it. Too bad people in the US on the whole are more distracted by tabloid news than actually getting up and doing something to save this planet and ourselves. I hope we see more of these.
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MeganMcKenzie
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Good for them. We need to get out there and do the same in our country.
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MeganMcKenzie
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queenofit
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Reported by: Kristie Avery
Friday, Jul 18, 2008 @06:06pm CST
U.S. Congressman Mike Ross made his way to Hope, Arkansas today, speaking at a conference about clean coal technologies. A clean coal fire power plant is planned to be built in Hempstead County, Arkansas. Ross says The Natural State will benefit from the plant's production. Not only will the plant bring jobs to the area, but will help supply energy in the future. "It's important through this conference that we educate folks that coal doesn't have bad. It's our most affordable and abundant source of energy. It's much cleaner today than it was yesterday, and it holds a lot of promise for the future." Several state and federal leaders attended the conference, some from as far away as Connecticut and Georgia.
Yes Jan, this is what is happening across the "heartland of America" Bill Clinton and Mike Huckabee's old "home town" is the Proposed site for a new and "improved" clean coal ??? site.
One way to see the poverty and low education level of an area is look for dirty industry [like this]to come knocking.
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queenofit
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JanforGore
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More on this story.
- 3 years ago
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JanforGore
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shroomfairy
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Keep fighting!
- 3 years ago
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shroomfairy
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rabidlemur
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kudos, glad to hear about some responsible activism for once. Coal needs to become extinct, there is no clean coal, clean coal is like light beer, its an oxymoron.
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rabidlemur
