Climate camp kicked the coal industry’s ass
15Jul2008 Filed under: direct action, environment, social justice Author: admin
This weeks rash of protests in Newcastle, Australia, have served to draw the public eye towards the shocking contribution of the coal industry to climate change. From July 10-15, thousands of citizens, activists and environmental organisations have been holding a series of educational forums, practical workshops and direct actions to highlight the urgent need to end coal mining and export and turn to sustainable energy and lifestyles.
Police and coal executives were predicting confrontations over the proposed blockade of a coal train in Sunday [story here]. However, two non-violent direct actions to stop coal trains went off without a hitch, and people locked onto both coal trains and a conveyor belt at Carrington coal terminal. 41 people were arrested in all.
In related actions, Greenpeace activists scaled a smokestack at SwanbankB power station north of Brisbane with four arrests, and 27 were arrested at a lock on action at Eraring power station south of Newcastle.
Congrats especially to camp organisers and Friends of the Earth. You rock!
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i have been involved in environmental, human rights, animal rights & media activism for over fifteen years, since the birth of my kids. i love to write and make short amateur films. i've been published in some magazines including New Internationalist, Chain Reaction, Vegan Voice, Animals Today, Green Left Weekly, Maple St Coop news, and written too many zines and indymedia articles to list here. i've been a media tart at community radio 4ZzZ102.1fm since 2002. some of my radio can be listened to here or at Radio4all, my films can be found at EngageMedia
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