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Pictures from Drax train action

thecoalhole | 13.06.2008 13:19 | Climate Chaos | Leeds Bradford | Sheffield

Protest halts Drax coal train as summer of discontent against coal continues…

Protest halts Drax coal train as summer of discontent against coal continues…

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Protestors have halted a coal train carrying fuel for Drax power station in Yorkshire, the single biggest source of CO2 in the UK. The protest comes six weeks before the 2008 Camp for Climate Action at Kingsnorth power station - which will also highlight how using coal to supply energy will be a disaster for the planet.

Dressed in white overalls and canary outfits, they used safety signals to stop the train on a bridge overlooking the power station, before climbing on board and dumping coal off onto the tracks.

The train has been stopped on a branch line used exclusively for delivering coal to Drax. Protestors have used a network of climbing ropes to suspend themselves under the bridge from the train - meaning any movement while the protest continues is impossible.

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Additions

Today

13.06.2008 16:42

Great show guys! The power station is just across the fields from our school, so we've seen all the rapid response units from the police an everything, they even had the cheek to use our car park!
Not that it makes a difference but I had a row with several teachers who think this is a stupid idea, and i'm pretty sure I got my point across, but some people ar so damn stubborn.
That said I've seen plenty of support as I spread the news, so way to go all of you, wish I was there.

Beth

info on campaign to stop new open cast coal mines in the UK

13.06.2008 18:35

Absolutely brilliant action! For further info: this links in with a new direct action campaign "Leave it in the ground! " to stop the proposed massive new open cast coal mines to open up all over the country.

Actions have started to take place at a new coal mine in Derbyshire and at UK coal headquarters. More are certain to follow. Check out

http://www.leaveitintheground.org.uk and

http://www.earthfirst.org.uk and contact Derby Earth First! (

http://www.earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports/derby) for how to get involved.

Action reports
Noise Demo at UK Coal headquarters 9 June

http://earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports/node/20879

Mass Trespass at coal mine 26 May

http://earthfirst.org.uk/actionreports/node/20727

well done
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Next public event - noise demo at UK Coal, 14th July

15.06.2008 19:12

Following our last successful noise demo, there's another one on Monday 14th July - details the same as for last, but meeting outside Doncaster train station at 3:30, or outside UK Coal at 4pm.

More details to follow...

Check out our website

make coal history
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Comments

Display the following 8 comments

Damn — Nobody
good training — chuffed
:-) — moose
Respect! — X
its ironic — josh
absolutely brilliant — keiros
re: its ironic — anti-scab
we need the coal and the jobs — ex NCB/BRITISH COAL employee

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