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Posted Nov 30th, 2009
Update: Four have been arrested: 2 who were locked down and 2 others. About 20 others are still at the site with banners. Pictures coming soon.
Breaking News: Two people are locked down to the Cliffside generator in Greenville, SC. Press release below and more info coming. Also keep track at: http://twitter.com/RisingTideNA
For Immediate Release
November 30, 2009
Press Contact: Liz Veazey 919-627-7324 ashevillerisingtide@gmail.com
Onsite Contact: Attila Nemecz 919-889-1261www.asheville.risingtidenorthamerica.org
Concerned citizens block shipment of generator to Cliffside Coal Plant.
Greenville, SC Two protestors have locked themselves to the 1.5 million pound generator destined for Duke Energy’s Cliffside coal plant in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Protestors are vowing to prevent the generator, which has been traveling across South Carolina on a 300 foot trailer, from reaching the coal plant. “Our nation has no choice, we must stop burning coal. The only choice that we can make is whether we do that in time to still have breathable air, drinkable water, a livable climate, and standing mountains,” said, Catherine Anne. Protestors also draped a large banner from the top of the generator reading, “Stop Cliffside.”
Posted Nov 19th, 2009
(Rome, 18 November 2009) The blatant absence of the heads of states of the
G8 countries in the World Food Summit, held in Rome from 16 to 18th of
November was one of the key causes of the total failure of this summit.
There were no concrete measures taken to eradicate hunger, to stop food
speculation or to stop the expansion of agrofuels. There were no measures
to stop the devastating effects of corporate agriculture or to support
domestic peasant based food production. Continue Reading »
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