Yesterday a group of more than twenty-five activists from around the country entered and blockaded the construction site of Dominion Virginia Power's new coal-fired power plant in Wise County, VA .
Eleven people who locked themselves to steel drums with functional solar panels attached were arrested.
VIDEO:
You can check out the:
Action website: http://www.wiseupdominion.org
AP Article in the Washington Post: http://www.washingtonpost.com/...
Local news report: http://www.timesnews.net/...
Thren,several hours later, Rainforest Action Network activists in San Francisco infiltrated Bank of America's annual investors conference and projected photographs from this morning's action in Virginia behind Dominion CEO Thomas F. Farrell as he spoke. The images, which you can see on RAN's flickr site, stayed up for fifteen minutes.
Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/...
Blog reportback: http://understory.ran.org/...
Video from San Francisco:
Local groups have been fighting this plant through every available legal means: hundreds of people have turned out to rallies and hearings, and more than 45,000 people have signed a petition opposing the plant and contacting Virginia’s Governor.
After the Aug 14th groundbreaking ceremony of the coal site, residents of the area fearing increased adverse health effects from the plant called for the support of coal activists around the country. Activists came from Tennessee to California who refuse to see any more Mountaintop Removal coal mining, and want to build a clean energy system that revives Appalachia’s struggling economy.
Right now a movement is growing. And it’s growing quickly. I hope you’ll watch today’s video, look at the photos, read the reports, and see what I see: an amazing opportunity.