Qld: Greenpeace protesters scale another coal terminal

AAP General News (Australia)
08-05-2009
Qld: Greenpeace protesters scale another coal terminal

Greenpeace activists have disrupted a Queensland coal terminal by chaining themselves
to a 50m high loader .. their second protest against climate change inaction in as many
days.

Greenpeace has escalated its calls for real action on climate change by disrupting
coal loading at Hay Point Coal Terminal in Mackay.

Activists have scaled a 50-metre high coal loader and have used tightly bound chains
to lock themselves to the structure to stop its operation.

They conducted a similar protest at the Xstrata Coal operated Abbot Point terminal
.. 25km north of Bowen in north Queensland .. yesterday.

Police have arrested six people at Hay Point .. but four protesters are still chained
to the top of the coal loader and have disrupted the terminal since about 7.30 this morning.

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