The Lobster Boat vs. The Coal Freighter as Climate Activists Blockade Power Plant
https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/05/15-2#.UZO8V-rBj8M
Stearing a lobster boat called the Henry David T., two climate activists on Wednesday attempted to blockade a shipment of West Virginia coal from arriving at Brayton Point Power Station in Massachusetts, New England's largest coal-fired power plant.
The coal freighter, the Energy Entreprise, is believed to be carrying coal from a mountain top removal operation in Appalachia to the terminal in Massachusetts, setting up a 'David vs. Goliath' visual in which the activists in their tiny lobster boat put themselves between the massive coal ship and the power plant's terminal.
Updates from the site indicate that the Henry David T. and its occupants have been detained by the US Coast Guard.
In a statement released by Ken Ward and Jay O’Hara, the two men behind the action—which is operating under the name #coalisstupid—said their blockade at Brayton is a locally-directed action inspired by the the international climate activism network 350.org and their "Summer Heat" campaign.
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