Protestors Lockdown to Coal Plant Generator

Greenville, SC- On Nov. 30,  two protestors locked themselves to the 1.5 million pound generator destined for Duke Energy’s Cliffside coal plant in Rutherford County, North Carolina. Protestors vowed to prevent the generator, which had 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”.

source: http://www.actforclimatejustice.org/2009/11/u-s-concerned-citizens-block-shipment-of-generator-to-cliffside-coal-plant/