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Climate Action at Muja coal power station

On Friday, Activists from CIA (Concerned, Independent Activists) locked on to and shut down a conveyor transporting coal into Muja power station in Collie. Two activists were arrested. In the early hours of the morning the activists entered the perimeter of the station and shut down the conveyor belt supplying coal into the station. The action, conducted along non violent peaceful methods, was intended to protest the continued use and expansion of polluting and unsustainable power generation in Western Australia. One person has locked onto the conveyor belt used to transport coal into the power station, preventing its operation and stopping the conveyor belt supply of coal into the plant. Benjamin Cody, a thirty year old father of four from Bunbury said that he was shutting down the plant to highlight and protest against government approval of two new coal-fired power stations and plans for the construction of two more. "Each of these will have a lifetime of at least thirty years, committing ourselves and future generations of West Australians to dirty, polluting and unreliable energy until around 2040. The Carpenter and Rudd Governments need to be held accountable, and the transition to WA's dean energy future has to start now," Mr Cody said. "Generating electricity from coal-fired power stations is the dirtiest way to produce power on the planet Collie could be the 'Silicon Valley' of renewable energies if the government were to direct investment into renewable technology. Instead this money is all being directed towards the coal industry". This action is part of a growing trend around Australia of communities who are frustrated with the lack of action being taken by governments on climate change. "All over the world people are reclaiming their power and asserted their right to live in a world free from dangerous climate change". Adapted from the newswire by IMC editors. [ Read the full story here. ]

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