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SHUT DOWN THE COAL INDUSTRY ON WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
by PRT crew	2007-06-05 9:34 PM +0800
Climate change is the noose around the future of the coal industry. If we all pull together we can end the life of this number one climate criminal.
ITS TIME TO SHUT DOWN THOSE DIRTY BASTARDS. Perth Rising Tide activists entered the refineries of Rio Tinto and BP in Kwinana to take action on the proposed 500 megawatt coal fired power station. Unproven carbon capture and storage technology is to be trial tested in Kwinana. This is not only a time bomb for future generations but a large scale laboratory test in the local environment. BP and Rio Tinto in their joint venture ‘Hydrogen Energy’ want to build a pilot 500 megawatt coal-fired power station in Kwinana, with offshore geosequestration capability. Climate action group Perth Rising Tide say the project is a waste of time and resources in the effort to prevent dangerous climate change. The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) says that large-scale geosequestration technology may become feasible in 50 years time. But this is far too late to prevent the effects of dangerous climate change. Australia needs to significantly cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 in an effort to avoid the effects of dangerous climate change. The IPCC say geosequestration could at best capture only 9-12 per cent of global carbon dioxide emissions by 2020. The IPCC also found that up to 70 per cent of emissions from electricity generation in 2050 may not even be suited to geosequestration. Safe geological storage of carbon dioxide as a supercritical liquid remains unproven. Commercial trials of geosequestration only began in 1996. A spokesperson for Western Australian climate action group Perth Rising Tide, said today: "WA does not need another coal-fired power plant. And there is no such thing as 'clean coal'. It's a myth." "In reality Climate Change has become the economic noose around the neck of fossil fuel industries. Carbon capture and storage is a last ditched attempt to exist in a carbon-challenged future." "Industry is desperate for geosequestration to be considered by governments as a ‘low emissions’ technology because without government subsidies geosequestration projects will not get off the ground." Perth Rising Tide say: "Government money should be spent on proven low emission renewable technologies such as wind, solar, geothermal and bioenergy. These technologies are commercially available today and would generate major investment and job development in Australia." "There are fears within the scientific community that carbon dioxide may not behave as expected when it is stored in geological formations. Indeed the presence of other minerals could cause chemical reactions, which could lead to the carbon dioxide leaking." "Should CO2 leakage occur, any climate change benefits would be lost, coupled with an immediate and serious threat to both human health and life in the surrounding ecosystems. Who will foot the bill should a major leakage occur? Taxpayers should not have to clean up the mess caused by a grasping climate change industry." The Kwinana project is one of three worldwide geosequestration projects proposed by Hydrogen Energy. Since the announcement Hydrogen Energy has had to scrap the plans for its British proposal due to lack of government support. Perth Rising Tide Website: www.perthrisingtide.wordpress.com

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Great action.
by Jerome	2007-06-06 7:25 AM +0800
Link here
Great pics!
by Sar	2007-06-06 11:48 AM +0800
Looks like a good action happened. Nice one. But why have you blurred the faces? Link here
Anonymity: Crucial
by X Factax	2007-06-06 12:25 PM +0800
The coal industry are ruthless. It's been well-documented that when Rising Tide's sisters in other parts of Australia have stood up and spoken out against these climate bullies, the Coal "mafia" come out in force. They will use every legal tool available to silence dissent. Despite the NVDA principles and peaceful intentions of RT advicates, the dying fossil fuel industry will stop at nothing to harass activists who speak up against them. Perhaps the poster of these pics felt a respect for these genuine folks. A respect for privacy is to be applauded. Unless of course, the people in the shots want to be identified! Link here

by Jerome	2007-06-07 1:24 AM +0800
Given that possibility, even more admirable. Link here
In support
by Tony	2007-06-11 4:57 PM +0800
I am totally in support of those activists who dared to enter the refinery, risk charges simply to hold a banner in an effort to raise public awareness. Geosequestration is not safe and not proven. I most certainly condem any attempt to trial unproven technology within our local environment. Link here

by Xin zao	2007-06-11 5:05 PM +0800
The solution to the 'climate crisis' is not to continue to use coal, but to cut it out completely. China has been investing billions into renewables, even though coal fired power stations continue to be built. Link here
who cares
by MalcomTurnbullshit	2007-06-15 2:38 PM +0800
Who cares about coal when there are bigger issues such as nuclear power to worry about? Link here
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