{"id":6151,"date":"2016-05-22T06:17:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T10:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=6151"},"modified":"2016-12-14T12:15:16","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T17:15:16","slug":"tens-of-thousands-take-part-in-global-actions-targeting-worlds-most-dangerous-fossil-fuel-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.cpnn-world.org\/?p=6151","title":{"rendered":"Tens of Thousands Take Part in Global Actions Targeting World\u2019s Most Dangerous Fossil Fuel Projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
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. . SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT . .<\/p>\n

An article from Ecowatch<\/a> (abridged)<\/p>\n

Twelve days of unprecedented worldwide action against fossil fuels concluded Sunday showing that the climate movement will not rest until all coal, oil and gas is kept in the ground. The combined global efforts of activists on six continents now pose a serious threat to the future of the fossil fuel industry, already weakened by financial and political uncertainty.<\/p>\n

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\nThe UK\u2019s largest opencast coal mine was shut down for a day.
\nPhoto credit: Tim Wagner<\/center><\/p>\n

Tens of thousands of activists took to the streets, occupied mines, blocked rail lines, linked arms, paddled in kayaks and held community meetings in 13 countries, pushing the boundaries of conventional protest to find new ways to demand coal, oil and gas stay in the ground. Participants risked arrest\u2014many for the first time\u2014to say that it\u2019s time to Break Free from the current energy paradigm that is locking the planet into a future of catastrophic climate change. . . <\/p>\n

Highlights include:<\/p>\n

Thousands worldwide risked arrest during the actions, many for the first time.<\/p>\n

$20 million worth of coal shipments were halted by activists shutting down the largest coal port in the world in Newcastle, Australia.<\/p>\n

The UK\u2019s largest opencast coal mine was shut down for a day.<\/p>\n

Hundreds stood up to South Africa\u2019s most powerful family with a march that delivered coal to their front door, despite their attempts to silence civil society by pressuring police to revoke permits for a march.<\/p>\n

Dozens of people occupied train tracks overnight on both coasts of the United States to stop oil-filled \u2018bomb trains\u2019 from rolling through communities \u2014 including less than 100 feet from low-income public housing in Albany, New York.<\/p>\n

3,500 people shut down one of Europe\u2019s biggest carbon polluters in Germany, occupying a lignite mine and nearby power station for more than 48 hours, reducing the plant\u2019s capacity by 80 percent.<\/p>\n

10,000 marched against a proposed coal plant in Batangas, the Philippines.<\/p>\n

3,000 sent an ear-splitting message to Indonesia\u2019s president with a whistle demonstration against coal in Jakarta, and a few days later 12 activists climbed the cranes supplying coal for the Cirebon Coal Power Plant, and dropping banners to \u201cQuit Coal\u201d and for \u201cClean Energy, Clean Air.\u201d<\/p>\n

Community members blocked traffic outside the gates of Brazil\u2019s largest thermal coal plant, in Cear\u00e1.<\/p>\n

On land and water, indigenous communities and local activists blockaded the Kinder Morgan tar sands facility in Metro-Vancouver, unceded Coast Salish Territories.<\/p>\n

150+ local activists marched and occupied the entrance of two fossil fuel refineries, which are the largest unaddressed source of carbon pollution in the Northwest of the U.S.<\/p>\n

In Aliaga, Turkey 2,000 people marched to the gates of the Izmir region\u2019s largest coal dump, and surrounded it with a giant red line, as a call to end plans for the massive expansion of coal in the country.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe global climate justice movement is rising fast. But so are the oceans. So are global temperatures. This is a race against time. Our movement is stronger than ever, but to beat the odds, we have to grow stronger,\u201d Naomi Klein, award winning journalist\/author, said.\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Question for this article:<\/div>\n
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Despite the vested interests of companies and governments, Can we make progress toward sustainable development?<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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