Earth First! activists demand cancellation of proposed coal-fired power plant in Meigs County, Ohio
Columbus, OH -- At 11:30am Monday morning, about 100 Earth First! activists occupied the headquarters of American Municipal Power, an electric utility that provides statewide service to member communities.
As part of an ongoing series of direct actions, activists confronted CEO Marc Gerken and demanded that AMP-Ohio cancel its plans for construction of a new and widely opposed coal-fired power plant in southeast Ohio.
“Carbon dependence has eroded our economic power, destroyed our moral authority, diminished our international influence and prestige, endangered our national security, and damaged our health and landscapes. It is subverting everything we value.”
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Manifesto - May 2008
Giant trees 'to clear excess CO2'
The scientist who coined the term "global warming" in the 1970s has proposed a radical solution to the problem of climate change.
Wallace Broecker advocated millions of "carbon scrubbers" - giant artificial trees to pull CO2 from the air.
Dr Broecker told the Hay literary festival in south-east Wales: "We've got an extremely serious problem.
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