Tuesday 29th Aug: Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station Blockaded
The gates to Hartlepool Nuclear Power Station are currently being blockaded by a group of seven climate change campaigners.
This morning at 8am seven people blocked the entrance to the nuclear plant by locking themselves together across the gate with steel arm tubes.
A banner outside the gates reads "No More" (with the o's being nuclear symbols) - in reference to the Government's plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations.
Hartlepool nuclear power station was due to be decomissioned, however under the government plans, it's suggested that existing nuclear sites will be used to build more nuclear stations (as well as in other locations).
One of the campaigners speaking from the blockade said they were taking this direct action to highlight the fact that the nuclear route is not a solution to climate change.
It is also reported that the back entrance to the power station has been blocked, and that the workers arriving for shift change are unable to drive into the plant.
There are several police vehicles in attendance and armed police officers on the scene, but the situation is calm and the blockaders are confident they can maintain the blockade for some time.
See the full story and updates at http://www.indymedia.org.uk/en/2006/08/349367.html
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The last of the blockaders was removed at 6pm, 10 hours after arriving!
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Pics of the climate camp are now available on Indymedia
https://publish.indymedia.org.uk/
It is one of the largest squatted sites since Stonehenge 85.
The Mass Action to shut down Drax's coal-fired station is on Thursday,
so there is still time to get to the camp.
To find the camp, visit http://www.climatecamp.org.uk/location.htm
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