Greenpeace protestors cleared over coal protest

Source: Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) - Six activists from environmental group Greenpeace were cleared by a court on Wednesday of causing criminal damage when they closed down a coal-fired power station in Kent last year in a climate change protest.

The six scaled the chimney of the Kingsnorth power station and painted "Gordon" on it in large letters, calling on Prime Minister Gordon Brown not to allow new coal plants to be built without the technology to capture their carbon emissions.
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The six were cleared by a jury at Maidstone Crown Court of causing 30,000 pounds of criminal damage to the plant after the judge said he would accept a majority verdict, the Press Association news agency said.
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"If jurors from the heart of Middle England say it's legitimate for a direct action group to shut down a coal-fired power station because of the harm it does to our planet, then where does that leave government energy policy?

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It's an interesting verdict, but I don't think jury decisions set precedents, so I don't think this means they can assume it will happen again. It might, though.

The judge must have seen Al´s movie.

And a good day for me this is the 2nd time I've been the 5th recommend on an issue I really care about