Posted on 12/17/2019 3:37:36 AM PST by grundle
Protesters flagged down the coal train to stop it and then occupied the tracks in Massachusetts early Sunday. (Courtesy of 350 New Hampshire Action)
More than 20 protesters were arrested Sunday trying to block a train from delivering coal to Merrimack Station power plant in Bow.
The climate activists who organized the blockades also marched on the plant at a demonstration in September, when dozens more were arrested.
Lila Kohrman-Glaser is an organizer with one of the protest groups, 350 New Hampshire Action. She says they want to end to the burning of planet-warming fossil fuels in the region.
"It is crucial that the actions that we take not be one-off actions,” she says. “They are part of a campaign, and we will continue until the power plant is taken offline once and for all."
She and about 100 others joined the protest Sunday, delaying the train at three different points along its route – in Worcester and Ayer, Massachusetts, and in Hooksett.
About two dozen people were arrested on misdemeanor trespassing charges.
Two who climbed a railway bridge in Hooksett and were removed by police are also charged with resisting arrest.
Kohrman-Glaser says their goal is to speed the region's transition to renewable energy.
"We have decided that we're not going to allow business as usual to proceed at the plant,” she says. “That means that we're not going to allow coal trains to arrive to Bow unhindered, and it means that we are going to do everything in our power to make sure that the plant cannot run."
Merrimack Station is New England's largest remaining coal-fired power plant that doesn't have a retirement date. It typically runs most when energy demand is at its peak.
I hope his car wasn't scratched.
No problem. Let them all freeze in the dark.
Thanks. That was beautiful!
And he called the driver a lunatic. LOL.
Have they thrown away their phones and computers in protest?
Just another drug related boating accident.
They’re just hurting working class New Hampshirites trying to heat their houses.
LOL
Even the pigs thought that was funny.
Rolling coal is always a great one.
At 1:37 it’s the local good ol’ boys coming out to support the city cops who were slammed for that psycho little pothead girl.
Who knew there were that many diesels in town.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYPMbLO4pAY
But, but, but.....
How’s poor Greta going to power her Tesla??
Give them a few lumps of coal for their Christmas (oops holiday) stocking and send them home.
Only if the train is going faster.
“...And we can all freeze to death in the dark...”
Nah... some “concerned citizens” with side-by-sides loaded with rock salt can disperse the freaks real quick.
Especially when their children are freezing back at home because of these punks blocking the plant.
Reminds me of one of my favorite Jerry Clower yarns. Of course these enviroloons aren’t nearly as smart as Marcel Ledbetter was.
Shut down the plant and let the eco-nitwits freeze to death.
Some years ago they had people lay on the tracks to try to stop a train....train one...protester two less limbs
Soak them down with soapy water. It penetrates the water resistant clothing real well. Then in a short time toss the human icebergs off the tracks.
I read something like this back in 1981 or so. At the time I lived in Boise, Idaho.
A train was on its way to Bremerton, WA - cargo was supposedly something ‘special’ for the nuke boats there.
The train ran severed both legs of some deserving moron who laid himself across the tracks.
Being stupid can be very painful.
I’d be willing to bet that attempting to stop a train could be a very serious federal crime.
Could put a damper on this kind of behavior if charged properly...
They’re so compassionate.
Can road kill be Soylent Green? That would make these protesters have a little value.
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