Hi John
I'm on top of a coal train
right now with 49 ordinary people, who believe so passionately that we
need to stop climate change, we've stopped a train reaching Cottam power
station in Nottinghamshire. We flagged it down at 2.30pm and right now, we’re shovelling coal off the train.
It’s pretty dirty work but I’m here with good friends, and we know it’s the right thing to do.
At this same exact moment, thousands of miles away in New York, global
leaders are coming together for a hugely important meeting about the
climate.
But while world leaders like David Cameron talk, there’s a plan to give
energy companies in the UK millions of pounds of tax-payers' money to
keep old coal power plants burning.
See what's happening on top of the train:
https://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/people-vs-coal
https://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/people-vs-coal
I'm blocking this coal train today to show our leaders that it’s time
for action. David Cameron is at the global leaders meeting. When he gets
home, he needs to scrap the plan to give tax-payers' money to keep coal
power plants going.
And Ed Miliband needs to set out his plan to get us off coal. That
could be enough to persuade energy companies to shut down coal plants
instead of patching them up.
Click to see photos and video, and read stories:
https://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/people-vs-coal
https://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/people-vs-coal
There are 50 of us on this train in Nottinghamshire, but Greenpeace is
millions of people around the world. Together we’re working for a green,
peaceful future powered by renewable energy. We want a protected
Arctic, and a world of oceans and forests teeming with life.
Back on the train, we’ll hold on for as long as we can – but to truly get our message out we need thousands more to support our call:
https://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/people-vs-coal
https://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/people-vs-coal
Thanks for all that you do,
Fran, from a coal train in Nottinghamshire
PS: You can see video clips rushed by bike from the stopped train, read the stories of the people on board, and sign the petition to end dirty coal here: https://secure.greenpeace.org.uk/people-vs-coal