Arrests over planned power station 'climate camp'
"A total of 22 people have been arrested in connection with a planned "climate camp" near a power station in North Yorkshire, police have said.
The arrests were for public order offences, including conspiracy to interfere with key national infrastructure at #Drax Power Station in Selby between 8 and 13 August."
Meanwhile in California:
"The iconic evergreen forests that cover much of northern California are in grave danger. #Drax, a United Kingdom–based company that is the world’s largest bioenergy producer and second-largest #WoodPellet manufacturer, has joined forces with Golden State Natural Resources (GSNR), a government-linked nonprofit planning to expand industrial-scale wood pellet production into California."
https://www.nrdc.org/bio/rita-frost/drax-coming-california-forests-partnering-gsnr
"Burning solid biomass to generate electricity often emits huge amounts of carbon — even more than burning coal does.
Although pellet companies advertise that their operations consume low-quality wood, [there is] mounting evidence of significant deforestation around wood-pellet plants.
And in many cases, these facilities, [and their harmful impacts from air pollution, traffic and noise], are located near marginalized communities lacking political power."
"All charges against 15 people accused of ‘going equipped to lock on’ at a Drax protest have been thrown out for lack of evidence.
All of the Drax 15 were pre-emptively arrested in a £3 million policing operation in August last year that involved 1,070 police officers from 39 of Britain’s 44 forces. [That] same week police claimed their resources were too “stretched” to provide protection for asylum seekers being attacked in their accommodation by far right rioters."
Right on!!
@CelloMomOnCars One of #BCNDP #BCNewDeathParty former #BCForestry top officials, left BC & works for #Drax. Our former #BCPremier #JohnHorgan lied about taking early retirement to focus on health & family but he was actually going to work for ecocide coal company. That coal company has netted multiple fines for pollution/environmental violations & current premier was groomed by Horgan.
#BlameBCNDP because they are corrupted. They're responsible for ecocide here & involved in ecocide outside of BC too.
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