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Oxford protesters drop Wales power station blockade

9:40am Thursday 3rd April 2008

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Eight Oxford environmental campaigners have ended their blockade of a coal power station, two hours after they started.

The climate change campaigners used a bike lock to close the staff entrance at Aberthaw Power Station in Barry, South Wales, at 7.30am.

They also climbed inside metal pipes to stop anyone getting past.

All eight ended their protest at 9.15am after the power station management told staff not to come to work for the day.

The power station is run by RWE npower, which also owns Didcot Power Station.

A separate group of protesters from Bristol are continuing to blockade the main entrance.

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alan page, says...
11:04am Thu 3 Apr 08

Probably got an email saying they were news in their home town.

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Tony Brett, Oxford says...
11:09am Thu 3 Apr 08

Do these people not use any electricity themselves then?

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Nimby Neal, Oxford says...
12:57pm Thu 3 Apr 08

We use bad power sources like coal, people protest. We put up wind farms people protest. Great old democracy, everyone protests and nothing changes. Yes burning coal is bad, but until we have a goverment that forces through eco power methods and shuts up the NIMBY brigade nothing will change.

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PeterP, Oxford says...
11:01pm Thu 3 Apr 08

Looks like they didn't go home strait away: http://www.indymedia

.org.uk/en/regions/o

xford/2008/04/395493

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Roger, Oxford says...
1:57am Fri 4 Apr 08

"a goverment that forces through eco power methods and shuts up the NIMBY brigade".
This sounds a bit sort of, fascist, doesn't it ?

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