The activists from Austria, Britain, the Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia want to spend several days on the chimney, 150 metres above ground, in protest against global greenhouse gas pollution.
They have a tent, a web camera and a notebook. No incidents have occurred so far, and neither the plant's guards nor the police intervened. Pinos said the protest was related to the international conference on climate change opening on the island of Bali in Indonesia on December 3. Czech Environment Minister Martin Bursik (Green Party) is to take part in the conference. "Our protest should be a message that the minister can hand over on Bali," Pinos said. "We want to point to ineffective coal burning in Czech govt agrees to annul pension agreement with Russia ...
Czech official warns about U.S.-reduced base finance ...
Bali bombers' final appeal fails ...
Number of foreigners in Czech Republic rising ... out-of-date thermal power plants and offer an alternative solution," he said. Prunerov II, operated by the CEZ power utility, is the biggest air polluter in the Czech Republic, annually producing 8.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide, according to Greenpeace. The Czech Republic is the fourth worst EU country in carbon dioxide emissions per capita and the second in the world in the coal output per capita, Pinos said. He said Greenpeace wanted to open a discussion with Czech politicians and possibly even with Czech President Vaclav Klaus whose negative position on global warming was well known.
(Ceske Noviny)
more info >>
<< Back