At an event organised by nine organisations looking to make people’s feelings about the importance of acting against climate change known, more than 1000 people joined hands to make a ‘Mili-band’ around Kingsnorth power station.
Organisations responsible for making the event a success include Oxfam, RSPB, NUS, People and Plant and Greenpeace, and it is hoped that both Climate Secretary Ed Miliband and owners of the Kingsnorth power station, E-on, will heed the call from those making their protest against the proposal for a new coal fired power plant at the site, as Ed Miliband will shortly be making the decision about whether to allow the new development to go ahead.
Following the formation of the Mili-band, a fete took place, turning the fields surrounding the site of the power plant into a huge carnival. As well as stalls and activities to keep the children occupied, organic food for people to enjoy, and the overall good feeling of gathering together a crowd of like-minded people to make a point about the importance of reducing our reliance on fossil fuels and not succumbing to building new polluting giants, there was live music to keep the crowds entertained.
Kingsnorth power station has been the focus of a fair amount of media attention lately due to a number of attempts from activists to highlight the impact of using coal to run power stations on the environment. Two weeks ago, four Greenpeace protesters boarded a ship in peaceful protest that was supplying coal to Kingsnorth. One of the protesters, Sarah Shoraka, told Kent Online,
“The reason we’re doing this is because coal is the most climate-wrecking fuel there is.”
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