Demonstration outside GCM Resources AGM against Phulbari Mine in Bangladesh
A demonstration was held on 6 December outside the London AGM of GCM Resources against the open-cast coal mine project proposal in Phulbari, in the north west Dinajpur district of Bangladesh.
See http://www.demotiximages.com/news/529278/demonstration-outside-global-coal-resources-against-phulbair-mine.
See also http://bangladesh-web.com/view.php?hidRecord=342744 and http://www.banglanews24.com/English/detailsnews.php?nssl=c876914f82ce54cb533b186afd41166e&nttl=2010120810098 and video of the protest at http://www.youtube.com/user/arifmcse#p/a/u/1/TF-571LggSM.
Meanwhile, protesters against new coal power stations were on trial in the UK
See Ratcliffe on trial http://ratcliffeontrial.org/.
Statements of support at http://ratcliffeontrial.org/statements-of-support/
And in Australia, Climate Activists Shut Down Coal Conveyor
Two climate change activists chained themselves to a conveyor belt carrying coal to one of Australia’s largest power stations on Saturday, temporarily shutting the belt down, supporters said. The Camp for Climate Action protesters chained themselves by their necks, stopping movement of coal for more than two hours, group spokeswoman Ellen Roberts said. They were cut free by police and arrested, and the belt restarted. A spokesman for London-listed mining company Xstrata, which supplies coal to the power station, confirmed that the conveyor was halted. Macquarie Generation and police at the scene could not be immediately contacted for comment.
See http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6B30RW20101204.