Arrests Made at Plant Protest
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Updated: 4:27 PM Sep 16, 2008
Arrests Made at Plant Protest
WISE, Va. (AP)
Fourteen protesters who locked themselves to steel drums at the construction site of Dominion Virginia's Wise County coal-fired power plant have been arrested.
Posted: 12:12 PM Sep 15, 2008
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Authorities have arrested nearly a dozen protesters who locked themselves to steel drums at the construction site of Dominion Virginia's Wise County coal-fired power plant.

County Commonwealth's Attorney Ron Elkins says the 11 arrested at the site in St. Paul Monday were charged with unlawful assembly, trespassing and obstructing justice, all misdemeanors. They were taken before a magistrate in Wise, and Elkins says they'll be arraigned later this week.

About 30 people entered the site of about 6 a.m. Monday to protest Dominion's $1.8-billion coal-fired power plant. Many stuck their arms through holes in steel drums that were chained to an entrance gate.

Holbrook said a fire crew was called to cut the protesters free from the drums, but they removed their arms as firefighters began sawing the tops off.

The protesters say the 585-megawatt power plant poses a health risk and would create a greater demand for coal derived from mountaintop removal mining.

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Posted by: E Madrid Location: USA on Sep 15, 2008 at 02:35 PM

kudos to the brave citizens who have put their bodies on the line! you all are my heroes! Those who see this action as an unnecessarily extreme measure simply do not see the perilous stiuation we are facing if we continue to depend on coal for electricity. thanks to you all for having the foresight!
Posted by: Joe Location: Coeburn on Sep 15, 2008 at 01:18 PM

How about more on the fact that these protestors were tresspassing on private property. They are facing felony tresspassing charges. Why is this not part of the story?
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