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Twenty-seven yoots arrested protesting construction of <del |
David Roberts |
20 Feb 2008 |
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| A while back, Al Gore wondered publicly why young people aren't out protesting in front of coal plants. Well, here you go: On Monday, a group of young people chained themselves together to prevent construction of a South Florida power plant -- 27 of them were arrested. [UPDATE: According to Matt in comments, it was a gas plant, not a coal plant. Should have read closer.] Those Palm Beach cops don't look very friendly (pictures from Rising Tide): That takes ... |
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| Topics: coal, energy, Florida, grassroots activism, politics (all these topics) |
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