Blogposts tagged 'Mount Rushmore'

Day two on the coal occupation in Italy

Posted by tracy - 9 July 2009 at 7:05am - 0 Comments

High above the Venice lagoon, Greenpeace demand strong climate leadership. from the G8.

Just as our tired activists in Italy were starting to settle in for a long night on top of the coal power stations yesterday, we got word that Greenpeace climbers in the US had rappelled down the face of Mount Rushmore with a banner that challenges Obama to show real leadership on climate change at the G8 this week.

Article tagged as: climate change, direct action, g8, italy, mount rushmore, obama

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Live from Abe Lincoln's forehead... activists call on President Obama to show leadership

Posted by tracy - 8 July 2009 at 4:39pm - 0 Comments

Note - the live broadcast is no longer running.

We need to see real action from world leaders this year if we are going to save our climate. That's why over 100 Greenpeace activists from 15 countries occupied four coal-fired power stations across Italy today and they're demanding that the G8 Heads of State take decisive leadership on climate change. You can follow live updates from the Italy here.

And now our friends in the US have climbed Mount Rushmore and are challenging President Obama to be a leader on climate change, and they are broadcasting it live. The signal drops out occasionally, but when it works - wow. The park authorities have just reach the top of the monument.

The UK can set an example for the world by putting an end to new dirty coal-fired power plants. Tell Ed Miliband what you'll do if he consents a new dirty coal plant at Kingsnorth in Kent: The Big If

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