Greenpeace activists shut down Southland coal mine to highlight Fonterra climate crimes
Just before dawn this morning Greenpeace activists shut down a pit in the Southland ‘New Vale’ lignite coalmine.
The dirty lignite coal is used by Fonterra to help fuel operations at its nearby Edendale dairy factory. Like the two palm kernel shipments bound for Fonterra dairy farms recently, the activists have labeled the lignite mine as another Fonterra climate crime.
This action follows our recent expose of Fonterra’s role in rainforest destruction for palm based animal feed and two actions on palm kernel imports into New Zealand.
At the mine activists unfurled a massive 40 by 40 metre banner, reading Fonterra Climate Crime on the ground of the opencast mine. Other activists have blocked one of the entrances and locked themselves onto some of the excavating machinery. See more at http://www.greenpeace.org.nz
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