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ACTIVISTS STOP WORK ON GASPIPE IN ALLTWEN

goose | 16.01.2007 16:11 | Ecology | World

Work stopped for five and a half hours on construction site in Alltwen, Pontardawe






At 9am this morning a construction site in Alltwen was stormed by activists, climbing cranes and locking-on with d-locks by their necks. Work was stopped on the controversial LNG pipeline for five and a half hours, adding to the list of recent delays.

The protesters this morning were met with aggression, one had her camera snatched and damaged, whilst others were threatened with violence. After one activist climbed a crane, locked on by his neck, the operator of the crane then decided to move the crane about, seriously endangering the activist’s life.

Also construction workers initially kept on using heavy machinery on the site despite being advised not to due to health and safety reasons.

It is the eighth day that work has been stopped at the Trebanos camp across the valley. Support continues to grow for the campaign with more numbers getting involved daily.

The pipe, to be 115 miles long rips right through Wales, having devastating effects on the welsh countryside.

This action is just a small part of a big campaign to fight the pipe!
Currently we are occupying a public footpath stopping access to the construction site in the village of Trebanos. We also have a house which is a safe base to do actions from.

Come to Wales and be at the front line of britain's eco-defence! Loads more actions are planned and more sites too.

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request for film footage

28.01.2007 15:24

any chance we could be sent a film of the fantastic actions you're doing? we're struggling against Shell's plan to build a 9km unrefined gas pipeline and refinery here in beautiful rural mayo. many thanks and in solidarity.
rossport solidarity camp
glengad
pollathomas
ballina
mayo
ireland

lily


whos cooking on gas

17.06.2007 08:43

l understand your concerns to the countryside, which will without doubt be disruputed, but will be reinstated after work is completed. As for holes arrearing in pipes, and pipes not being tested, this complete rubbish. There has been years of research and testing before these pipes are put into use. From looking at this web-site l come to the conclusion that you are against using gas! Leading me to presume that non of you have gas central-heating, gas fires or gas cookers at home. l'd love to know how you all warm up your beans on your camp-sites around Wales, cause it can't be a GAS camping stove, surely thats goes against all your protesting. We need and use gas, and there is only one way to get it, its called a pipeline!!!!!!!

wife of a pipeline worker


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