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Greenpeace direct action at transport ministry ends with 16 arrests

Last edited 28 November 2011 at 5:09pm
28 November, 2011

Sixteen environmental activists were arrested outside the Department for Transport in London today after they used chains, plywood boards and cars to blockade the entrances “to stop officials and Ministers lobbying for tar sands.” The two main doorways into the Ministry were closed off for more than seven hours until police arrested the campaigners for alleged aggravated trespass.

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Ministry blocks anti-tar sands law, so we block ministry's front door

Posted by jamie — 28 November 2011 at 12:13pm - Comments

Right now, 50 activists are blockading the Department for Transport with two immobilised cars parked in front of the entrance. Why? Because our government is trying to scupper EU legislation that will block tar sands oil - the dirtiest, most polluting form of oil there is - from being sold at UK petrol pumps.

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