Greenpeace maintains shut down of coal export terminal

August 05, 2009

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Mackay, Queensland, Australia — UPDATE 12.30pm: Greenpeace activists have succeeded in shutting down Hay Point Export Coal Terminal for over five hours as part of a call to Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to back Pacific Island Leaders’ demands to cut carbon emissions by 45% by 2020.

At 12 noon today, four activists remain locked to the coal loaders.

The Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, is hosting the Pacific Island Forum, where climate change will be high on the agenda.

"Right now, Prime Minister Rudd is masquerading as a climate hero while his policies literally threaten the future of some of the countries he is hosting," Greenpeace climate campaigner Julien Vincent said.

“He simply can’t keep expanding Australia’s export coal industry whilst claiming to be taking strong action on climate.”

New images and footage:
http://www.greenpeacemedia.org Username: photos, Password: green

Images & footage include:
- aerial and CU images of Pacific Island activists still locked on
- aerial footage of 4 climbers attached to conveyor wires
- activists attached to a platform, with "Coal or Climate Kevin?" banner

For further information contact:
AV Coordinator: Abram Powell 0409 812 641
Media advisor onboard the Esperanza: James Lorenz 0400 376 021 or satellite phone 0011 47 5140 7986
Media advisor in Mackay: Elsa Evers 0438 204 041
Media advisor at the Pacific Islands Forum in Cairns: Keiller MacDuff 0429 033 411

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