Press release - August 29, 2007
The Greenpeace vessel Arctic Sunrise is on its way to Toronto, where it will welcome the public this weekend.
After successfully disrupting a coal shipment to the Nanticoke
Generating Station on Lake Erie, the Arctic Sunrise will continue
its tour promoting clean energy for Ontario.
Early this morning, activists boarded the Algomarine coal
freighter and locked themselves to a loading boom, while a second
team painted the words "No Coal. No Nuclear. Clean Energy" on the
ship's hull. Three people were arrested.
"The Liberal government broke their promise to end coal power
generation by 2007. We sent a strong message to Ontario's
politicians that they will continue to be challenged until they
commit to clean energy and abandon dirty coal and nuclear power,"
said Shawn-Patrick Stensil, energy campaigner for Greenpeace
Canada. "Renewable is doable, don't let politicians tell you it
isn't."
The Nanticoke facility is the largest single emitter of climate
changing greenhouse gases in Canada. Ontario Power Generation added
security to the facility in the days leading up to today's action,
which ended peacefully.
Tonight, a representative the Ministry of Transport guaranteed
passage to the Arctic Sunrise to Toronto.
The Arctic Sunrise will be docked at Toronto's Harbourfront and
open for visits between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sunday and
Monday.
For more information, please
contact:
Jane Story, Greenpeace Communications, 416-930-9055
Shawn-Patrick Stensil, Greenpeace Energy Campaign,
416-884-7053