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