Greenpeace blockades Australian coal-fired power station

5am, 3 July 2008: Greenpeace activists locked on to the coal conveyor at Eraring Power Station in NSW's Hunter Valley.

5.15am, 3 July, 2008: Activists enter the power station conveyor area.

First light, 3 July, 2008: Activists prepare to enter Eraring Power Station. This old, dirty coal-fired power station sends nearly 20 million tonnes of greenhouse pollution into the atmosphere every year. Each hour we blockaded the coal supply, we prevented 2000 tonnes of CO2 being released.

5.10am: Activists wait outside the plant.

An activist climbs down a ladder in a stairwell above the coal stockpile.

5.30am, 3 July, 2008: Police arrive on the scene where activists were locked on to a conveyor for six hours. By locking onto this feed conveyor, we stopped coal entering the power station.

Activists heading towards Eraring Power Station early this morning.

Activist inside Eraring Power Station.

ERARING, NSW AUSTRALIA, 22 December 2004. Eraring Power Station imbetween Newcastle and Sydney. This power station utilises coal in a process that has a major contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and global warming.

Activistas de Greenpeace, incluyendo un ex minero, se colocan sobre los transportadores de carbón de la central eléctrica más grande de carbón de Australia, Eraring, una planta vieja e ineficaz, que envía casi 20 millones de toneladas de contaminación de invernadero en la atmósfera cada año