(by Jake Levy)
Two Greenville protesters locked themselves to a generator headed for Duke Energy’s Cliffside Coal Plant in Rutherford County, North Carolina.Protesters are vowing not to let the 1.5 million pound generator, which has traveled across South Carolina on a 300-foot trailer, reach the coal plant.
The controversial coal plant would emit over six million tons of carbon dioxide every year and Duke energy is seeking to raise electricity rates to pay for Cliffside despite a recession that has made it difficult for some families to put food on the table. [click to continue…]
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