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Dick H wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:46 pm From WMUR TV9: Protesters Blocking Coal Train at Hooksett. Local and NHSP taking action."NO COAL, NO GAS" It appears these idiots are fine if people die in the cold months.
https://www.wmur.com/article/coal-power ... n/30161554
Whether the Ayer group operated independently or in coordination with the group in Hooksett cited by Dick H dunno. MSP and PDs Groton, Harvard, Littleton, and Shirley were contacted for assistance.
AYER — Environmental activists brandishing signs protesting the use of gas and coal were arrested after they blocked the path of an oncoming freight train during the early morning hours Sunday, authorities say.
...According to police, 12 protesters were taken into custody and charged with trespassing on railroad property. They will be arraigned in Ayer District Court on Monday.
toolmaker wrote: ↑Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:27 pmI wonder if they propose alternate fuel sources: wind turbines?? solar panels??Dick H wrote: ↑Sun Dec 08, 2019 4:46 pm From WMUR TV9: Protesters Blocking Coal Train at Hooksett. Local and NHSP taking action."NO COAL, NO GAS" It appears these idiots are fine if people die in the cold months.
https://www.wmur.com/article/coal-power ... n/30161554
jaymac wrote: ↑Mon Dec 09, 2019 12:37 pm Fair use from the e-version of the 12-09 Lowell Sun which I couldn't link:There were also reports of protesters in West Bolyston.Whether the Ayer group operated independently or in coordination with the group in Hooksett cited by Dick H dunno. MSP and PDs Groton, Harvard, Littleton, and Shirley were contacted for assistance.
AYER — Environmental activists brandishing signs protesting the use of gas and coal were arrested after they blocked the path of an oncoming freight train during the early morning hours Sunday, authorities say.
...According to police, 12 protesters were taken into custody and charged with trespassing on railroad property. They will be arraigned in Ayer District Court on Monday.
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