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Activists say Massachusetts coal blockade was justified
2014-09-02 03:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Two men who used an old lobster boat to block a coal shipment to New England`s largest coal-burning power plant say they plan to argue at trial that their actions were necessary because of the threat posed by climate change. Environmental activists Ken Ward and Jonathan "Jay" O`Hara say they don`t intend to dispute many of the facts of the case during their jury trial, which opens Sept. 8 in Fall River District Court. Instead, they want to prove that global warming is real and that bold action...
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