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United Kingdom: E.ON lobbied for stiff sentences against Kingsnorth activists, papers show

2013-02-19 19:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: The UK chief executive of energy giant E.ON repeatedly lobbied the then-energy secretary Ed Miliband and others over the sentencing of activists disrupting the company's power plants, warning that any failure to issue "dissuasive" sentences could "impact" upon investment decisions in the UK. The warnings, which came while the government was still trying to persuade E.ON and others to invest in next-generation nuclear plants, have been described by activists as "wholly improper". Dr Paul Golby,...

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