Should safeworking rules change?

On Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:29:07 +1000, Uncle Joe wrote:

> To allow coal trains to run over hippies? Protest halts coal train for
> six hours
>
> THIRTY-SEVEN demonstrators were arrested after about 1000 people halted
> trains in Newcastle yesterday in a protest against the coal industry's
> role in climate change.
>
Copycats. A group did this in the UK about a month ago. They not only
chained them selves to the tracks but a group of them started unloading
the wagons onto the ground with shovels. Made a horrible mess.

Some one in the UK rail group said their punishment should be to live
with out electricity for several months.

Presumably most of the protesters got there by driving their oil fueled
cars.

On Jul 14, 4:29 am, "Uncle Joe" <b...@over.com> wrote:

> Three coal trains bound for Carrington Coal Terminal - one of the ports
> which make Newcastle the world's biggest export point

For everything, or just for coal?

> "We have a really slim window of opportunity to act on climate change, so we
> need to take action," said a spokeswoman for the protesters, George Woods..

A spokeswoman named George. Says either a lot, or nothing at all.

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:14:47 -0700, GrassyNoel wrote:

> On Jul 14, 4:29 am, "Uncle Joe" <b...@over.com> wrote:
>
>> Three coal trains bound for Carrington Coal Terminal - one of the ports
>> which make Newcastle the world's biggest export point
>
> For everything, or just for coal?

Just coal. nothing else there afaik.


>
>> "We have a really slim window of opportunity to act on climate change, so we
>> need to take action," said a spokeswoman for the protesters, George Woods.
>
> A spokeswoman named George. Says either a lot, or nothing at all.

Well, that makes a difference from running into trees I guess.