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08:50, November 17, 2008 |
Two Greenpeace ships have blockaded a harbor in the Dutch port of Rotterdam in a bid to stop the construction of a coal-fired power plant in the port area.
The German energy company E.ON plans to build eight new coal-fired plants in Europe, one of them in Rotterdam's industrial area. The two ships are preventing ships carrying coal from entering the port, Radio Netherlands reported Sunday.
Greenpeace says coal is the most polluting energy source.
On Saturday hundreds of environmental activists blockaded the construction site of the new E.ON plant. Dutch police intervened to end the protest.
Source:Xinhua
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