Local residents protest blocking power plant supply (Kozani, Greece, 9/5/2008)

After a deci­sion of the Envi­ron­ment and Unem­ploy­ment Asso­ci­a­tion of Akri­ni, Kozani, dozens of res­i­dents occu­pied since 10 in the morn­ing, the north­ern gate of the Agios Dim­itrios Pow­er Plant, cut­ting the cin­der sup­ply of the belt-con­vey­er.

Kozani power plant blockadeAfter a deci­sion of the Envi­ron­ment and Unem­ploy­ment Asso­ci­a­tion of Akri­ni, Kozani, dozens of res­i­dents occu­pied since 10 in the morn­ing, the north­ern gate of the Agios Dim­itrios Pow­er Plant, cut­ting the cin­der sup­ply of the belt-con­vey­er. They protest against envi­ron­men­tal degra­da­tion and unem­ploy­ment, and for the translo­ca­tion of their vil­lage out­side the plan­t’s pol­lut­ed area. “Spar­takos” a Pub­lic Pow­er Com­pa­ny’s work­ers asso­ci­a­tion announced they sup­ports the protest.

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