A german activist went to jail today for an action against the construction of a coal fired power plant. Two years ago, she took part on a blockade at the construction site of the Vattenfall-coal plant in Hamburg-Moorburg. She refused to pay her penalty. On 13th August, she started her penalty in the Justizvollzugsanstalt Brühl near Karlsruhe.
The action was part of the first german climate camp 2008 in Hamburg. The local government in Hamburg is a coalition between the green and the conservative party. Before the election in 2008, the green party promised to stop the construction of the plant if they join the goverment. After their election into the government, they accepted the coal plant.