Protesters aim to close down power station
Climate change protesters aim to close down one of the UK's biggest coal-fired power stations, E.ON's Ratcliffe-on-Soar in Nottingham, on 17 and 18 October
An E.ON spokesman said: "We respect people's right to protest as long as it is done peacefully and lawfully. The safety of everyone at Ratcliffe; our staff, police and protesters is our absolute priority. We have increased security around the plant and continue to liaise with Nottinghamshire Police to ensure the safety of everyone on site.
"We believe the UK needs an open and honest debate around the challenge of how to ensure we tackle climate change, keep the lights on and help keep energy affordable.
"Ratcliffe power station brings a reliable and secure power supply to more than three million homes and businesses across the Midlands and is an important part of an energy mix that includes renewables, gas and new nuclear power stations."
The climate change protesters' website states: "Don't be confused - 2009 is just another year of climate talks, in which governments and corporations will continue business as usual and tell us how a load of corrupt (but profitable) trading is in fact a real attempt to save the world.
"To solve climate change we're going to have to get together and make a real noise. CO2 levels are rising 20,000 times faster than at any point in life's astonishing billion year history and coal is the biggest source of emissions. If we burn all the coal in the ground we're toast. No butter, no jam, just toast. So stopping the burning of coal in the rapidly warming world is a good place to start.
"That's why on the 17th & 18th October 2009 we're having a mega get together to close one of the UK's biggest coal fired power stations in Nottingham."
