Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/BHP-Coal-Train-Halted-in-Australia-27MZIFII0GO5.htmlConceptually similarBHP Coal Train Halted in AustraliaGP02EDYCompleted★★★★BHP Coal Train Halted in AustraliaGP02EDVCompleted★★★★BHP Coal Train Halted in AustraliaGP02EDWCompleted★★★★BHP Coal Train Halted in AustraliaGP02EDXCompleted★★★★BHP Coal Train Halted in AustraliaGP02EE0Completed★★★★Action at BHP Billiton in MelbourneGP02EAHCompleted★★★★Train Transporting CoalGP01M51Completed★★★★Train Transporting CoalGP01M52Completed★★★★Action at BHP Billiton in MelbourneGP02EAGCompleted★★★★View AllGP02EDZBHP Coal Train Halted in AustraliaPolice is at the site where Greenpeace activists have fasten to the track a metal box during an action to stop a fully loaded coal train. The coal comes from BHP Billington's Mt. Arthur coalmine 10km from Muswellbrook. BHP Billiton’s largest in the Hunter Valley area.The protest aims to highlight BHP’s stance on carbon tax where the company seeks to dodge paying tax on pollution and fugitive emissions while claiming to support a tax on carbon.Locations:Australia-Hunter Valley-New South Wales-OceaniaDate:8 Jun, 2011Credit:© Dean Sewell / GreenpeaceMaximum size:2048px X 1356pxKeywords:Actions and protests-Aerial view-BHP Billiton-Cars-Climate (campaign title)-Coal-Day-Greenpeace activists-KWCI (GPI)-Outdoors-Police-Railways-Small group of peopleShoot:BHP Coal Train Halted in AustraliaGreenpeace activists halt a fully loaded coal train after locking one of the activists into a metal box with a large slogan on the side reading: “Pollution Tax Collection Point” and fastening it to the track. The coal comes from BHP Billington's Mt. Arthur coalmine 10km from Muswellbrook, the largest in the Hunter Valley area. The protest aims to highlight BHP’s stance on carbon tax where the company seeks to dodge paying tax on pollution and fugitive emissions while claiming to support a tax on carbon.
