Greenpeace activists fasten to the track a metal box with a large slogan on the side reading: “Pollution Tax Collection Point” 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.