A Coal Power Plant

The Independent reports that a Greenpeace group who made £35,000 worth of damage to a coal-fired power station were justified in their actions, because the threat of global warming is so significant. The jurors accepted the argument of “lawful excuse” by the Greenpeace group which allows damage to be made to property to prevent even greater damage. This repurposed legal loophole was originally intended for cases such as breaking down a door to extinguish a burning house.

The global warming debate stirs a lot of passion from both sides, exemplified by the irony that Greenpeace should make a non-peaceful protest. We at stop-global-warming.com believe that you should be passionate about the global warming debate, but would rather you don’t break other people property regardless of your position. Such behaviour hinders constructive communication and progress.