Rising Tide Actions

Coal was dumped and banner dropped at the doors of the Hamilton ANZ branch today. Citizens dressed in black came together to stand up against Australia's four big banks, demanding they stop financing the dirty coal industry. ANZ is the highest invester, hurling $1.6 billion of its customer's money at the climate crisis, and investing over six times more cash in coal power than renewable energy over the last five years.

Protesters chalked the pavement with the dirty facts concerning the big banks current involvement in the industry, causing many pedestrians to ask questions. One customer was shocked to find her bank was a major offender, insisting she would arrange a meeting with her local bank manager as soon as possible.

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Two climbers hanging from the NCIG coal terminal in Newcastle: Photo by Conor Ashleigh www.conorashleigh.com

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5:30am, Sunday 26th September 2010: Global warming activists have shut down operations at all three coal terminals in the Port of Newcastle, Australia, the world's largest exporter of coal.

At dawn this morning, teams of people entered the three coal terminals in Newcastle. The activists climbed to the top of large ship loading machines, and abseiled part-way down structural cables that suspend the loaders over coal ships. The ship loaders can't be operated without endangering the climbers, who are determined to stay there for as long as possible.

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