Capitol Climate Action at the Capitol Coal Power Plant in Washington

Capitol Climate Action activists march on the Capitol Power Plant on Capitol Hill in Washington. The march against the coal fired plant that services the U.S. Capitol is the biggest climate demonstration in U.S. history.

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English

Unique identifier: GP01ZB1

Type: Image

Shoot date: 02/03/2009

Locations: Capitol Hill, North America, United States of America, Washington, D.C.

Credit line: © Kate Davison / Greenpeace

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Capitol Climate Action against Coal Plant Washington (2009)

Capitol Climate Action Activists march to the Capitol Power Plant in Washington. More than 2,500 former coal miners, ministers, mothers, students, and climate activists, representing over 40 states from Arizona to Appalachia, successfully blocked all five entrances to the Capitol Power Plant for nearly four hours, forming the largest display of civil disobedience on the climate crisis in U.S. history.

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