Daryl Hannah Arrested During Sit In Protest
Daryl Hannah was arrested earlier today when she along with about 30 others blocked traffic on a major highway during a sit-in to protest mountaintop coal mining, which involves blasting the peaks off the mountains to get at the deposits inside.
“It’s not necessary,” Hannah said before she was arrested. “If you do it wisely, there are ways to use renewables. It’s realistic for everybody.”
The group of protesters had planned on marching into the coal processing plant operated by Massey Energy Co, but several hundred coal miners and their supporters blocked them from getting in so they took to the highway instead. Daryl along with the others were all released from custody after being cited for impeding traffic and obstructing an officer.
Daryl who is known for being a longtime environmental activist was also arrested in 2006 when she was protesting the bulldozing of an urban farm in Los Angeles. You go Daryl!
Source, Photo Source: WENN
