Opposition to the proposed “Kosovo C” coal plant is mounting.
Photo: Beyond Coal campaigners. Photographer: Nezir Sinani
“It’s getting harder and harder for the World Bank to turn their heads and ignore the glaring problems that plague its planned 600 MW lignite-fired power plant project in Kosovo. Opposition to the proposed “Kosovo C” coal plant is mounting, with protests spreading from the project site in Obiliq, Kosovo earlier this month right to the doors of the World Bank in Washington, D.C.
“Sierra Club members, joined by activists from around the world, helped make Kosovo C a focal point at the World Bank’s Spring Meetings this past weekend. Outside the barricades, in bright yellow Beyond Coal tee-shirts, Sierra Club campaigners distributed fact sheets detailing the shortcomings of the Kosovo C project to thousands of Bank employees, delegations from member countries, and reporters as they entered the meetings.”
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