This is a news from Indonesia. The residents of Batang refuse development of power plant in their village. They don't want their future destroyed because of power plant.
Hundreds of residents of the district Batang, Central Java, went to the Coordinating Minister Hatta Rajasa to urge dismissal of the plan to build 2,000 MW power plant by PT Bhimasena Power Indonesia. The fishermen and farmers who have seen the bad effects of the power plant in Cilacap district to health, agricultural land and the sea, they never tired of struggling rejected the plan to build the power plant though often get intimidated. They carry hundreds of tombstones symbol of destruction of their livelihoods and the future of their families. Greenpeace along with Semarang Legal Aid and Legal Aid Foundation supports community action and urged the development of renewable energy generation cleaner and more environmentally friendly as Indonesia's future energy solutions, and stop the reliance on dirty coal fuel.This news was taken from http://www.greenpeace.org
