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Earth First Protesters Jailed in Florida

HeadlineFeb 03, 2009

Two Florida environmental activists have been sentenced to jail for protesting the construction of a new natural gas-fired power plant in West Palm Beach County. The West County Energy Center is the largest proposed fossil fuel power plant in the country. It will be located 1,000 feet from the Loxahatchee Wildlife Refuge. Both activists are members of Everglades Earth First! They were given thirty- and sixty-day sentences.

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