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Greenhouse Graffiti Legal
In a decision that has surprised corporate Britain a UK jury decided the dangers of global warming were so enormous that Greenpeace campaigners were justified in trying to close down Kingsnorth power station in Kent. In a judgement from the Maidstone Crown Court six activists were cleared of criminal damage, accepting they had a "lawful excuse" to damage the Kingsnorth property to try to prevent the even greater damage of climate change.