Near Witbank South Africa there is a coal plant. Recently protesters have chained themselves to the plant. Protesters have even climbed the crane at the power plant. The six men that climbed the crane were persuaded by police to come down. The six men were then taken into custody. They are being charged for trespassing. The protesters are trying to prevent South Africa from being coal dependent. Construction of a new coal plant is to be completed by 2016. Eskom the state owned power company is the main provider of greenhouse gas emissions in South Africa. Eskom spokesperson Hillary Joffe says that Eskom can reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. They are also moving toward becoming more green. World Bank has donated $250 million dollars to Eskom so that they can construct a Solar and Wind power plant.
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