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Anti-pollution activists lock themselves together at TECO plant - police use saws to free them listen

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Tags: Occupy Tampa, Earth First!, RNC, Republican National Convention, direct action, protests, TECO, pollution

Seven environmental activists locked themselves down yesterday during a direct action at the TECO power plant in Apollo Beach. Even though police spent hours cutting the locks that linked protesters no one was arrested.

Earth First! activist Leah Rothchild wanted to use the Republican National Convention as a loudspeaker for the group.

“Because this is the dirtiest coal burning power plant in the state of Florida and TECO whose power plant it is, they’re ...