Dominon Energy Lockdown 9-15-2008On September 15, 10 protesters locked down to steel barrels on the construction site of a new Dominion Energy coal-fired power plant in Wise County, Virginia. After four hours, police arrested 11 protesters and reclaimed the site.

This is not the first or even the fourth time Dominion has been targeted in recent months for its involvement in coal and nuclear expansion. Read about some the of the previous actions:

Anti-Coal Lockdown at Bank of America (Aug. 11)

Anti-Nuke Sit-In in Virginia (Aug. 10)

Lockdown at Power Company HQ in Virginia (July 3)

Dominion Power Blockaded in Virginia (Apr. 21)

UPDATE (9/19/2008): Later that day, activists managed to insert images of the lockdown into a powerpoint presentation being given by Dominion CEO Thomas F. Farrell II.