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| Protesters stop LNG pipeline work | Protesters stop LNG pipeline work |
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| A group of 14 is protesting inside a section of the huge natural gas pipeline being laid from Milford Haven and Swansea, stopping work there. | |
| The campaigners climbed inside part of the pipe at Trebanos, in the Swansea Valley, while one demonstrator mounted a crane. | |
| The pipeline will stretch from two liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals in Milford Haven to Gloucestershire. | The pipeline will stretch from two liquified natural gas (LNG) terminals in Milford Haven to Gloucestershire. |
| The National Grid said work had stopped while police monitored the situation. | |
| The pipeline, which will stretch 150 miles from south west Wales and through the Brecon Beacons into England, will eventually supply a fifth of Britain's gas. | The pipeline, which will stretch 150 miles from south west Wales and through the Brecon Beacons into England, will eventually supply a fifth of Britain's gas. |
| But the campaigners are questioning the safety of the project. | But the campaigners are questioning the safety of the project. |
| Protesters say the pipeline is "not ecologically friendly". | Protesters say the pipeline is "not ecologically friendly". |
| Jim Dunckley from the Safe Haven Network is one of the protesters taking action at the Trebanos site. | Jim Dunckley from the Safe Haven Network is one of the protesters taking action at the Trebanos site. |
| He said: "This was a forest at one point in time and it was reclaimed farmland and it's been completely ripped up and devastated. | He said: "This was a forest at one point in time and it was reclaimed farmland and it's been completely ripped up and devastated. |
| "We want to highlight the ecological damage that the National Grid are doing to the environment, not just along here, but along the pipeline route." | "We want to highlight the ecological damage that the National Grid are doing to the environment, not just along here, but along the pipeline route." |
| Mr Dunckley said there were also climate change issues. | Mr Dunckley said there were also climate change issues. |
| "This is a fossil fuel, it's unsafe, not ecologically friendly and the government should be investing in renewable energy - wind, wave hydro power and things like that," he added | "This is a fossil fuel, it's unsafe, not ecologically friendly and the government should be investing in renewable energy - wind, wave hydro power and things like that," he added |
| In a statement the National Grid said the Milford Haven-Aberdulais natural gas pipeline which received ministerial consent a year ago was "vital in providing the UK with secure supplies of gas". | In a statement the National Grid said the Milford Haven-Aberdulais natural gas pipeline which received ministerial consent a year ago was "vital in providing the UK with secure supplies of gas". |
| Work suspended | Work suspended |
| "Construction sites can be dangerous and we are very concerned about intruders on our site both for their safety and welfare," the statement went on. | "Construction sites can be dangerous and we are very concerned about intruders on our site both for their safety and welfare," the statement went on. |
| "National Grid always works hard to listen to the concerns of local people and we are more than happy to keep talking with them when the protest ends. | "National Grid always works hard to listen to the concerns of local people and we are more than happy to keep talking with them when the protest ends. |
| "Our work has been suspended, and we hope to discuss the position with the landowner at the earliest opportunity." | "Our work has been suspended, and we hope to discuss the position with the landowner at the earliest opportunity." |
| South Wales Police said around 14 protesters were taking action at the site. | South Wales Police said around 14 protesters were taking action at the site. |
| Officers are working with the protesters and National Grid to protect the rights of both parties. | Officers are working with the protesters and National Grid to protect the rights of both parties. |
| "Officers will remain at the scene to maintain the peace of the protest and to ensure the health and safety of all concerned," a spokesman added. | "Officers will remain at the scene to maintain the peace of the protest and to ensure the health and safety of all concerned," a spokesman added. |