Activists target World Bank and Sierra Club nails coal at COP17 in Durban

Occupy COP17 and Keep Oil in the Soil and the Coal in the Hole. The poster at Speaker's Corner in Durban says it all. Credit: Wanda Hennig

Occupy COP17 and Keep Oil in the Soil and the Coal in the Hole. The poster at Speaker's Corner in Durban says it all.
Sierra Club director Jim Dougherty before donning his widow's weeds to bury coal in Durban.
Sierra Club director Jim Dougherty wigged out and ready to don his hat.
Sierra Club director Jim Dougherty - transformation almost complete.
Glen Besa, from Richmond, Virginia and the Sierra Club’s Virginia chapter director, carried a windmill in the funeral procession.
A group of activists in conversation at Speaker's Corner across the road from where COP17 negotiations are happening in Durban.
Transformation complete, Sierra Club director Jim Dougherty takes up his place beside the casket as the widow of the deceased, coal.
The casket and the funeral procession ready to set off. Sun and wind power are given the green light.
Activists gather to protest COP17 inactivity and various other anti-environment issues at Speaker's Corner in Durban.
A call for action.
And another call for action.
More Sierra Club preparation. Director Jim Dougherty pays his respects, right. Virginia chapter director Glen Besa, left, finalizes preparations.
Coal given a send-off by Sierra Club activists at Speaker's Corner in Durban.
Sierra Club director Jim Dougherty is interviewed.
Another funeral for coal group shot.
A Speaker's Corner activist uses a loud hailer to call for action.
Sierra Club's Jim Dougherty answers questions.
A World Bank protest banner.
Another Speaker's Corner activist uses a loud hailer to call for action.
Funeral for coal grouping — spotlighting a prime global warming culprit.
A call for action.
The funeral procession.
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Activists target World Bank and Sierra Club nails coal at COP17 in Durban

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