Protesters from Greenpeace demonstrated against "the destruction and pollution caused by coal" at a North Carolina power plant on Monday, according to a press release.

Activists entered the grounds of the Progress Asheville Power Station in the morning and secured themselves to a coal conveyor belt, according to Greenpeace. They also scaled a 400 foot smoke stack and draped a large protest banner.

WSPA reports that the protesters' banner, which is visible for several miles, reads "Duke Energy: The Climate Needs Real Progress."

According to The Charlotte Observer, 16 protestors were arrested at the Asheville plant.

The plant's owner, Progress Energy, said its goal was to
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