22 U.K. climate change activists who hijacked a coal train in a highly organized action were convicted of obstructing the train but cleared of stopping it in a case where the defendants doggedly raised global warming issues. The judge said they will likely face a sentence of community service but no jail time.

"(The judge) may think global warming is irrelevant but that does not mean that the British public does. The climate change movement is growing with every passing week and we are not waiting for the politicians to act."