Protesters arrested at NC governor's mansion

Six environmental activists were arrested Saturday in a display of civil disobedience at the Governor's Mansion. They were protesting Duke Energy's controversial plan to build the coal-fired Cliffside power unit in Rutherford County. State Capitol Police charged each of the six with trespass, said Pete MacDowell, one of the event's organizers. The protesters sought to block construction of the new, 825-megawatt boiler, which is scheduled to come online in 2012. Opponents say it will be environmentally damaging, but Duke Energy says it would allow the company to retire other, older energy units.