Guardian: 2008 the Kingsnorth six
Six Greenpeace campaigners were found not guilty of causing 30,000 of criminal damage to Kingsnorth power station in 2007 after arguing that they were legally justified because they were trying to prevent climate change causing greater damage to property around the world. This set a precedent in English law.
2009 the Drax 29
Convicted with obstruction for hijacking a train carrying coal to Drax power station in Yorkshire in 2008, they failed to convince the jury...