Soul takes a shine to solar

Soul does a salute to the sun in protest of CSG mining.

The winter sun made a welcome appearance in Richmond Valley on Monday, just in time to be saluted by Soul.

Soul, a yogi and environmental activist, performed the classic yogic pose outside Richmond Valley Council chambers to protest about coal seam gas mining and the damage it does to the earth.

“I feel so strongly about this, it’s for the Earth,” Soul said. “I feel that doing yoga as a protest calms me and ties in nicely.”

She saluted the sun as a means of thanking the sun for natural and renewable energies.

“I am supporting solar and opposing CSG,” Soul said. “Sometimes a peaceful protest is the only way people will listen.”

Soul urged readers to visit www.beyondzeroemissions.org to learn about reducing carbon emissions.