An activist chained to a truck outside the Oil and Money conference
The chair of ExxonMobil International (Esso in Europe) was heckled by a 3000-watt broadcasting system as he made a speech in London this morning.
Andrew Swiger was speaking in front of hundreds of executives at the Intercontinental Hotel, during a conference called "Oil and Money", when Greenpeace broadcast the warning to "come out with your hands up".
Esso is a climate change criminal that has orchestrated a ten-year dirty tricks campaign against international action on global warming.
The warning blasted out, "You are surrounded, come out with your hands up - you and your company, Esso, are surrounded on all sides. You are surrounded by eminent scientists who tell you that global warming is happening and that it is caused by burning fossil fuels. By world leaders like Tony Blair. By the one million UK drivers who refuse to buy your products".
The 24th Oil and Money conference has seen the most powerful movers in the global oil market gather to discuss the future of the industry. The chief executives of BP and Shell were among those gathered to hear Swiger's speech. But the Greenpeace truck, parked next to the conference room's window, disrupted the proceedings.
Five volunteers were chained to the truck to prevent it being removed. Two were cut off and all five were later arrested and charged with causing a public nuisance.
Esso has done more than anyone (except George Bush) to stop the world from tackling climate change - caused by the burning of fossil fuels. It has:
- Channelled huge sums of money to influential Washington front groups that deny global warming is even happening.
- Orchestrated a multi-million dollar lobbying campaign against efforts to cut US greenhouse emissions.
- Wilfully distorted the science of climate change.
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