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Greenpeace shuts down Esso
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Speeding to the site of the largest petrol station in Europe
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Quietly stealing along side enormous trucks
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A wide shot of the station, morning darkness
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The speed of locking on
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Over 20 people lock on at just this station
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Activists secured the pumps thoroughly
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Units of activists working efficiently, pre dawn
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Once locked on, activists begin the long wait
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Erecting massive banners
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Locking down the pumps was important for safety reasons
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The message goes out to Exxon
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Greenpeace shut down every petrol station in Luxembourg
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Police were aware, but not aggressive
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Blocking the stations was a wet and cold job
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20 meter banner reads "Stop Esso - No 1 Climate Criminal"
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Very wet, and still proud to be there
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Candy with 'Esso sucks!' printed very legibly!
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A Greenpeace tiger hands out candy to motorists
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Motorists come from all over Europe get for cheap petrol
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The lock on went all day. The public seemed supportive
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Linking Bush to Big Oil interests
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More than any other company, Exxon pushes an anti Kyoto agenda
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Esso continues to sabotage efforts to protect the climate
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We travelled by car reporting on the 28 stations in Luxembourg
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The reporter and a hostage
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The driver and the same mad hostage
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ALL IMAGES ARE COPYRIGHT DANIELLE HICKIE/GREENPEACE
Greenpeace shuts down Esso
Every pumping station in Luxembourg blocked
Fri 25 October 2002, Luxembourg, LUXEMBOURG
More than 600 volunteers from around the world are shutting down oil company Esso in the European country of Luxembourg this morning, in a Greenpeace protest against Esso's continued sabotage of international efforts to protect the climate.
Volunteers from 31 countries are present at every one of Esso's 28 petrol stations in Luxembourg - including the biggest Esso station in the world on the Luxembourg/German border. Protestors, some dressed in tiger suits and George Bush masks, are blocking vehicle access to petrol pumps, locking on to equipment and handing out information to motorists. At each station banners reading "Esso No 1 climate criminal" have been hung.
The Luxembourg protest is taking place as 178 countries meet in India for the next round of talks on the Kyoto Protocol - the only international agreement on protecting the climate. The USA is responsible for 25% of global greenhouse gases but, with Esso's backing, will not be participating in the Kyoto talks.
"For the past decade Esso has been responsible for the blatant and sustained manipulation of US and international climate change policy in its crusade to de-rail international efforts to address climate change. It was a major influence in US President, George W. Bush's decision to walk away from the Kyoto Protocol," said Stephanie Tunmore, Greenpeace climate campaigner, speaking in Luxembourg. " If we are going to have any hope of saving the climate, we must stop Esso."
Esso, which is also known as ExxonMobil and Mobil internationally, denies that burning oil, coal and gas contributes to climate change, despite the opinion of the world's best scientific bodies and the evidence of severe climate change impacts, such as more frequent and dangerous extreme weather events, the retreat of glaciers and the destruction of coral reefs.
"Esso's core business fuels climate change and it is doing all in its power to ensure the status quo doesn't change, It has tried to hijack the climate debate through the use of front groups, flawed science and large political contributions and refuses to spend any of its billions on clean renewable energy, " said Tunmore.
"The demonstration here in Luxembourg is about showing the company the level of public anger at its self-serving actions to frustrate climate protection measures, " she said.
Luxembourg is known as the fuel pump of Europe for its cheap petrol. Drivers from many countries travel long distances to buy petrol there. Particpants in the protest have come from the following countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy , Japan, Kenya, Lebanon, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Norway, Mexico, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,The Netherlands, the United Kingdom, the USA, Turkey, Yugoslavia.
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