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June 23, 2010

Greenpeace Activists Disrupt BP Speech
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Activists with the environmental group Greenpeace disrupted a speech by
a top BP executive on Tuesday at a major oil conference in London. BP
chief of staff Steve Westwell was addressing a crowd of oil executives
and energy ministers at the World National Oil Companies Congress when
the activists took the stage.

Protester: "You guys here should not be allowed to be talking about more
oil. We need to end the oil age! We need to protect the global climate!"

BP’s embattled CEO Tony Hayward had been scheduled to deliver the speech
but canceled his appearance.



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