Two Greenpeace activists jump on stage during BP Chief of Staff Steve Westwell's speech.
CNN has released footage of Greenpeace taking over BP Chief of Staff Steve Westwell's speech at the World National Oil Companies Congress.
Greenpeace activists Emma Gibson, left, and Katie Swan, right, try to interrupt the speech by BP executive Steve Westwell, 2nd left, during the World National Oil Companies Congress, in London, Tuesday June 22, 2010.The two protesters urged the company to change its ways after the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Westwell was delivering a speech in place of chief executive, Tony Haward, who cancelled the night before. It would have been Hayward’s first public appearance in the UK since the oil spill began.
According to the Guardian, the two female protesters from Greenpeace were identified as Emma Gibson and Katie Swan. The two came onto the stage while holding a banner that read “Go Beyond Petroleum.”
Gibson interrupted the speech by saying, “We need to speed up progress and make a push to end the oil age.”
Here's what's being said about Greenpeace's takeover:
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