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Thursday, October 31, 2002

31 October 2002
HALLOWE’EN PROTEST AT ESSO HQ
Friends of the Earth

Wake up to the climate change nightmare

Friends of the Earth today staged a Hallowe’en protest against petrol giant Esso’s stance on climate change outside its London HQ on Thursday. Satan, and his followers (all wearing death masks) greeted Esso staff as they arrived for work, highlighting the company’s role as a fossil fuel fiend and the nightmare impacts of future global warming.
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Tuesday, October 29, 2002

29 October 2002
Don't work for Esso: students
People & Planet Press release

Esso's university recruitment visits are being targeted nationwide by students angry at the U.S. oil giant’s shocking disregard for the dangers of climate change. Over the past two weeks, students from People & Planet have targeted 11 of the oil company’s recruitment presentations.

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Thursday, October 17, 2002

17 October 2002
Exxon sponsors National Gallery
ART ATTACK
Friends of the Earth slam National Gallery over Esso sponsorship

Tuesday 15 October -- Madame de Pompadour joined Friends of the Earth activists in a protest against Esso’s sponsorship of the National Gallery exhibition: “Madame de Pompadour: images of a mistress”, which opened this week.

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