Greenpeace Disruptions

Greenpeace again protesting the suggestion of more nuclear power in the UK. I'm still trying to figure out how they got the climbing gear into the event. More good security for the Prime Minister.

Greenpeace protesters climbed into the rafters of the CBI conference in North London this morning and disrupted a major speech in which Tony Blair was to make the case for the construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants.

Two Greenpeace members passed through security checks unnoticed only to don fluorescent jackets and use lightweight climbing equipment to clamber into the roof of the Business Design Centre in Islington some 15 minutes before the Prime Minister was due to take to the podium.After a 40-minute stand-off - during which the two protesters dropped yellow 'nuclear fallout' confetti on the delegates and Mr Blair went off and had a cup of tea - the CBI's boss emerged to say that the speech would go ahead in another room.

Funny thing, there were Greenpeace representatives at this conference. You'd think that the fact that they were already there as a member of the conference that that would be enough.

I also commonly wonder what is an acceptable energy source for Greenpeace? Obviously Nuclear and fossil fuels are out. I'd bet bio-mass is out. Solar and wind are probably out since they would mess up some part of the environment sooner or later. (Not to mention they couldn't provide sufficient energy for a technological society.)

I have to love the Times last line. You'd think that they would either not report this or keep their own commentary to themselves.

One CBI press officer joked, unwisely perhaps, that snipers might be the best solution. "There are plenty of munitions firms here - two shots to the head should do it," he said.

If it's a joke, why would it be unwise? Especially since the Greenpeace people made such a mess of the speech that the members came to see. The CBI members and officials were majorly ripped about this, so can you blame them for such comments?