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Just No t o Oil Prot est s Ramp up in England

Chief Constable Ben-Julian First, activists Anna Holland, 20, of Newcastle upon
Harrington told the BBC: Tyne, and Phoebe Plummer, 21, of Clapham, south
Mo t o r s po r t ?It is a really dangerous London, threw the contents of tins of tomato soup at
one of Van Gogh's masterworks, Sunflowers as it hung
News f r o m and difficult environment. in the National Gallery of London. They then glued
r
Her e a n d I think they?e crazy. I?m themselves to the wall of the gallery.
a c r o s s t h e really frustrated.? While the frame received some damage, the painting

Po n d Extinction Rebellion then itself, valued at over £72.5m , was unharmed, thanks to
tweeted: ?Now you know
a protective glass cover installed over the masterwork.
how we feel when the The pair appeared in magistrates' court and have been
government talks about charged with criminal damage to the frame.
fracking & new fossil
Then, on Sunday, October 16th, No Oil protestors
fuels.? vandalized the London show room of Aston Martin by

spray painting the firm's logo of the marque's
Porsche of Nashville's Josh Orner, a Silver Technician, Classic Car specialist , trademark wings and the building itself with bright
and former Jaguar mechanic , is now an Int ernat ional Model of Ast on orange paint.
Mart in Boilersuit s
The most dramatic protest from Just No Oil, however,
came when Morgan Trowland, 39, a bridge design
engineer and a 33-year-old teacher, both from London,
climbed an 84 meter span of the QEII bridge at around
4 am and took up residence there for two days before
agreeing to come down after negotiations with the
police.

Their presence at the Dartford Crossing connecting the
M 25 over the Thames caused a six mile long long
backup and severe disruption of traffic flow for two
days on what is a vital commuter route. At one point
angry people launched fireworks at the pair as they
Recently, while commiserating and communicating with Aston Martin Bits in dangled from the span.
England, a source for many of the things that a vintage Aston Martin requires to Essex police later brought the two men down using
stay on the road, I shared with the manager ( we are now on a first name basis)
cherry pickers and were quoted as saying it could take "
that in an attempt to improve the attitude of my own Aston I had bought its
some time to resolve due to the complexities of safely
mechanic a boiler suit from their company, which Josh wore while working on my
getting people down from height?. Both men were
car. I shared the image (above) with them. Aston Martin Bits liked the photo and
brought safely down from the bridge.
asked if it could be used on their website since they were looking for a new model
Just No Oil protestors self -style themselves as an
for the overalls. An instant "yes" from me, received this reply:
offshoot of the Extinction Rebellion, a group identified
" Photos updated, please pass on our thanks to Josh, if sales increase will ship him
as individuals who take extreme action over climate
another pair :)
change.
ht t ps://www.ast onmart inbit s.com/search?search=overalls&car=&condit ion=
The recent protests by Just No Oil are apparently
MANY THANKS TO JOSH - OUR NEW OVERALLS MODEL motivated by the government's intention to issue new
licensing consent for oil and gas extraction in the UK.
LOOKING DAPPER IN A SIZE MEDIUM."
Apparently the bridge location was chosen because of
Another example of hands across the ocean, successfully accomplished. Cherie the location of oil depots in the vicinity.

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