Climate change protesters invade Biofuel Expo; throw cream pie in face of BP Fuels CEO

In England, 15 climate change activists from protest group Food Not Fuel disrupted the BioFuel Expo & Conference in Newark. The protesters threw a cream pie in the face of Oliver Mace, CEO of BP Fuels. Protester Thomas Bradshaw told IndyTimes “Biofuels will be taking food from the mouths of the hungry when there are already 800 million people suffering from malnutrition. These corporations are effectively encouraging the erosion of valuable arable farmland and rainforests vital for combating climate change.” The hall was cleared and the scheduled speeches were postponed because of the disruption.

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