skyxx
09-18-2009, 02:06 PM
Six women from some environmental group poured manure on Clarkson's home. This is the dumbest thing to do when you're part of some group that "cares" for the environment. Classy ladies, Classy! :rolleyes:
There are many things Top Gear front-man Jeremy Clarkson could be labeled as. Celebrity? Check. Petrolhead? Check. Environmentalist? Um, no. Whenever Clarkson has gotten the chance to get some seat time in what might be construed as an eco-friendly automobile, he always seems to find plenty not to like... and that goes for the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and even the Tesla Roadster.
Climate Rush, the same group that's vehemently opposed to the expansion of London's Heathrow airport, decided to let Clarkson know exactly how they feel about his carbon-spewing ways. According to the BBC, six women showed up at Clarkson's mansion in Oxfordshire in a horse-drawn carriage with a wheelbarrow's worth of manure, which was then dumped on the entertainer's front lawn.
Reports indicate that Clarkson was not home at the time of the dung dump and by the time police showed up the protesters had left the scene, though their stinky gift apparently remained for all to see. Thanks for the tip, Ben!
Climate change protesters have dumped a pile of horse manure at the home of Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson in a protest about vehicle emissions.
Six women stood by the dung in the drive of his home in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, with a sign that read: "This is what you're landing us in."
The protesters from direct action group Climate Rush said they were being as "blasé as him" about emissions.
Clarkson made no comment and Thames Valley Police said no-one was arrested.
Horse-drawn cart
Police were called to the presenter's home at about 1145 BST after reports that a group of women dressed as suffragettes, three camera crews and a few members of the press were in the grounds of his house.
A wheel barrow load of manure from a horse-drawn cart was dumped in Clarkson's driveway.
Protester Deborah Grayson said: "Just as he's ever so blasé about his CO2 and how much he's contributing to climate change emissions, we're a little bit blasé about our horse manure."
Sgt Mark Smith, from Thames Valley Police, said the women, camera crews and press had left the property by the time the officers arrived.
He said no complaints had been lodged against the protesters.
It is not known if Clarkson was home at the time of the protest.
Source: Autoblog ( http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/environmentalists-treat-jeremy-clarksons-lawn-to-a-steaming-pil/), BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/8261287.stm)
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There are many things Top Gear front-man Jeremy Clarkson could be labeled as. Celebrity? Check. Petrolhead? Check. Environmentalist? Um, no. Whenever Clarkson has gotten the chance to get some seat time in what might be construed as an eco-friendly automobile, he always seems to find plenty not to like... and that goes for the Toyota Prius, Honda Insight and even the Tesla Roadster.
Climate Rush, the same group that's vehemently opposed to the expansion of London's Heathrow airport, decided to let Clarkson know exactly how they feel about his carbon-spewing ways. According to the BBC, six women showed up at Clarkson's mansion in Oxfordshire in a horse-drawn carriage with a wheelbarrow's worth of manure, which was then dumped on the entertainer's front lawn.
Reports indicate that Clarkson was not home at the time of the dung dump and by the time police showed up the protesters had left the scene, though their stinky gift apparently remained for all to see. Thanks for the tip, Ben!
Climate change protesters have dumped a pile of horse manure at the home of Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson in a protest about vehicle emissions.
Six women stood by the dung in the drive of his home in Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, with a sign that read: "This is what you're landing us in."
The protesters from direct action group Climate Rush said they were being as "blasé as him" about emissions.
Clarkson made no comment and Thames Valley Police said no-one was arrested.
Horse-drawn cart
Police were called to the presenter's home at about 1145 BST after reports that a group of women dressed as suffragettes, three camera crews and a few members of the press were in the grounds of his house.
A wheel barrow load of manure from a horse-drawn cart was dumped in Clarkson's driveway.
Protester Deborah Grayson said: "Just as he's ever so blasé about his CO2 and how much he's contributing to climate change emissions, we're a little bit blasé about our horse manure."
Sgt Mark Smith, from Thames Valley Police, said the women, camera crews and press had left the property by the time the officers arrived.
He said no complaints had been lodged against the protesters.
It is not known if Clarkson was home at the time of the protest.
Source: Autoblog ( http://www.autoblog.com/2009/09/18/environmentalists-treat-jeremy-clarksons-lawn-to-a-steaming-pil/), BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/oxfordshire/8261287.stm)
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