100 Days To Chill The Globe Warmers

100 DAYS is a growing network of groups and individuals. It is an initiative to challenge the oil industry throughout the 100 day countdown to Kyoto climate conference in December 1997. It is also a call to action!

B PICKET In a week when BP backed down from sueing Greenpeace over its occupation of the Stena Dee oil platform in the Atlantic Frontier, 100 DAYS kicked off on Saturday 23rd August with a national picket of around 25 BP garages. About 500 people sent bleary-eyed pump attendants scrambling for their phones when forecourts underwent a Complete Value System Overhaul and banners proclaimed "BP: the climate is against you" and passers-by tooted horns in support.

A ROOFTOP PROTEST at London's Park Lane branch on the same day attracted gun-toting Diplomatic Police as dozens of millionaire-types added their names to Greenpeace's petition against oil exploration in the North Atlantic.

LINCOLNSHIRE ACTIVISTS disrupted a grand opening of a new BP garage with their protest much to the embarrassment of the company.

EXPOSING SHELL in Nigeria. While 20 men still await trial for the same charges as Ken Saro Wiwa, renewed ethnic conflict in Warri region of the Niger Delta has seen attacks on Shell, Chevron and Texaco installations as local frustration has spilt into unrest. 200 have been killed, whole settlements destroyed and damage caused estimated at $50million.

UK SUBS (underground 'subvertising' agency) is calling for oil related billboards around the UK to be 'improved'

DELTA are considering organising a short, symbolic hunger strike in support of the 19 Ogoni prisoners still on Nigeria's Death Row following protests against Shell.

There's still a while to go before the 100 days are up - get involved in an action near you. Contact 100 DAYS, 0171 8658234 or e-mail 100days@waveland.org