Clarkson is targeted in dung stunt; PROTEST.Byline: ALLISON MARTIN CLIMATE campaigners dumped horse manure on Jeremy Clarkson's front lawn yesterday in protest against his views on global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. . Climate Rush protesters unloaded the dung at the Top Gear presenter's home in Chipping Norton Chipping Norton refers to two places:
The seven women, dressed as suffragettes, turned up in a van fuelled by used chip-fat oils. They said Clarkson had been targeted for his "blas attitude to climate change", including a recent drive to the Arctic which they claim emitted 1.7 tonnes of carbon. Campaigner Tamsin Omond, 24, said: "I'm dumping dung at Jeremy Clarkson's gates so he might understand that his attitude will land us all in the s***." The TV host's spokesman said he had no comment. The dung stunt was the latest in a series of events staged by Climate Rush, including a protest at London Oxford Airport this month. CAPTION(S): MANURE Jeremy Clarkson <noinclude></noinclude> Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960) is an English broadcaster and writer who specialises in motoring. He writes weekly columns for The Sunday Times and The sun |
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