Penguins reclaim British Airways' ice (sh)rink, 12.1.08

12tJanuary 2008 - Around 30 penguins today 'reclaimed the ice' at the NaturaHistory Museum's ice rink in protest at British Airways sponsorship of thmuseum's annual winter festivities.http://www.planestupid.com/?q=content/march-penguins-climate-activists-…
The protestors, from the climate action group Plane Stupiddressed as penguins to highlight the irony of an airline creating aice rink in central London, whilst its business activities are a majocause of global warming, which is melting the polar ice caps ancausing dangerous climate change. The loss of the polar ice wilimperil wildlife such as penguins and polar bears and is believed to ba major 'tipping point' which will speed up climate change.




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