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"A New Zealand climate activist who wrote to oil executives posing as a fossil
fuel conference organiser and telling them their gathering was cancelled has
been found guilty of forgery, and could face up to a decade in prison.
Rosemary Penwarden, 64, who sent the letter to an oil company’s delegates
argued it was a form of “satirical protest”, and said she was astonished by the
outcome.
“I like to think I was a threat to this industry, but for goodness sake, I’m
52kg, five foot three inches high, and 64,” said Penwarden. “These are the
biggest polluting companies in our entire world. I felt it was important that
they heard from little grandmothers.”
Penwarden, who previously made headlines for building her own electric car,
admitted making and sending the false letter. Her lawyer, Ben Smith, argued
that the letter was not intended to be seen as authentic, or sent to deceive,
but instead had a satirical purpose.
“I felt like it was a good time to be quite creative and to try different ways
of communicating with the people inside,” said Penwarden."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
