Campaigners from Shepway FOE took part in the third nationwide day of protest against petrol company Esso, "the world's number one global warming villain". They took advantage of Halloween to protest outside Esso's petrol station in East Street, Hythe, on Stop Esso Day, on Saturday 2 November, highlighting the company's role as a 'Fossil Fuel Fiend'.

Shepway FOE urged car drivers and the public "Don't Buy Esso" when they arrived at Hundreds of other Esso garages around the country were targeted by people concerned about global warming, protesting at Esso's role in sabotaging a global agreement to tackle this problem.

Esso is the biggest corporation in the world and has worked hard over the last decade to block action to stop global warming. Pressure from Esso was one of the main reasons the United States pulled out of the Kyoto Protocol - the only international agreement to cut the pollution causing global warming. Esso denies the link between global warming and the burning of oil, coal and gas, and have even asked President Bush to get rid of the world's top climate scientist!

Last May the Stop Esso campaign was one year old, and last December organised the UK's biggest ever global warming protest at more than 300 Esso stations around the country. The campaign has attracted hundreds of thousands of supporters who now refuse to fill-up at Esso, and is damaging Esso's public relations image.

In September 2001 the world's top climate scientists published a new report which predicts the earth's temperature could rise by nearly 6 degrees centigrade by 2100, due to man-made pollution from burning oil, coal and gas. This global warming will change our weather, causing more droughts, floods and storms, and could cause sea levels to rise by nearly 1 metre.

Action is needed now to stop global warming. Esso must stop sabotaging agreements to tackle this problem. Esso thinks it is too big for the rest of us to stop it wrecking the planet. It is wrong. Our message is simple - if you're worried about global warming, don't buy Esso.